Vice President Operations, North America

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Are you ready to help shape the future of energy At Hitachi Energy were not just powering homes and industrieswere powering progress. As a global leader in grid technologies were tackling one of the most urgent challenges of our time: balancing soaring electricity demand with the need to decarbonize the power system.

Were seeking a passionate Vice President of Operations leader to join our team Distribution Transformer business unit and lead operations across North America. This position will be remote based. This is your chance to demonstrate your manufacturing leadershipwhere your expertise will directly influence the future of sustainable power infrastructure.

This role offers a unique opportunity to continue our commitment to growth safety quality and continuous improvement. If youre ready to make an impact in a fast-evolving industry we invite you to bring your voice your vision and your values to Hitachi Energy.

How Youll Make an Impact:

Strategy:

• Implement the North America strategy ensuring business development and sustainable growth in the market.
• Achieves established targets through regular oversight and definition of improvement actions.

Performance Targets:

• Lead own and secure year-on-year operational targets including Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Quality and P&L set by the North America BU leadership.
• Enhance Distribution Transformers North America performance and ensure timely reporting of operational and financial results.

Project and Service Execution:

• Lead and orchestrate the local team consisting of direct line reports and North America functions to ensure overall operational capacity and capability.
• Ensure timely delivery of products projects and services meeting targets for HSE quality schedule financial results and customer satisfaction.

Sales and Customer Relations:

• Lead the Distribution Transformers for North America to ensure common focus and targets aligned with the North America and Global Product Group strategy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers to ensure customer satisfaction.

Quality and Continuous Improvement:

• Lead culture and behavioral change to continuously improve performance by driving continued improvements in compliance productivity delivery and cost optimization year on year.
• Ensure project quality capacity aligns with operational requirements to support the delivery of customer projects.

Health Safety & Integrity:

• Implement HSE and business compliance standards and regulations both internal and country-specific within the units.
• Maintain a secure work environment implement ongoing HSE improvement processes and uphold integrity performance.

People Leadership and Development:

• Ensure the area of responsibility is properly organized staffed skilled and directed.
• Guide motivate and develop subordinates according to HR policies.

Your Background:

• Required: Bachelors Degree: Engineering Business Administration Marketing or a related field

• Preferred: Masters Degree: An MBA or a Masters in a relevant field can be advantageous

• 10 to 15 years experience of factory management and in the implementation of Lean principles in traditional manufacturing environment

• Leadership Experience: Proven track record of leading teams and managing projectswith a strategic oversight of a specific product or product group.

• Experience of managing manufacturing units in multiple locations and geographies

• Must have permanent US work authorization
• Competitive base compensation $225K - $290K plus incentives which will be based on experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities