Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NU Advisory Partners is leading the search for a Vice President, Global Operations for a market-leading manufacturer of engineered electrical and infrastructure solutions. This role involves owning global operations across a multi-site manufacturing footprint and enabling the company's growth through strategic leadership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Own the global operations strategy for a growing, technology-driven manufacturing business and define the operational roadmap required to support continued expansion
- Develop long-range and annual operating plans that enable scalable, flexible manufacturing across a diverse product portfolio
- Align operational capabilities with commercial objectives, ensuring the organization can meet evolving customer requirements while maintaining service excellence
- Lead the advancement of manufacturing capabilities across multiple facilities, balancing operational efficiency with customer-specific requirements
- Drive standardization, process optimization, and scalable manufacturing practices to improve quality, throughput, and responsiveness
- Partner with engineering and product teams to support new product introductions and enhance manufacturability
- Own and deliver the annual operating plan, consistently exceeding targets across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory
- Champion Lean principles and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce lead times, increase productivity, and improve operational flexibility
- Implement KPI-driven management systems that enable data-driven decision-making across the organization
- Build a resilient, agile global supply chain capable of supporting growth, demand variability, and evolving customer requirements
- Develop sourcing strategies that ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and risk mitigation
- Lead integrated planning processes to align demand, capacity, inventory, and production across the enterprise
- Develop and manage operating budgets and capital investment plans aligned with strategic growth objectives
- Drive productivity improvements, cost optimization initiatives, and working capital performance
- Lead capacity planning and capital deployment efforts to support future growth
- Build and lead high-performing global teams in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Develop organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, and leadership development
- Serve as a key partner to commercial, engineering, finance, and corporate leadership teams
- Ensure operational readiness for growth initiatives, product launches, and customer commitments
- Maintain world-class Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) performance across all operations
- Support sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives consistent with company values and stakeholder expectations
Skills
- Must have experience in dynamic markets such as data centers, critical power, or mission-critical infrastructure
- Bachelor's degree in a related field required; MBA strongly preferred
- 12–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in global operations within a manufacturing environment
- Proven success leading multi-site, global operations at scale ($1B+), preferably supporting data center, electrical infrastructure, or other high-growth technical markets
- Demonstrated experience leading high-mix, low-to-medium volume or customized manufacturing environments
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing large budgets and driving profitability
- Deep expertise in global supply chain management, manufacturing operations, and logistics
- Advanced knowledge of Lean methodologies (VSM, Kaizen, TPM, 5S, pull systems, takt time, standard work)
- Ability to scale operations while balancing customization, speed, and cost efficiency
- Exceptional cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally
Company Overview
AI-native executive search firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles in private capital-backed environments. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://nuadvisorypartners.com.