Position Summary:
The role of Director of Operations Strategy is a key role to ensure the business runs as efficiently and effectively as possible. To transition the organization into world-class business operation and operational excellence by serving as a strategist, advisor, and project manager to the senior management team. This role will champion strategic initiatives internally, drive optimization of footprint, forge organization-wide collaboration to achieve strategic objectives, develop and track progress against annual workplans.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and manage strategic operations objectives and initiatives.
- Develop, oversee and execute optimized and strategic divisional manufacturing footprint plan.
- Analyze, improve, and maintain existing operations and service offerings.
- Implement systems thinking to design and implement a world-class organization increasing productivity and efficiency.
- Initiate continuous improvement plans.
- Establish a close communication with Manufacturing and BU organizations to ensure our roadmap accurately reflects the highest potential opportunities.
- Establish operational excellence by designing/redesigning processes, flows and procedures.
- Form work streams around high priority initiatives
- Diagnose complex problems, develop data-driven plans, and oversee the execution.
- Track and communicate progress on initiatives and projects.
- Communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in engineering or related field.
- 7+ years of combined experience in strategy and business operations roles high-growth environment and a top-tier management consulting firm
- Proven track record of identifying, improving company performance drivers.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to process qualitative and quantitative data, formulate and test hypotheses, synthesize your findings and interpret into initiations.
- Ability to foster a collaborative team environment.
Preferred Experience:
- Excellent people and project management skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills