We are a global materials science and digital identification solutions company.
Vice President of Operations
Location
Ohio
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Vice President of Operations
Avery Dennison
• Represent the Operations, Supply Chain, Machine group and Customer Experience functions on the Vestcom Leadership team. • Accountable for on time and in full delivery, year-to-year improvement of business operations results: financial, quality, service, safety, employee engagement, inventory, organizational development; responsible for long-term capabilities of operations capacity, organization, skills, etc. • Lead the function to meeting or exceeding all financial and operational goals & KPI’s • Implement world-class practices to drive capabilities to world-class levels. • Maintain organizational focus on environmental, health and safety • Develop and maintain strategic relationships with inside and outside organizations to bring leading edge improvements into our manufacturing processes. • Manage change to link the organization to market and customer needs. • Support innovation through technology, service and culture • Maintain a culture that embraces a safety-first mentality with employee engagement with trust, teamwork and respect. • Develop an operating model to meet the needs of the business; develop successors and implement succession plans; lead multi-function, multi-site operation leadership team. • Conduct regular business reviews, working with business and financial management to develop, evaluate and monitor action plans that lead to profitable growth. • Participate in, coordinate and align the division's strategic plan and annual plan process; establish and manage targets for key financial metrics. • Drive consistent and improved employee engagement across Vestcom Service bureaus.
Job Requirements
- 12+ years Operations experience including site management, management of multi-functional and organizational initiatives
- Requires a four-year college degree in Business Administration or related degree.
- P&L management experience
- Experience in planning & forecasting
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills required; ability to hold teams accountable for performance imperative.
- Solid leadership skills with a proven track record of motivating and inspiring a workforce required.
- Demonstrated planning, organizing, project management and strategy implementation skills, including capital and expense budgeting
- Ability to lead through Vestcom/Avery Dennison Values
- Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel around 50% of the time.
Benefits
- Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
- Paid parental leave
- 401K eligibility
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
- Paid vacation and paid holidays
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