SR MANAGER, US DISTRIBUTION & MANUFACTURING
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Description
Position Summary
Lead US distribution and manufacturing operations to deliver safe, reliable, high-quality, and cost-effective performance. Align production, inventory, warehousing, and outbound distribution with customer demand and business priorities. Develop operational leaders, strengthen execution, and drive continuous improvement across the assigned operations.
This proposed description is a general draft. Confirm reporting relationships, facility scope, location, travel expectations, compensation, and job classification before posting.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Translate business priorities into operating plans for manufacturing and distribution, including capacity, staffing, production schedules, and service commitments.
- Lead daily operating reviews, resolve constraints, and coordinate recovery plans for production interruptions, material shortages, or shipping delays.
- Partner with planning, procurement, sales, customer service, and finance to balance demand, capacity, inventory, and cost.
Manufacturing and Distribution Execution
- Oversee production performance, workflow, equipment availability, and process consistency to meet quality and delivery expectations.
- Manage receiving, storage, inventory control, order fulfillment, shipping, and transportation coordination within the assigned scope.
- Strengthen inventory accuracy, material flow, warehouse utilization, and finished-goods availability while reducing waste and avoidable handling.
- Partner with maintenance and engineering on preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, capacity improvements, and capital projects.
Safety, Quality, and Continuous Improvement
- Promote a safety-first culture through training, hazard identification, incident follow-up, and corrective action.
- Partner with safety and quality teams to maintain applicable requirements, operating procedures, audit readiness, and consistent product quality.
- Lead structured problem-solving and process improvement to reduce defects, downtime, scrap, rework, and fulfillment errors.
- Establish standard work and sustain improvements through clear ownership, employee involvement, and follow-up.
Financial and People Leadership
- Develop and manage operating budgets, labor plans, and improvement initiatives; investigate variances and implement corrective actions.
- Evaluate capital and resource needs, prepare business cases, and track results against approved objectives.
- Coach managers and supervisors, set clear expectations, and build accountability, succession readiness, and employee engagement.
- Partner with Human Resources on workforce planning, hiring, development, employee relations, and consistent application of company policies.
- Manage relevant service-provider relationships and support operational continuity planning.
Qualifications
Required
- Progressive leadership experience in manufacturing and distribution, including responsibility for operational teams, budgets, and measurable improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate production, warehousing, inventory, and fulfillment activities in a complex operating environment.
- Experience leading safety and quality initiatives, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
- Working knowledge of enterprise resource planning, warehouse management, or manufacturing systems and operational reporting tools.
- Strong financial judgment, analytical skills, communication, cross-functional collaboration, and change leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management, supply chain, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Preferred
- Experience leading multiple facilities or coordinating geographically distributed operations.
- Experience with Lean methods, Six Sigma, automation, systems implementations, or facility expansion.
Measures of Success
Set specific targets based on the assigned operating scope and approved business plan. Proposed measures include:
- Safety performance and timely completion of corrective actions.
- On-time production completion, schedule attainment, and equipment reliability.
- On-time, accurate order fulfillment and customer service performance.
- Inventory accuracy, inventory health, and material availability.
- Product quality, first-pass yield, scrap, and rework.
- Labor productivity, cost per unit, and budget performance.
- Employee training completion, retention, and leadership development.
Working Conditions and Posting Review
The role includes work in manufacturing and distribution environments. Confirm site presence, shift coverage, travel, essential physical duties, and any environmental exposure requirements based on the actual role. Review essential functions and accommodation language before posting.