Job Description
Role based near Wilmington, NC.
The Director of Manufacturing will have full P&L accountability for the performance, operations and profitability of multiple sites for the business.
Specific goals and responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute the path to transform/turnaround the business and capitalize on the record-high market demand. The goal is to accelerate manufacturing, expand market presence and grow the product offering.
- Evaluate the current talent in the business, making changes as necessary. Develop a robust development and succession plan.
- Lead a team, which is comprised of all functional disciplines in this $75M+, 200+ employee business, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Operational Excellence, Finance, HR, and Events.
- Develop the long-term strategy of the business, including how to leverage the staple brands to expand the business, potentially into different classes of recreational vehicles.
- Challenge the status quo and act as a change agent to shift the business's reactive state towards a more proactive organization with customer foresight and operational flexibility.
- Develop and drive “actionable” and pragmatic initiatives that impact the business. Possess a “Get Things Done” attitude versus simply providing strategic direction.
- Direct the strategic development, review, and approval of short and long-range operating objectives and profit plans for the business.
- Develop the appropriate long-term strategy leveraging the brand names and potentially expanding the product lines into adjacent classes.
Qualifications & Education
- Must be familiar with manufacturing economics, ideally custom vehicle manufacturing, and be fluent in P&L and balance sheet management.
- Have a track record leading successful operations transformations or turnarounds. The successful candidate will have a transformation “playbook” and will be comfortable breaking the status quo.
- Will be very familiar with vehicle product management and the particular characteristics of selling through dealers. Our successful candidate will be comfortable with all constituents: customers, dealers, shop floor personnel, product design and managers.
- Must be a leader with high EQ. We seek a natural leader who can motivate and inspire the team. He or she should instill a sense of humility, engagement, loyalty and pride within the organization.
- Must have demonstrated experience driving impactful change that resulted in positive financial results. We only seek the most talented executives who not only have the vision, but the ability to translate vision into action and results.
- Have the track record as the one who digs into the business’ challenges and be the strategic and tactical leader driving change.
- Will appreciate and excel at being a “working leader” who can easily move from strategy to rolling up their sleeves.
- Will possess a strong process-oriented mindset with the flexibility to adjust as needed. Extra consideration will be given to candidates that have learned from companies recognized for excelling in process and cadence.
- Will demonstrate the ability to manage risk and opportunities.
- Bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus.
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