Director of Manufacturing Process Excellence

Vestas; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 2,200,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestas is seeking a Head of Business Process Excellence to design, govern, and continuously improve cross-functional processes across the value chain. This director-level role focuses on reducing complexity, speeding execution, and seamlessly coordinating between operations and manufacturing.

You will architect operational governance, drive standards, and lead readiness for digital transformation to ensure processes are optimized prior to automation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and end-to-end processes.
• Experience with ERP/MES and manufacturing digital environments.
• Proven experience in process standardization and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern enterprise process architecture, including frameworks, governance models, ownership structures, and decision rights.
• Establish clear accountability and decision-making across end-to-end processes for governance and ownership.
• Establish standards, governance, and continuous improvement for critical manufacturing processes like Engineering Change Management, NPI/Industrialization, Non-Conformity Management, CAPEX, and Planning.
• Drive process excellence through robust master data governance, risk management, and cross-functional accountability across the manufacturing value chain.
• Drive organizational simplification by eliminating process waste, governance complexity, and decision-making bottlenecks to improve agility and execution speed.
• Streamline processes and governance structures to enhance efficiency, accountability, and business responsiveness.
• Lead business process readiness for digital transformation, partnering with Digital teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions and ensuring processes are optimized before automation and digitization.
• Design and optimize governance frameworks that enable fast decision-making, clear accountability, data integrity, and consistent process compliance across the organization.

Skills

Process governance

Enterprise architecture

Manufacturing processes

ERP/MES

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ERP/MES

Digital manufacturing platforms

Job description

Vestas is seeking a Head of Business Process Excellence to design, govern, and continuously improve cross-functional processes across the value chain. This director-level role focuses on reducing complexity, speeding execution, and seamlessly coordinating between operations and manufacturing.

You will architect operational governance, drive standards, and lead readiness for digital transformation to ensure processes are optimized prior to automation.