Operations Readiness & Improvement Leader

Copeland Corporate de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Copeland is seeking a hands-on operational leader in Monterrey to coordinate manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and supply chain teams through rapid production ramp. You will identify readiness gaps, implement process improvements, and drive risk mitigation to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals.

You will lead initiatives across lean manufacturing, capacity planning, and supplier alignment while partnering with plant leadership and senior stakeholders to enable scalable growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of project management experience within manufacturing, logistics, distribution, or supply chain operations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing start-ups, plant expansions, or production ramp-ups.
• Strong understanding of warehouse operations, transportation, inventory management, and material flow.
• Proven track record leading operational improvement initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in complex manufacturing environments.
• Advanced project planning and risk management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational readiness planning for production volume increases and new product introductions.
• Develop and manage detailed readiness plans, milestone tracking, risk mitigation, and execution reporting.
• Ensure all operational functions are prepared to support targeted production ramp schedules.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to remove barriers impacting production readiness.
• Monitor program performance and escalation critical issues affecting launch objectives.
• Develop logistics strategies to support increasing production output.
• Evaluate transportation, distribution center, warehouse, and material flow capabilities.
• Lead initiatives to improve inbound and outbound logistics performance.
• Ensure supplier, carrier, and distribution networks are aligned to future production requirements.
• Identify capacity gaps and implement solutions before production increases occur.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Improve productivity, throughput, inventory management, and operational efficiency.
• Drive process standardization across manufacturing and logistics operations.
• Implement operational metrics and dashboards to track readiness and performance.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action plans for operational issues.
• Assess manufacturing and logistics capacity against future demand projections.
• Coordinate workforce, equipment, storage, and transportation planning activities.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and capacity planning processes.
• Identify operational constraints and develop mitigation strategies.
• Align suppliers and internal resources with projected production requirements.
• Maintain operational risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Identify potential bottlenecks related to labor, equipment, materials, warehouses, and transportation.
• Lead contingency planning efforts for supply chain disruptions.
• Drive issue resolution through structured project management methodologies.
• Present project status, risks, KPIs, and recovery plans to senior leadership.
• Coordinate activities with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, procurement, logistics, and quality teams.
• Build strong relationships with plant leadership and external logistics partners.
• Facilitate cross-functional readiness reviews and executive steering meetings.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field

PMP certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

APICS/ASCM certification

Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Tools

ERP systems experience

Job description

Copeland is seeking a hands-on operational leader in Monterrey to coordinate manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and supply chain teams through rapid production ramp. You will identify readiness gaps, implement process improvements, and drive risk mitigation to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals.

You will lead initiatives across lean manufacturing, capacity planning, and supplier alignment while partnering with plant leadership and senior stakeholders to enable scalable growth.