Americas Value Stream Director: Lean Growth Leader

Clemco; Washington (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemco in Washington, MO seeks a Contractor Value Stream Director to optimize end-to-end operations across engineering, procurement, production, and delivery for Clemco’s Americas region. This role drives customer value, efficiency, and profitability by applying lean manufacturing and a deep understanding of heavy industrial cycles.

You will align cross-functional teams, mentor leaders in lean and agile practices, own the P&L for the value stream, and build programs with distributors and direct

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in the industrial manufacturing sector.
• Deep understanding of industrial products, services and engineered-to-order products.
• Proven track record of delivering KPIs and developing processes to support company growth initiatives.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building skills.
• Experience working within a lean manufacturing environment and aligning functional KPIs to value streams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically, with some international travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of Clemco’s domestic and regional value stream strategy, aligning it with company goals and operational plans.
• Oversee and support the product management, setting clear expectations, mentoring growth, and fostering a results-driven culture.
• Strengthen Clemco’s relationships with distributors by understanding their needs and designing programs that drive mutual success.
• Drive revenue growth through both expanding existing markets and identifying new business opportunities.
• Implement robust forecasting and reporting tools to ensure leadership has full visibility into market trends and sales performance.
• Collaborate with Americas functional teams to align strategies, goals and functional initiatives.
• Develop monthly demand plans to support ongoing value stream forecasts.
• Work closely with the President of the Americas and APAC to drive value stream improvements and ensure process alignment with business unit functional teams.

Skills

Strategic Oversight

Operational Excellence

Cross-functional Leadership

Performance Management

Talent Development

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Clemco in Washington, MO seeks a Contractor Value Stream Director to optimize end-to-end operations across engineering, procurement, production, and delivery for Clemco’s Americas region. This role drives customer value, efficiency, and profitability by applying lean manufacturing and a deep understanding of heavy industrial cycles.

You will align cross-functional teams, mentor leaders in lean and agile practices, own the P&L for the value stream, and build programs with distributors and direct