Area Vice President of Operations

PowerToFly; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. Area Vice President of Operations leads the CSSNA Northern Region, overseeing service operations with direct reports across multiple states and driving profitable growth.

The role collaborates with finance, quality, purchasing, and HR to execute regional objectives and ensure customer satisfaction. The role emphasizes strategic planning, leadership development, safety compliance, and continuous improvement through Six Sigma initiatives, shaping regional performance and long-term

Qualifications

• College or university degree in Engineering, Business or related field.
• Advanced degree in Business or related field preferred.
• Green Belt certified preferred.
• Significant managerial, product, customer, and budgetary experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop regional service operations teams across multiple states.
• Own business performance with P&L ownership and profit optimization.
• Develop and execute regional business plans aligned with strategic objectives.
• Ensure effective cross-functional execution of customer service, finance, quality, purchasing, and HR.
• Champion safety and regulatory compliance.
• Foster customer relationships and identify growth opportunities.
• Lead Six Sigma initiatives and continuous improvement across the region.

Skills

Financial acumen

Build effective teams

Business insight

Customer focus

Decision quality

Drives results

Drives vision

Manage conflict

Health & Safety culture

Values differences

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Advanced degree preferred

Green Belt certified preferred

Job description

The Area Vice President of Operations role entails full responsibility for managing a group of branches within a specific business unit or geography, specifically the DBU CSSNA Northern Region. The leader will oversee service operations, with direct reports across multiple states. The customer base spans all market segments, (PowerGen, On-Highway, Off-Highway, Industrial).

We are looking for a talented Area Vice President of Operations to join our DBU CSSNA Northern Region, working from CT, NY, NJ or MA.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Serve as an active member of the Northern geography service operations Leadership Team, contributing to regional strategy, priorities, and organizational success across the CSSNA network.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams through managers, driving talent development, succession planning, performance management, and leadership growth.
• Own business performance by achieving balanced scorecard targets, managing profit and loss, optimizing asset utilization, and delivering profitable growth.
• Develop and execute business plans aligned with strategic objectives, translating long-term vision into actionable operational goals and measurable results.
• Provide leadership across multiple areas of business, ensuring effective execution of customer service, finance, quality, purchasing, materials management, and human resources processes.
• Champion employee and work safety ensuring compliance to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Foster strong customer relationships, drive customer satisfaction, and identify opportunities to anticipate future customer needs and expand business opportunities.
• Champion continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration, leading Six Sigma initiatives, resolving complex organizational challenges, and leveraging deep knowledge of regional operations and Cummins' global business capabilities.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Financial acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Attracts top talent - Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs.
• Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Build networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Drives vision and purpose - Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
• Manage conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Influence the Health, Safety and Environmental Culture - Champions positive health and safety behaviors by influencing leaders and employees to create the right environment.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

. Education/Experience

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering, Business or related field required. Advanced degree in Business or related field preferred.
• Green Belt certified preferred.
• Significant experience required, including managerial, product, customer, and budgetary experience.

Compensation

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job General Management

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Entry Level

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

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