Director of Large-Scale Program Execution

Vertiv Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Corporation in Westerville, OH, is seeking a Director of Large Program Execution to orchestrate multi-region customer programs across Vertiv functions, engineering, procurement, and manufacturing. You will lead end-to-end execution, manage risk, and provide updates to senior stakeholders while ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to scope.

The role demands exceptional leadership, communication, and presentation skills, with deep knowledge of Vertiv products, order-to-fulfillment, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in demand planning, operations, field services, and/or supply chain within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs at a rapid pace with significant customer stakeholder visibility.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and data analytics using Power BI or equivalent tools.

Responsibilities

• Execution & Control: Master the Program Gantt linking engineering release, material readiness, and factory capacity.
• Facilitate weekly program control tower reviews with Delivery Assurance Managers and BU Delivery Assurance Leads - highlight slippages, risk recovery, and escalation paths.
• Drive alignment and action-driven results to ensure ordered items are configurable in ERP on purchase order.
• Approve schedule recovery and pull-ahead plans, balancing priorities among overlapping customer commitments.
• Coordinate with logistics and order management to align ship mode (sea/air) with delivery risk and customer penalties.
• Partner with Finance to track revenue risk, late fees/LD exposure, inventory builds, and margin leakage across the program.
• Review and challenge logistics and PPV cost drivers.
• Ensure execution aligns with customer-specific Factory Witness Tests (FWT) and technical requirements.
• Cross Functional Integration: Ensure all workstreams (engineering, procurement, operations, quality, logistics) are connected and executing against the same signal.
• Act as the single escalation point for inter-factory or cross-BU dependencies (e.g., shared supplier or subassembly bottlenecks).
• Partner with Procurement to track critical path material readiness, ensuring long-lead parts are ordered and expedited per build priority.
• Oversee BOM maturity tracking to prevent build stalls from late ETOs or ECO revisions.
• Integrate factory witness test schedules into the master plan to maintain shipment sequencing.
• Drive alignment between factory quality, field service, and on-site commissioning schedules.
• Stakeholder Communication & Leadership: Chair bi-weekly executive program reviews summarizing delivery status, risks, and mitigation.
• Communicate consolidated delivery forecasts for senior leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent flow-down of priorities from customer requirements to site-level build plans.
• Serve as customer-facing escalation point for schedule recovery and delivery confidence updates.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Power BI

ERP systems (Oracle)

Program management

Data analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Business

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Vertiv Corporation in Westerville, OH, is seeking a Director of Large Program Execution to orchestrate multi-region customer programs across Vertiv functions, engineering, procurement, and manufacturing. You will lead end-to-end execution, manage risk, and provide updates to senior stakeholders while ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to scope.

The role demands exceptional leadership, communication, and presentation skills, with deep knowledge of Vertiv products, order-to-fulfillment, and