Operations Director — Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Gotion Illinois; Manteno (IL); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Gotion Illinois is seeking an Operations Director to lead Production Planning, Supply Chain, EHS, and Infrastructure for the Chicago manufacturing facility. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure production readiness, material availability, regulatory compliance, and scalable operations.

The role requires 10+ years in manufacturing operations with strong leadership and ERP/MRP expertise, including SAP.

Formación

• 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations, supply chain, production planning, engineering, or related functions.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing managers and/or multiple operational functions.
• Strong experience in large-scale manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience in production planning, supply chain management, and plant operations.
• Working knowledge of EHS management and U.S. regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting facility construction, plant expansion, infrastructure, or manufacturing engineering projects strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the plant's production planning and scheduling function based on customer demand, production capacity, material availability, and operational priorities.
• Develop and oversee short-term and long-term production plans.
• Coordinate production capacity, manpower, equipment readiness, and material availability to support production targets.
• Monitor production plan attainment and identify risks that may impact delivery.
• Lead cross-functional coordination to resolve production planning and operational bottlenecks.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs, including production plan attainment, inventory levels, material availability, delivery performance, and operational efficiency.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and capacity planning activities.
• Provide overall leadership for plant-level supply chain operations, including production planning, material planning, procurement coordination, warehouse and inventory management, logistics and transportation.
• Ensure materials and components are available to meet production schedules while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Optimize inventory turnover and reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
• Improve supplier delivery performance and supply continuity.
• Identify supply chain risks and establish contingency and recovery plans.
• Coordinate domestic and international logistics activities as required.
• Drive continuous improvement in supply chain cost, efficiency, and delivery performance.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Production planning

Supply chain

EHS management

Cross-functional coordination

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Educación

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

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Herramientas

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Descripción del empleo

Gotion Illinois is seeking an Operations Director to lead Production Planning, Supply Chain, EHS, and Infrastructure for the Chicago manufacturing facility. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure production readiness, material availability, regulatory compliance, and scalable operations.

The role requires 10+ years in manufacturing operations with strong leadership and ERP/MRP expertise, including SAP.