Senior Director, Large-Scale Program Execution

Vertiv Group Corporation

Westerville (OH)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation in Westerville, OH is seeking a Director, Large Program Execution to orchestrate multi-region customer programs across Power, IS, Thermal, and other Vertiv units. You will align engineering, procurement, manufacturing and field execution to deliver on time, within scope, and with committed quantities.

This customer-facing leadership role requires exceptional communication, program governance and risk management. You will report to the Sr.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
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 with senior stakeholder visibility.
ERP systems proficiency (Oracle preferred) and data analytics using Power BI or equivalent.
Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and communication skills with high attention to detail.
Demonstrated expertise in leading successful cross-functional project teams.

Responsibilities

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 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.
Ensure all workstreams are connected and executing against the same signal.
Act as the single escalation point for inter-factory or cross-BU dependencies.
Partner with Procurement to track critical path material readiness.
Oversee BOM maturity tracking to prevent build stalls from late ETOs or ECO revisions.
Drive alignment between factory quality, field service, and on-site commissioning schedules.
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.