Vice President Operations

Alexander Daniels Global; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Daniels Global is partnering with a global advanced manufacturing business to appoint a Vice President of Operations to lead and develop its US operational organisation. This role offers broad ownership across manufacturing, supply chain, budgeting, and organizational development, with potential progression from Director or Head of Ops to an executive leadership position.

The successful candidate will have a strong track record in manufacturing, supply chain, and Lean, and be

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading manufacturing, supply chain and ops teams.
• Experience in advanced manufacturing, industrial equipment, or aerospace.
• Commercially minded with cross-functional collaboration.
• Ready to assume broader executive responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop US operations as VP and drive performance.
• Oversee manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and logistics.
• Drive lean initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Manage budgeting and P&L for the US operations.
• Scale production and support new product introduction.
• Collaborate with international teams and leadership across functions.

Skills

Executive leadership

Lean manufacturing

Operational excellence

P&L management

Job description

Are you an ambitious Operations or Manufacturing leader ready to take the next step into a Vice President role?

We are partnering with a global advanced manufacturing business to appoint a Vice President of Operations to lead and develop its US operational organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has already built a strong track record across manufacturing, supply chain and operational excellence, but is looking for significantly greater ownership, visibility and influence.

You don't necessarily need to be a VP today.

You could currently be a Director or Head of Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Procurement, a Senior Operations/Supply Chain leader, Plant Leader, or similar, and feel ready to step into a broader executive role with responsibility across the full operations function.

The role will give you responsibility across:

• Manufacturing and production operations
• Supply chain, procurement and logistics
• Production planning and inventory
• Third-party and outsourced manufacturing
• Operational performance, KPIs and cost optimisation
• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Operational budgeting and P&L performance
• Organisational development and building high-performing teams
• Supporting new product introduction and operational scale-up
• Working with international manufacturing and leadership teams

We're particularly interested in people who have developed their careers within advanced manufacturing, industrial equipment, aerospace, engineering, automation, medical devices or other complex manufacturing environments.

You should be commercially minded, comfortable working across functions and able to demonstrate that you've improved the performance of manufacturing or operational organisations — whether through Lean, process improvement, supply-chain optimisation, cost reduction, scaling production or developing teams.

Most importantly, we're looking for potential as much as pedigree.

If you've reached the point where you're ready to move beyond managing part of an operation and want the opportunity to lead one, this could be a very interesting next step.

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