Vice President Operations

Confidential Jobs; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs is seeking an Executive Operations Director to lead a 100+ person team within a high-volume, B2B distribution environment serving hospitality and retail markets in the Northeast.

The role reports to the CEO and participates as a member of the executive team, shaping strategy, planning, and process improvements to drive organic growth and EBITDA gains. Local candidates preferred; no relocation assistance offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Lead by example with strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience with high-volume, multi-shift distribution or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-shift, high-volume B2B distributor operations from purchasing to shipping.
• Develop and implement short- and long-term goals to drive growth and EBITDA gains.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, and cost savings.
• Raise standards for training, communications, and operational excellence.
• Manage operations budget and KPI performance.
• Identify risks to operations and develop mitigation strategies.
• Align operations with customer expectations and satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Process improvement

Problem solving

Communication

Decision making

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Six Sigma certification

Job description

Established, profitable, and expanding distributor of consumer products sold to hospitality and retail markets. Report to CEO, contribute on the executive team, and lead a team of 100+ employees. Overview of responsibilities and opportunities to contribute are:

Operations Management: Lead multi-shift, high volume B2B distributor from purchasing, order management, and demand planning through shipping, logistics, and inventory optimization serving Northeast markets

Strategy & Planning: As part of the executive team, develop & implement short- and long-term goals to support organic growth, quality service, and EBITDA gains

Process Improvement: Identify & lead opportunities to improve productivity and quality of performance as well as cost saving (e.g., order processing, routing, inventory management, new capital equipment, automation)

Leadership: Need to raise the bar on training and communications to achieve objectives. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration & operational excellence

Financial Oversight: Manage operations budget and KPI performance

Risk Management: Identify potential risks to operations and develop mitigation strategies

Customer Satisfaction: Ensure operations is aligned with customer expectations

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree; MBA or Six Sigma certified preferred. Seek an accomplished lead by example, best practices Operations Director or VP coming from a medium to high volume distributor (e.g., food, beverage, consumer products) serving hospitality and retail customers. Must have strong process improvement, problem solving, decision making, communications and leadership skills. Local candidates preferred; no relocation assistance offered.

REWARD: $180,000 to $200,000 DOE plus 30% bonus, and excellent benefits