Vice President of Operations

Avery Dennison

Vice President of Operations at Avery Dennison leading the operational excellence of Vestcom. Managing supply chain and customer experience with a focus on safety and employee engagement.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Represent the Operations, Supply Chain, Machine group and Customer Experience functions on the Vestcom Leadership team.
Accountable for on time and in full delivery, year-to-year improvement of business operations results: financial, quality, service, safety, employee engagement, inventory, organizational development; responsible for long-term capabilities of operations capacity, organization, skills, etc.
Lead the function to meeting or exceeding all financial and operational goals & KPI’s
Implement world-class practices to drive capabilities to world-class levels.
Maintain organizational focus on environmental, health and safety
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with inside and outside organizations to bring leading edge improvements into our manufacturing processes.
Manage change to link the organization to market and customer needs.
Support innovation through technology, service and culture
Maintain a culture that embraces a safety-first mentality with employee engagement with trust, teamwork and respect.
Develop an operating model to meet the needs of the business; develop successors and implement succession plans; lead multi-function, multi-site operation leadership team.
Conduct regular business reviews, working with business and financial management to develop, evaluate and monitor action plans that lead to profitable growth.
Participate in, coordinate and align the division's strategic plan and annual plan process; establish and manage targets for key financial metrics.
Drive consistent and improved employee engagement across Vestcom Service bureaus.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years Operations experience including site management, management of multi-functional and organizational initiatives
Requires a four-year college degree in Business Administration or related degree.
P&L management experience
Experience in planning & forecasting
Strong interpersonal and communication skills required; ability to hold teams accountable for performance imperative.
Solid leadership skills with a proven track record of motivating and inspiring a workforce required.
Demonstrated planning, organizing, project management and strategy implementation skills, including capital and expense budgeting
Ability to lead through Vestcom/Avery Dennison Values
Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills.
Ability to travel around 50% of the time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
Paid parental leave
401K eligibility
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
Paid vacation and paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Financial ManagementPlanningForecastingBudgetingKPI DevelopmentChange ManagementManufacturing ProcessesOrganizational DevelopmentSafety ManagementSuccession Planning

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsLeadership SkillsTeam MotivationTrust Building

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration