Vice President, Operations
Nidec Corporation Global
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: St. Louis • Montana • United States
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About the role
- Overall responsibility for Manufacturing activities across the established global business and developing presence in China, India, Mexico and the US
- Define and Implement manufacturing best practices bringing vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance across the Motion platform
- Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet the business objectives and demands of the Nidec Group
- Ensure that Environmental, Health and Safety, manufacturing and quality standards and procedures are adhered to
- Establish monthly, quarterly and yearly targets (KPI’s) for operating units
- Develop and champion risk mitigation strategies to guarantee continuity of operations and supply
- Build the quality system to ensure that manufacturing capabilities and quality levels meet or exceed company requirements and customer needs
- Collaborate with the sub-Business Operations Leaders to ensure continuous improvement goals and objectives are met and achieve operational excellence across the Motion platform
- Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process focusing on Base Line Profit (BLP)
- Lead, develop, and implement variable cost productivity programs across all areas of responsibility
- Formulate and deploy strategies to optimize the cost performance of the plant through capital investment programs
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering or Operations Management, or above, is required
- MBA is preferred
- 15+ years of progressive Manufacturing experience, at least 10 years in a leadership role
- P&L management experience strongly preferred
- Strong business acumen and a proven track record of achieving financial and operational results
- Demonstrated leadership skills, including problem solving, team building, coaching, and the ability to motivate people
- Must be a highly results-oriented and customer-focused individual
- Lean Six Sigma experience is preferred
- Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally 50%+
- English mandatory.
- Other language skills are helpful.
Benefits
- Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
- Encouraging diversity in the workplace
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Manufacturing best practicesEnvironmental Health and Safety standardsQuality standards and proceduresKPI developmentRisk mitigation strategiesCost performance optimizationLean Six SigmaP&L managementOperational excellenceVariable cost productivity programs
Soft Skills
LeadershipProblem solvingTeam buildingCoachingMotivating peopleResults-orientedCustomer-focusedBusiness acumenCollaborationContinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor of EngineeringOperations ManagementMBA