Vp, Operations

Purpose of the position

The VP Operations is responsible for:
 

• Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making at senior management level to develop and implement operations and assembly strategies that are aligned with the business objectives, and translate these into annual plans. 
• Develop and lead implementation of new operations excellence initiatives within the Divison, including strategic resource allocation; organization structure; procurement; optimisation; leadership; production systems and techniques; and fixed cost control for improved efficiencies.
• Challenge, guide, develop and coach senior managers to continuously improve key skills; keep them challenged, while emphasizing a learning orientation and managing performance effectively to ensure that the business achieves its objectives.
• Capacity and Production Management.  Responsible for fulfillment of the Customer promise in terms of delivery, quality and cost. Ensures the demand signals are correctly treated according to the process and converted into delivery capabilities in TMFL factories and suppliers. 
• Ensures factory capacity is utilized in a manner that Customer lead times remain competitive in all continents.
• Supports the financial performance of factories within the Division.
• Develop and deliver mid to long term factory footprint strategy in line with the Division growth strategy
• Supports sourcing of all initiatives as identified within the Divisional strategy, such as; price negotiations, dual sourcing, US supply chain creation etc.
• Supports Hiab in all separately agreed projects or development initiatives.

VP Operations will develop and continuously improve the safety, delivery capability, quality and productivity of division Operations. This includes ensuring that the operation has the correct level of competence, motivation and efficiency in order to be competitive and meet profitability, quality and growth objectives. Responsible for developing and delivering the long term Business line E2E Supply growth strategy and delivering the Hiab Business line demand plan, in with the PSC PD & S-Q-D-I-P Level 3 KPIs.
 

Main tasks and responsibilities

Safety

• Promoting the importance of Environmental, Health and Safety culture, with the responsibility of securing own and co-workers’ safety and health at all times in line with the Company’s Health and Safety statement, policy and Risk Assessments. Act as a safety ambassador and role model in terms of improving the safety mindset and culture.
• Creates a solid link between division factories and HIAB level safety function and drives the commonly agreed improvement priorities.

Operations
 

• Manage and coordinate all stages of production. Ensures the division is delivering the Customer promise with agreed schedule, cost and quality.
• Plans and directs all aspects of the division supply chain policies, objectives, and initiatives.
• Oversee division inventory, warehousing, distribution and transportation functions.
• Develop supply chain operations strategies and direction for the supply chain organization to become a best-in-class operation.
• Own the make or buy decisions.

Inventory 
 

• Ensure the delivery of a material replenishment strategy in line with the PSC inventory policy
• Oversees the right balance between production volumes, inventory levels and agreed supply chain capacities.
• Maintains relationships with key external and internal stakeholders.

Productivity
 

• Determine and oversee annual plans and budget in order to achieve overall strategic objectives.
• Create and embrace a true culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement
• Develop and deliver a sustainable operations roadmap 
• Develop and monitor performance goals (KPI’s) in order to achieve overall financial targets and initiate corrective and preventive actions when necessary.
• Implement World-class principles in order to secure the most cost efficient production in the business.
• Co-ordinates and delivers cost efficiency initiatives across functions such as, StC, DtC, etc..

People
 

• Bring to life each day our HIAB values and demonstrate these behaviors in his / her leadership style.
• Direct, support and coach your teams in order to secure continuous development of the right competencies, efficient working methods and stimulating working environment.
• Secure resources and competencies to manage the operation division strategic goals.
• Acts as an ambassador of HIAB ‘Employees First’ people strategy.

What you’ll need to succeed

Education:
 

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or business discipline

Experience:
 

• At least 7-10 years of relevant Technical Industry experience (i.e. truck, construction machines, agriculture or automotive) in production and supply chain management.
• At least 5-7 years within a modern factory management role, with 3 to 5 years of which should be at Senior Management level, within a multinational, global company. 
• In depth knowledge of the principles of Lean Manufacturing and how it supports the overall business strategy.
• Experience with union representatives and challenging leadership roles.

Position Competencies and Desired behaviours:
 

• A strategic thinker capable of translating business goals into strategies and actions.
• Capable of taking strategies to implementation and ensuring they are successful.
• Transforms opportunities into feasible business solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Genuine interest in understanding the business beyond the surface.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience in negotiation techniques.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs and organizational dynamics.
• Strong leadership skills and experience, to achieve full alignment of each individual team member’s performance with the business strategy and goals. 
• Strong Supply Chain Management experience.
• Flexible to travel when required.

Interested to join?

If you are interested in the position, please share your CV and Cover Letter