Responsible for maintaining a safe, reliable fleet and overseeing regulatory compliance. Managing staff and automotive assets while developing action plans for departmental goals.
About the role
- Director of Operations driving operational excellence for Alkegen’s industrial solutions. Overseeing global teams and ensuring high-quality, cost-competitive delivery of advanced materials.
Responsibilities
- Lead global operations across manufacturing, supply chain (S&OP, planning, procurement, logistics), quality, and EH&S to ensure safe, high quality, on-time, and cost competitive delivery.
- Deploy Lean/OpEx and KPI management (SQDC) to improve OEE, yield, throughput, and delivery; own budgets and P&L levers (conversion cost, productivity, scrap, freight, inventory) to expand margins and optimize cash flow.
- Build, mentor, and retain a high performing global team fostering a safety first, data driven, accountable culture and strong cross functional collaboration.
- Develop the Annual Operating Plan, execute against targets, and report performance, risks, and mitigations to the Executive suite and Board of Directors.
- Establish and execute multi-year operations strategy; optimize global footprint and asset utilization; prioritize and deploy CAPEX for capacity, technology, automation, safety, and environmental improvements, delivering on time and at/above ROI targets.
Requirements
- 15+ years progressive leadership in industrial manufacturing, advanced materials, chemicals, or related sectors; multi-site/global operations experience required.
- Prior executive level experience as COO, VP of Operations, Supply Chain, or Quality supporting multi-site and global manufacturing company.
- Proven track record scaling new materials or process technologies into high-volume, high-quality production.
- Expertise in Lean/Operational Excellence, S&OP, quality systems, and CAPEX project execution.
- Experience supporting diversified end markets (e.g., energy storage, automotive, industrial, construction) and complex product portfolios
- Strong EHS leadership and sustainability orientation aligned with energy savings, pollution reduction, and fire safety outcomes
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration, talent development, and change management skills.
- Engineering or technical degree preferred; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
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