Vice President

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Key global Electronic Manufacturing Services leadership position responsible for leading the Operational Efficiency team to identify Creations’ circuit card assembly, high level assembly, system integration, and automation needs and translate the needs into strategy and action. The Vice President - Operational Efficiency plays a key role in developing the overall strategy including circuit card assembly and system integration standardization, automation and the development, implementation, and performance validation of associated roadmaps. This position functions in close cooperation with the Engineering & Operations teams enterprise wide.
- Key global Electronic Manufacturing Services leadership position responsible for leading the Operational Efficiency team to identify Creations’ circuit card assembly, high level assembly, system integration, and automation needs and translate the needs into strategy and action. The Vice President - Operational Efficiency plays a key role in developing the overall strategy including circuit card assembly and system integration standardization, automation and the development, implementation, and performance validation of associated roadmaps. This position functions in close cooperation with the Engineering & Operations teams enterprise wide.
- DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operational Efficiency - identify Creations’ circuit card assembly, high level assembly, system integration, and automation needs and translate the needs into strategy and action. Translate these needs and interests into action that meets or exceeds enterprise business excellence goals across Creation.-
- Leadership - Develop strategic goals, provide guidance, define accountabilities for the Operational Efficiency team.-
- Operational Efficiency Strategy - Leadership role in Creations’ strategy process (circuit card assembly, box build assembly, high level assembly, technologies, automation, roadmaps) by voicing the needs of customers, Engineering and Operations functions. Use technical knowledge and research to help create and maintain the strategy.-
- Communicate the Operational Efficiency strategy and the overall Creation strategy as it relates to operations management to the extended team including supply chain, operations, sales and finance.-
- Cross-Functional Leadership - Provide guidance and leadership to the team and to other areas of the organization that interact with the Operational Efficiency team (i.e. costing, finance, operations management, material, sites & regions) in order to achieve the enterprise goals.-
- Develop & maintain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the electronics manufacturing and assembly industry. Maintain a working knowledge of current equipment and automation suppliers, including their business models, products and solutions. Communicate internally the factors that may be changing and impacting the industry, and how those changes impact Creation.-
- Communicate clear objectives within and outside of the Operational Efficiency team to ensure expectations and accountabilities are understood. Establish a consistent operating rhythm to normalize collaboration and help achieve goals.-
- Team Development - Develop a strong and capable team that functions as a unit, enabling revenue growth and financial performance that meets or exceeds established annual targets. In the process, hold the staff accountable for results. Grow talent and develop successors/new leaders for Creation.- Additional Responsibilities:
- Support periodic multi-level internal business reviews to provide engagement at all levels of Creation and maintain consistency in the global processes.-
- Ensure Operational Efficiency alignment across enterprise through education on appropriate process improvement initiatives as a result of business reviews.-
- Maintain, develop and automate standardized processes and reports across global operations.-
- Design consistent KPI’s/metrics across global enterprise to ensure documented accountability and alignment. Create dashboards with multi-level rollup to include but not limited to, Operational Efficiency action and enhancement plans.-
- Build and maintain relationships within Creation to drive execution. Serve as a key escalation point to resolve issues related to Operational Efficiency.-
- Lead the Operational Efficiency team to create and execute plans to differentiate Creation service offerings to increase profitability and enhance customer loyalty.-
- Support Operational Efficiency preparation for customer site visits.-
- Frequent travel may be required to meet the needs of the business (estimated 50%).-
- Additional duties as assigned.- QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial)-
- Electronics manufacturing and assembly experience (15+ yrs.)-
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