Director – Commercial & Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Wisconsin.

📋 Description

• Lead initiatives aimed at achieving operational excellence to meet important business goals.

• Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, providing valuable insights.

• Enhance commercial and financial performance across revenue, EBITDA, and other key financial metrics.

• Offer strategic guidance and hands-on implementation of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices.

• Act as an essential member of the Business leadership team to discover opportunities, share best practices, and standardize commercial and manufacturing processes.

• Assess current situations, evaluate process, capability, and talent gaps, and contribute to the development of future-state strategies.

• Define and carry out significant, cross-functional improvement initiatives aligned with annual strategic objectives.

• Conduct on-site workshops, Kaizen events, and training sessions; assist teams in navigating transformation.

• Create roadmaps for sales growth, market share enhancement, value propositions, new product launches/commercialization, and problem resolution.

• Coach and mentor both managers and associates on ZEBS commercial processes and applicable tools.

• Identify and disseminate best practices across Zurn Elkay businesses while ensuring process compliance.

• Develop and implement continuous improvement roadmaps site-wide using Lean principles and methodologies.

• Collaborate with Plant Managers and functional leaders to ensure daily operations align with strategic objectives.

• Promote operational excellence through coaching, training, mentoring, problem-solving, and waste reduction.

• Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to enhance production flow, equipment uptime, and resource utilization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree is preferred.

• Over 10 years of experience, including at least 5 years focused on operational excellence with proven success in both commercial and operations domains.

• Preferably, have direct experience in either commercial roles (5+ years in sales, product management, marketing) or manufacturing leadership (5+ years).

• Demonstrated success in implementing Lean methodologies and achieving measurable operational improvements.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

• Capability to lead by influence, engage teams effectively, and drive cultural transformation.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher) is preferred.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance

• Matching 401(k) Contribution

• Health Savings Account

• Up to 3 weeks of starting Vacation (may increase with tenure)

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Annual Bonus Eligibility

• Educational Reimbursement

• Matching Gift Program

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!