Senior Vice President, Global Operations

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

📋 Description

• Formulate and implement a comprehensive global operations strategy that aligns with corporate goals and the Company’s long-term growth framework.

• Set operational priorities and performance metrics across the enterprise.

• Promote operational excellence, teamwork, innovation, safety, quality, and employee involvement.

• Spearhead organizational change initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and competitiveness.

• Build and guide a multi-site leadership team through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development.

• Provide strategic executive leadership for global manufacturing operations.

• Ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while meeting customer delivery commitments.

• Optimize manufacturing capacity, production scheduling, labor utilization, workflow efficiency, load balancing, and technology transfer.

• Propel productivity, waste reduction, profitability, and ongoing improvement.

• Establish global operating standards, common KPIs, and shared best practices.

• Maintain a consistent global quality management system and ensure regulatory compliance.

• Enhance first-pass yield, minimize defects, and boost customer satisfaction.

• Oversee corrective and preventive actions.

• Direct global procurement, sourcing, inventory management, production planning, logistics, and supplier performance.

• Develop robust multi-region supply chain strategies and optimize inventory management.

• Strengthen supplier relationships and explore strategic sourcing opportunities.

• Lead global trade, logistics, and customs strategies.

• Own the global ERP business strategy and ensure operational effectiveness.

• Drive standardized processes, data protocols, digital transformation, workflow automation, and enhancements in decision-making.

• Oversee global operational budgets and capital expenditure plans.

• Track productivity, quality, inventory, cost, safety, delivery, and customer satisfaction KPIs.

• Support capacity expansion, site strategy, capital investment, make-or-buy decisions, and footprint assessments.

• Manage operational risk and plan for business continuity.

• Ensure compliance with government and defense customer contractual obligations.

• Support initiatives related to cybersecurity and compliance.

• Ensure adherence to export control, trade, and defense-industry regulations such as ITAR, EAR, and Canada's Controlled Goods Program.

• Promote cross-functional collaboration across departments and regions.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Business Development, and Program Management.

• Provide counsel to the Founder & CEO regarding operational strategy, growth investments, and enterprise risk.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• At least 18 years of progressive experience in manufacturing and operations leadership, including a minimum of 8 years in a senior executive position.

• Experience in defense, aerospace, precision manufacturing, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.

• Proficient in English, both written and spoken.

• Proven track record in leading multi-site, multi-country manufacturing operations and cross-functional teams.

• Strong financial acumen, including experience with budgeting, capital planning, and operational cost management.

• Background in supporting organizational growth, change management, and business transformation efforts.

• Executive leadership experience in growth-oriented, global manufacturing settings.

• Strategic and systems-oriented thinker.

• Inspiring and collaborative leadership style.

• Decisive with sound judgment capabilities.

• Results-driven with a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships.

• Customer-centric and quality-focused.

• Resilient and adaptable within a dynamic, global manufacturing landscape.

• Willingness to travel frequently across global operations in Canada, the U.S., the UK, and Poland, as well as to partner and supplier locations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Engaging and challenging work.

• Chance to contribute to products that have a meaningful impact on the world.

• Environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work.