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AltimateMedical · 21 hours ago

Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain

Redwood Falls, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$170K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

AltimateMedical is a company focused on delivering high-quality products through efficient operations. The VP of Operations & Supply Chain will lead the company's operations across multiple sites, ensuring operational excellence and strategic growth while managing manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities.

Assistive TechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceProduct Design

Hiring Manager

Angie Krtnick Complin

Responsibilities

Lead operations strategy and planning. Provide specific leadership and expertise for manufacturing, supply chain, facilities, and logistics-related objectives, including capacity planning, scheduling, and on-time delivery

Provide strategic and tactical guidance to ensure world-class supply chain operations that support forecasted and targeted sales growth, reduce operating costs, and ensure customer service needs are met or exceeded in collaboration with Sales and Customer Experience functions

Lead and manage the Operations and Supply Chain teams, through daily on-site presence, effective coaching, mentoring, and performance management, setting clear goals and expectations, providing regular feedback, and fostering a supportive environment that promotes professional growth and high performance

Develop and implement a capital spending plan to achieve targeted growth, process improvements, lean initiatives, and cost savings in addition to addressing current maintenance and growth

Work with Engineering to enhance and maintain organizational focus on lean manufacturing efforts to ensure implementation of advanced technologies and practices

Assist and support new product development for design for manufacturability

Lead the Facilities & Maintenance team to ensure the existing locations and equipment run optimally and future growth is supported through locations, facilities, and equipment expansions

Ensure that the Operations and Supply Chain departments are staffed with highly motivated, trained, and skilled professionals who contribute to the company’s overall mission

Participate in meetings and lead the “Traction” process, meetings, and execution system for the operations

Maintain effective working relationships with employees, at all levels and across all functions of the organization, as well as customers and suppliers

Promote diversity and inclusion to achieve innovative results through collaboration

Partner with HR on talent planning and acquisition and enable employee training and development that ensures that operations and supply chain teams are equipped with the latest skills, knowledge, and best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, engagement, and retention, while maintaining high standards of performance and employee experience

Participate (as needed or requested) in quarterly Board of Directors meetings

Participate in external industry and professional organizations, Granite Partners’ Affinity groups, and other organizations, as applicable

Qualification

Operations leadershipSupply chain managementLean manufacturingContinuous improvementERP softwareManufacturing systemsFinancial acumenSafety cultureQuality systemsLeadership skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum of 10 years of operations and manufacturing leadership experience in a fabrication and assembly manufacturing environment

An undergraduate degree, ideally with a technical or business management focus

Strong operations and manufacturing background with a broad understanding of customer relations, product specifications, and market conditions that affect competitiveness when dealing with engineered products

Experience managing production in compliance with Quality, FDA and international standards and requirements

Proven track record of leading continuous improvement

Exceptional leadership skills characterized by a drive to succeed through staff development

Excellent business acumen and judgment; the ability to think strategically

Solid analytical and strategic skills in terms of operations strategy planning and implementation

Strong knowledge of today's best practices in manufacturing, including lean manufacturing techniques

Demonstrated success implementing and sustaining continuous improvement and Lean approaches such as 5S, Kaizen, Four Square, and/or Six Sigma approaches

Experience in or demonstrated knowledge of supply chain functions from procurement to distribution

Experience using ERP software and other analytical tools in a manufacturing environment

An understanding of manufacturing standard cost systems and strong financial skills

Proven ability to drive a proactive safety culture

Track record of motivating and leading production teams of 300+ through a team of managers and supervisors

Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to translate operating and strategic concepts into clear and concise language for implementation at all levels

An understanding of quality systems and best practices for implementation