Energy Job Search · 4 days ago
Electric Power Operations - Business Operations Leader
Clearwater, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expEnergy Job Search is focused on the electrical power sector, and they are seeking a Business Operations Leader. This role drives operational excellence across multiple sites, overseeing standardization, lean transformation, data analytics, and leadership in new MES implementation.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Standardize operating cadences and escalation forums
Define and institutionalize cross-site cadences with clear inputs/outputs, owners, and decision logs
Lead daily/weekly operating rhythm, tiered meetings, KPI reviews, and standardized escalation paths across sites
Facilitate acceleration of lean practices in alignment with enterprise standards; drive maturity of problem solving, visual management, and leader standard work
Coach teams on daily management, tiered accountability, and kaizen to stabilize and improve processes
Develop, deploy, and maintain standard work across sites for areas such as planning, materials, production control, and change management
Lead special projects and structured problem-solving across sites to eliminate systemic constraints and reduce variation
Aggregate and analyze cross-site KPIs and leading indicators
Build and maintain dashboards with common definitions and data governance; enable decision-making and proactive risk mitigation
Provide cross-site functional leadership for MES deployment: define business requirements, standardize processes to be digitized, align data models/BOM-routings, and own cutover readiness criteria
Coordinate pilots, change management, user acceptance testing, and training; ensure integration with ERP/MRP and quality systems
Track stabilization metrics post-go-live (transaction accuracy, throughput impact, data latency, exception rates)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, finance, or related field
A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in operations, program management, supply chain, or business operations supporting complex hardware/software products
A minimum of 5 years of experience leading a team with direct reports
This position requires U.S. citizenship status
Ability and willingness to travel 25-50% based on business needs
Preferred
Demonstrated leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) objectives
Proven program/project management skills (roadmaps, operating rhythms, KPIs/OKRs, risk management, recovery plans)
Experience in aerospace or highly regulated, complex manufacturing/industrial environment
Strong financial acumen (operational budgeting, cost management, forecasting, deal/order-to-cash flow, inventory/working capital)
Data-driven decision-making and analytics proficiency (dashboards, KPI cadence, root cause/corrective action)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across engineering, supply chain, commercial, services, and senior leadership
Master's degree (MBA or MS in engineering/operations) or equivalent experience
Electric power domain familiarity (generators, power conversion, power distribution, controls, certification, sustainment services)
Lean/continuous improvement credentials (e.g., Lean Leader, Six Sigma Black/Green Belt); hands-on Kaizen experience
Experience scaling new product introductions (NPI) into production and services; launch readiness and lifecycle management
Digital operations toolkit (ERP/MRP, PLM, MES; analytics tools like Tableau/Power BI; SQL/Python familiarity a plus)
Talent development and org-building (hiring, performance management, succession planning)
Benefits
Great work environment
Professional development
Challenging careers
Competitive compensation
Company
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201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase