Unrivaled Teamwear · 4 days ago
Senior Director of Operations
Lenexa, KS
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expUnrivaled Teamwear is the parent company of several industry-leading brands in sports and team apparel. They are seeking a Senior Director of Operations to provide strategic leadership across operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics, ensuring financial performance and operational efficiency.
Apparel & Fashion
Hiring Manager
Mavis Yang (Yao)
Responsibilities
Manage operational financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, cost-to-serve, absorption, and productivity metrics
Partner with Finance to translate P&L targets into actionable operational plans and measurable KPIs
Identify improvement opportunities through labor optimization, capacity utilization, inventory turns, freight, duty, and overhead leverage
Lead financial analysis for make/buy decisions, capital investments, and process improvements
Act as the VP’s delegate on high-priority initiatives, cross-functional projects, and urgent operational issues
Drive complex initiatives from concept through execution, removing obstacles and holding teams accountable to timelines and results
Lead root cause analysis for operational underperformance and implement corrective action plans
Serve as a stabilizing force during periods of change, growth, or disruption
Support planning, sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics functions to ensure alignment with service, cost, and capacity objectives
Monitor demand vs. capacity, order health, and execution risk; proactively recommend tradeoffs and mitigations
Improve operational cadence, reporting, and decision-making rhythms (weekly/monthly operating reviews, scorecards, dashboards)
Champion continuous improvement, standard work, and scalable processes across the network
Build and maintain operational and financial models to support decision-making
Leverage ERP, planning, and reporting tools to improve visibility, accuracy, and accountability. Translate data into clear insights and executive-level narratives for leadership discussions
Lead through influence across functions without direct authority when needed
Coach managers and teams to elevate financial acumen, operational discipline, and accountability
Serve as a trusted thought partner to the VP of Supply Chain & Operations and other senior leaders
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in Supply Chain and Operations, with 8+ years in a leadership role
Strong understanding of manufacturing, logistics, sourcing, and planning
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Demonstrated experience building operational and financial models
Strong communications skills, from hourly operator to executive level
High level of autonomy, ability to execute tasks with minimal oversight
Preferred
MBA and /or relevant certifications (Six Sigma, APICS, etc) are a plus
Company
Unrivaled Teamwear
Unrivaled Teamwear serves as the parent company of Champion Teamwear, Gear for Sports, and Knights Apparel, each an industry leader in the sports and team apparel space.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase