What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President Operations position at Advantage Technical?
Vice President of Operations
Position Type: Direct Hire
Position Location: Houston, TX
Position Salary: Open to Market (Depending on Experience) Bonus / Incentives
Responsibilities:
- Reports to Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Responsible for the overall operational performance and scalability of the company with primary accountability for manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operational execution. This role provides strategic leadership day-to-day energy storage system manufacturing.
- The VP of Operations ensures the company can safely, efficiently, and profitably scale its manufacturing and deployment capabilities to support growth in the energy management market.
- Own and run operational strategy, aligning manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and facilities with corporate growth objectives.
- Own deployment, maintenance and services of the company’ fleet of Hybrid Energy Management Systems (HEMS) and manage hardware engineering, testing and commissioning of HEMS
- Serve as a key member of the leadership team, contributing to company-wide planning, risk management, and capital allocation decisions.
- Set and execute company operations strategy aligned with company growth and financial objectives.
- Ensure manufacturing operations meet cost, quality, delivery, safety, and performance targets.
- Establish standardized operating procedures, KPIs, and management rhythms across manufacturing operations.
- Oversee production planning, capacity expansion, and facility readiness to support near-term and long-term demand.
- Own operational budgets, forecasts, and capital planning in partnership with Finance.
- Lead supply chain strategy, source and negotiate with new vendors and measure their performance, and risk mitigation for critical components.
- Support new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturability in partnership with Engineering.
- Build, develop, and lead a high-performing operations leadership team.
- Strategic Planning & Growth Enablement
- Lead operational scaling initiatives, including:
- New production lines or facilities
- Contract manufacturing or outsourcing strategies
- Make vs. buy decisions
- Partner with software Engineering and Product teams to support new product introduction and manufacturability.
- Drive long-range operational planning, including workforce planning, equipment investment, and infrastructure needs
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or Business; MBA preferred.
- 10 years of progressive operations leadership experience, including senior leadership in manufacturing.
- Proven experience scaling manufacturing operations, ideally in energy storage, renewable energy, power systems, or advanced industrial manufacturing.
- Strong financial and operational acumen with experience managing large budgets and capital investments.
- Strong ability to balance strategic leadership with operational discipline
- Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline
- Experience operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments
- Data-driven, metrics-focused leadership style
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
- Track record of building scalable, repeatable manufacturing systems
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to travel to domestic and international locations as needed (20% travel)