What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions - Vice President, Operational Excellence position at Ergon Asphalt and Emulsions, Inc?
Role Overview
The Vice President of Operational Excellence (OE) leads the design and execution of the enterprise operating system, translating strategy into safe, reliable, and scalable performance. This role drives enterprise optimization, operating discipline, and continuous improvement to enable sustainable growth, margin improvement, and cross-business consistency-without adding bureaucracy.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Optimization & Value Creation
- Lead business unit initiatives that improve profitability, asset utilization, capital efficiency, and execution reliability
- Eliminate structural inefficiencies, complexity, and organizational friction
- Manage a prioritized portfolio of OE initiatives aligned to enterprise strategy
Growth & Scalability Enablement
- Assess operational readiness for acquisitions, integrations, capital investments, and major initiatives
- Design scalable, repeatable operating models that enable growth with speed and discipline
- Ensure leadership capacity and capabilities support growth objectives
Operating Model, Process & Systems
- Design and deploy fit-for-purpose operating systems, metrics, and performance management
- Optimize end-to-end processes across operations, engineering, maintenance, procurement, and support functions
- Integrate digital and systems investments to improve decision-making and frontline execution
Safety, Risk & Standardization (with EHS)
- Embed safety expectations into operating models, governance, and leadership routines
- Enable enterprise standardization of best practices while respecting regulatory and operational differences
- Strengthen learning, knowledge-sharing, and execution follow-through
Performance, Talent & Change Leadership (with HR)
- Support enterprise performance management, operating rhythms, and governance
- Partner on leadership development, succession, and organizational effectiveness
- Lead change management for major enterprise initiatives to ensure adoption and sustained results
Success Measures
- Improved enterprise profitability, reliability, and execution discipline
- Scalable operating models that support growth and integration
- Strong leadership routines, performance transparency, and cultural alignment
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, business, supply chain, or related technical field
- 15 years progressive operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or enterprise transformation experience
- 7–10 years leading large, cross-functional teams or enterprise initiatives
Why Ergon?
At Ergon, we are a relationship-driven, family-owned company that values each employee's growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi, we take pride in maintaining a close-knit, small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) matching & profit sharing
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
- Tuition assistance
At Ergon, we live by our core values:
- Empowered Service: Together, we're committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do what's right, provide solutions, and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. That's empowered service.
- Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We don't say we're the experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise, category innovation, and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
- Purposeful Growth: We believe employee growth and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has always reinvested tremendously back into the business, but not just growing for the sake of growing, but growing in a careful and strategic way.
- Respectful Relationships: And together, we foster a culture of respect, acceptance, and diversity of ideas and of people. Our differences make us stronger. And we're united by our shared values, always forging respectful relationships.
Come and join the Ergon team!
We are an EEO/AAP employer.
Job Role: Vice President, Operational Excellence
Location: Flowood, MS