Description

Summary

Are you a creative thinker with a passion for manufacturing and distribution operations? Are you interested in leading strategic initiatives designed to create a more open and secure world? Maybe the Sr. Manager, Operations Development role with the ASSA ABLOY Fenestration Business Unit is right for you!

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead diverse initiatives in collaboration with teams from the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With a focus on our manufacturing processes, you will lead global projects designed to optimize how we manufacture and distribute products.

We are seeking an energetic leader capable of driving results and implementing solutions aligned with the unique needs of our customers. The successful candidate is a passionate thought leader with a wide range of manufacturing process experience and an ability to lead diverse teams toward accomplishing challenging goals. 

 What you will be doing

To be successful in the role, you should be prepared to leverage your process experience in new and creative ways. You will apply project management principles to strategic challenges within manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations. You should be intellectually curious and enjoy solving unique business challenges. With a focus on improving how we optimize our manufacturing processes, you should be prepared to perform the following:

• Collaborate with senior business leaders and stakeholders to drive initiatives designed to improve manufacturing and distribution processes.
• Leverage your manufacturing process expertise to optimize how we injection mold, die cast, stamp, turn, spin, assemble, and ship product.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams to ensure we accomplish our goals and adhere to established schedules and project objectives.
• Consolidate, quantify, and analyze data to inform our business strategy.
• Develop a deep understanding of the systems that drive our business.
• Leverage technology to manage day-to-day project-specific tasks and developments.
• Manage the integration of cross-functional requirements.
• Present at leadership meetings and other forums.
• Deploy continuous improvement problem solving tools like LEAN and Six Sigma to solve a variety of operational challenges.

Qualifications

What we are looking for 

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Strong verbal and written communications, leading teams and coordinating with peers.
• Commitment to organizational excellence and constant awareness of opportunities to improve processes.
• Strong ability to work in an ambiguous environment, identify and solve new problems, and manage change.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with various disciplines and peer groups.
• Promotes ideas persuasively and shapes key internal/external stakeholder opinions.
• Manages complex, multiple, and continually changing priorities.
• Able to travel and work effectively within a variety of domestic and international cultures.

Education and/or Experience

• A minimum Bachelor’s Degree. STEM/Finance/Business preferred.
• 10 years leading manufacturing operations.
• 5 years leading projects
• Experience with hardware manufacturing processes preferred (injection molding, stamping, die casting, screw machining, CnC turning, roll forming, assembly, etc.).
• Project management advanced training and certification a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to create documents and presentations.
• Proficiency in MS Project and other project management software and tools.
• Excellent organizational, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills.

Customer Expectations

We believe you have outstanding attention to detail skills to ensure excellent results and are able to present updates from multiple sources. We believe you have excellent organizational skills to manage many priorities. You will work with many levels of the organization and report up to senior-level leadership on status and expected milestone accomplishments.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee works primarily in an office environment, within a well-ventilated area, and is exposed to moderate noise levels.
• Employee will be exposed to an industrial environment to include manufacturing and warehousing operations.

Work Requirements

• Compliance to all relevant ASSA ALBOY policies and procedures.
• Travel and fieldwork, including international travel will be required. Therefore, employee must possess, or be able to acquire a valid passport.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which you are hired.