Chief Manufacturing Officer
jfo_jfm_manufacturing-operations-manufacturing-management-operations · E3 — E3 — Vice President · Executive
Top executive accountable for the entire manufacturing operation and its contribution to enterprise strategy and results.
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What this role is
Top executive accountable for the entire manufacturing operation and its contribution to enterprise strategy and results. At the Vice President (E3) level, the role owns a division, market and competitive strategy, and drives division-wide. Leads a division's leadership team.
What this level does
- Lead a large manufacturing division or regional operations business through senior executives, carrying enterprise-level risk for production capacity, cost, and quality across the region.
- Shape corporate manufacturing strategy for major business areas, aligning production strategy and network footprint with the company's broader business goals.
- Direct enterprise lean/operational-excellence programs and technology adoption as a critical strategic lever for productivity and margin across the division.
- Represent manufacturing operations externally — with major customers, regulators, and industry bodies — and participate in enterprise strategy formation.
- Govern the operations P&L and capital portfolio at division/regional scale, arbitrating investment across sites and functions against strategic priorities.
- Knowledge applied
- Shapes corporate manufacturing strategy for a large division or region, integrating footprint, technology, and operational-excellence programs.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Manages enterprise-level operations risk and critical strategic impact across a regional/divisional manufacturing business.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Represents operations externally with major customers, regulators, and industry bodies and participates in enterprise strategy.
- Typical experience
- 15–20+ years with demonstrated enterprise-impact manufacturing leadership.
Skills at this level
- Manufacturing operations leadership
- — Inspires and leads integrated production organizations spanning manufacturing, maintenance, quality, materials, and process engineering, cited consistently as crucial across the manufacturing operations role.
- Production strategy formulation
- — Formulates production strategies that align facility output with the company's broader business goals, setting performance targets across the manufacturing organization.
- Lean and continuous improvement
- — Optimizes manufacturing efficiency through lean practices and continuous-improvement methodologies, driving process optimization, cost reduction, and quality gains.
- Multi-site P&L management
- — Owns operations P&L and budget with full budget-owning, strategy-setting autonomy, holding executive financial accountability across multiple manufacturing facilities.
- Production planning and resource coordination
- — Plans and organizes production schedules and coordinates resource requirements across production control and materials to meet output targets.
- Quality and compliance governance
- — Ensures products meet specifications and the manufacturing process complies with safety regulations and industry/quality standards.
- Operations data analysis
- — Tracks production trends and performance metrics through data analysis to anticipate issues and inform strategic decisions on equipment, technology, and layout.
- Manufacturing technology decisioning
- — Evaluates and directs adoption of industry-specific manufacturing software, MOM systems, and production technology as strategic levers for productivity.
- Executive stakeholder communication
- — Articulates complex operational concepts to stakeholders at all levels, from front-line employees to board members and major customers.
- Production talent management
- — Leads recruitment, development, and retention within the production team to drive operational excellence, minimize costs, and enhance product quality.
- Capital and equipment investment planning
- — Makes strategic decisions to procure new equipment, implement new technologies, or reorganize production layout in response to production trends and capacity needs.
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