SVP of Lean Manufacturing
manufacturing › Lean Manufacturing · E2 — E2 — Senior Director (Executive) · Executive
Executive who directs enterprise-wide lean manufacturing strategy, accelerating the path from product design to high-volume production across all business units.
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Executive who directs enterprise-wide lean manufacturing strategy, accelerating the path from product design to high-volume production across all business units. At the Senior Director (Executive) (E2) level, the role owns multiple functions or a major area, multi-function strategy and risk, and drives major-area outcomes. Leads function leaders.
What this level does
- Lead multiple manufacturing functions or divisions through VPs, integrating Lean operating-system deployment across several sites so that Value Stream, material-flow and workplace-organization standards are consistent enterprise-wide.
- Own cross-functional operational-excellence strategy where decisions can impact company viability — e.g., multi-plant network re-layout, capacity expansion, and large-scale line/plant commissioning programs.
- Negotiate critical manufacturing-capability commitments with top company leaders and key customers, translating Lean maturity into cost, delivery and quality guarantees at scale.
- Direct the development of Lean/Six Sigma talent pipelines and Black-Belt capability across divisions, mentoring VPs and senior engineers to sustain continuous improvement without central intervention.
- Set the standards and technical direction that shape how the organization approaches manufacturing overall, resolving abstract, high-consequence trade-offs between throughput, quality and cost across the division.
- Knowledge applied
- Applies cross-functional operational-excellence knowledge across multiple sites/divisions, setting the standards and technical direction for how the organization manufactures.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Tackles abstract, high-consequence issues — multi-plant network moves, capacity expansion and integration of Lean systems across divisions — where decisions may impact company viability.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Negotiates critical manufacturing commitments with top leaders and key customers; leads multiple functions/divisions through VPs (E1–E2).
- Typical experience
- 15+ years with strategic leadership of manufacturing functions or units across sites.
Skills at this level
- Continuous Improvement Methodologies
- — Directs the enterprise application of lean manufacturing principles and continuous-improvement methodologies such as Kaizen, 5S and Six Sigma, setting the program that governs how sites and divisions pursue process optimization.
- Manufacturing Software/Systems Fluency
- — Establishes the strategy for Value Stream Mapping and manufacturing systems such as ERP or MES, and sets direction for adopting manufacturing data analytics, digital manufacturing tools and AI-enabled process optimization across operations.
- Quality/Troubleshooting Technique
- — Governs the quality troubleshooting discipline that optimizes process quality using lean and Six Sigma methods, holding operations accountable for permanently resolving quality and productivity issues at scale.
- Standards and JIT Knowledge
- — Ensures manufacturing operations meet regulatory requirements and quality standards such as ISO, and embeds Just-in-Time (JIT) manufacturing principles into the enterprise operating model.
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
- — Maintains and sponsors Lean Six Sigma capability (Green/Black Belt), building the Belt pipeline and coaching program that sustains continuous improvement across the workforce.
- Plant Startup & Commissioning Leadership
- — Leads advanced manufacturing plans to start up new production lines, commission new plants and introduce new products into manufacturing operations, championing Kaizen and Lean initiatives through the ramp.
- Lean Culture Change & Stakeholder Alignment
- — Aligns diverse teams around lean principles and drives adoption of new practices through communication and stakeholder engagement, ensuring improvements are sustainable and deliver measurable results across the organization.
- Operations Strategy & Long-Term Planning
- — Contributes to strategic decision-making and long-term planning for manufacturing, designing and optimizing production systems and setting the technical direction and standards that shape how the organization manufactures.
- Executive Talent Development in Manufacturing
- — Mentors senior engineers, managers and executives on Lean methodology and manufacturing strategy so the techniques and mindset become established leadership capability across operations.
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