Senior VP, Executive Enterprise Operations

Role Description

This executive role is designed as the principal execution partner to the CEO, playing a central part in advancing strategic initiatives and driving operational excellence savings opportunities throughout the organization. The position will be responsible for optimizing and standardizing processes, accelerating decision-making, and ensuring diligent follow-through on executive commitments. Harmonizing leadership alignment, promoting innovation, and fostering collaboration and accountability will be core to their mandate, creating a culture that supports efficient and compliant profitable growth across all regions.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategy & Oversight: Lead the execution of global functional strategies that drive operational efficiencies, drive continuous improvement across regional warehouse and distribution center networks through a centralized center of excellence. Ensure alignment with enterprise objectives while leading cross-functional initiatives that enhance productivity, elevate quality, and improve cost efficiency.
• Governance: Oversee enterprise operational governance structure with clear escalation paths and decision rights.
• Process Optimization: Design, implement, and refine standardized logistics procedures and operational workflows. Establish scalable policies that drive optimal performance.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop and track key metrics, dashboards, and benchmarks to monitor business performance, pinpointing areas for improvement and enforcing accountability across business units.
• Innovation & Technology: Advocate for and deploy advanced technologies and automation to streamline operations and enhance overall efficiency.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Promote collaboration across regional teams, facilitating the exchange of best practices and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Executive support: Assist with presentations and board material for the CEO and drive the agenda for staff meetings.
• Strategic Project Management: Develop project plans and deliverables, lead key transformational projects, and mentor project teams on workarounds, recovery plans, and scope changes.
• Change Management: Deliver measurable results through operational excellence initiatives, integrating strategies into business planning and supporting change management and communication programs.
• Governance & Compliance: Monitor adherence to regulatory requirements and company standards, ensuring business unit needs are in line with broader corporate interests.
• Execution Road-Mapping: Identify and resolve barriers to effective execution, establishing a clear roadmap for enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of progressive leadership experience in operational excellence, logistics, supply chain management, or site leadership within a global distribution environment.
• Demonstrated success in leading large-scale transformation initiatives with measurable results.
• Strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with program management and scheduling tools and techniques.
• Certification or experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with ERP and other enterprise platforms, with a proven ability to work closely with technology team.
• Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally as needed.

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in large, matrixed organizations, including experience leading a distributed sales force, supplier development functions, and/or procurement operations.
• Experience in electronics, distribution, supply chain management, or other high-volume distribution preferred.

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and decision-making
• Operational excellence and change management
• Supplier relationship management and risk mitigation
• Customer Service Orientation
• Data-driven storytelling and senior-level communication
• Project/program management and leadership

Distinguishing Characteristics

• Guide complex business initiatives to stay ahead of technology.
• Able to gain support for strategies using experienced influencing skills.
• Able to build strong peer relationships globally through steady collaboration.
• Able to demonstrate complex thinking and sound, independent judgment in problem resolution.
• Possesses strong business and financial acumen.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization to inspire diverse teams, and forge relationships with key customers.
• Able to adapt his or her leadership skills to meet the changing demands of a situation.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401K and Pension Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Family Support (Paid Leave, Surrogacy, Adoption)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
• Education Assistance
• Employee Development Resources
• Employee Wellness, Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs