Value Stream Manager

Value Stream Manager

Position Title:

Value Stream Manager, Gallatin Operations

Beretta USA is seeking an accomplished Value Stream Manager for Gallatin Operations to strengthen production flow, inspire cross-functional teams, and accelerate lean manufacturing, operational excellence, and customer-focused results. This role offers the opportunity to shape value stream performance, develop capable teams, and contribute directly to the continued growth and success of the business.

• Operational leadership: The role oversees the value stream from raw-material procurement through product delivery, coordinates production, quality assurance, and supply chain activities, and leads continuous improvement through lean methods.
• Performance and improvement: Core priorities include daily metric-based analysis, budget accountability, rapid problem solving, standard work, annual budgeting, cost-saving projects, and focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, growth, and people metrics.
• People and culture: The Value Stream Leader will build an engaged, capable, and accountable team by developing employees, providing relevant training, recognizing contributions, strengthening collaboration, and creating an environment where people can grow while continuously improving customer and business outcomes.
• Candidate qualifications: Requirements include a bachelor’s degree, eight to ten years of measured global manufacturing experience in a high-mix, low-volume environment, strong financial, analytical, negotiation, communication, and project-management skills, advanced Excel and systems knowledge, and familiarity with artificial intelligence supplemental supply chain tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.

Responsibilities Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President of Supply Chain and Manufacturing, the Value Stream Manager owns the end-to-end performance of assigned Gallatin value streams. The role integrates people, materials, equipment, quality, cost, and continuous improvement to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Growth, and People objectives.

The Value Stream Manager is accountable for the safe, efficient, and reliable performance of assigned value streams from material availability through product delivery. This leader directs cross-functional execution, removes barriers to flow, develops people, and drives measurable improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Growth, and People performance.

• Leadership and Supervision: Lead and unite cross-functional teams around clear operational goals, strengthen collaboration and accountability, and create the conditions for employees to contribute ideas, solve problems, and achieve continuous improvement together.
• Process Optimization: Oversee the entire value stream process from raw material procurement to product delivery, implementing lean manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
• Collaboration: Build strong partnerships across production, quality assurance, and supply chain to maintain smooth operations, resolve issues quickly, and deliver successful outcomes for employees, customers, and the business.
• Establish, review, and act on value stream KPIs for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Growth, and People. Use daily management routines and fact-based analysis to identify performance gaps, assign corrective actions, elevate barriers, and verify sustained results.
• Training and Development: Create and implement practical development programs that expand team capabilities in lean manufacturing and other relevant areas, support employee growth, and build a strong pipeline of talent for the organization.
• Represent customer requirements in value stream decisions by translating feedback, quality performance, and delivery expectations into priorities for product, process, and operational improvement.
• Develop current- and future-state value stream maps, identify constraints and waste, prioritize improvement opportunities, and lead implementation plans that improve flow, capacity, quality, and delivery performance.

Key Focus Areas:

• Using daily management metrics and techniques, conducting fact-based analysis of current state
• Achieve approved budget and operating targets for the assigned value stream, and manage the performance, development, and accountability of all direct reports.
• Champions Rapid Problem Solving and accountability throughout the Value Stream
• Create an environment in which employees are engaged, empowered, and accountable for improving value stream performance, serving customers, and achieving individual and team objectives.
• Develop, implement and sustain Standard work / practices based on LEAN methods and principles
• Develops annual budget to support manufacturing/production objectives
• Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Growth, People KPI focus (SQDCGP)
• Standard Work development and adherence
• Absenteeism, Turn Over and employee development
• Cost savings Projects driven by CI mindset

Success in this role will be demonstrated through sustained improvement in employee safety, first-pass quality, schedule attainment, throughput, cost performance, inventory flow, employee capability, and completion of prioritized continuous-improvement initiatives.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIAL SKILLS

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong business acumen, sound judgment, and a practical understanding of manufacturing management processes. This individual must communicate effectively across organizational levels, organize competing priorities, lead and motivate others, and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced operating environment.

The ideal candidate will combine urgency, integrity, resilience, and a hands-on leadership style. This individual must influence peers, build alignment around shared objectives, use quantitative analysis to guide decisions, and translate operational issues into practical actions.

Personal Strengths: The successful candidate will bring professional credibility, sound judgment, strong analytical capability, positive energy, and a genuine commitment to helping teams and the business succeed.

• Maturity, credibility, and unquestioned integrity.
• Highly developed analytical skills.
• A high energy level, passion and strong work ethic.
• Decisive, action and result oriented.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrates a “hands-on” approach that supports team empowerment and accomplishment.
• A collaborative team member who is motivated to make a meaningful contribution to the continued growth and success of the business .
• Confident, intelligent, and intuitive.
• An ability to approach issues knowledgeably, decisively, and pragmatically and to subsequently devise reasoned solutions to problems. An excellent problem solver.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required; a degree in supply chain, engineering, operations management, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Lean manufacturing certification (SME, Lean Enterprise Institute, BAMA or other) preferred
• Eight to ten years of progressively responsible manufacturing experience with demonstrated results in an industrial, mixed-model, high-mix/low-volume production environment; experience working across global operations is preferred.
• Proven ability to build relationships and work effectively as a leader and/or team member with cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of manufacturing finance and operating metrics, including budgets, labor and overhead performance, cost variances, productivity, inventory, and continuous-improvement savings.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects by defining scope, establishing milestones and ownership, managing risks, and delivering agreed results on time, within budget, and against defined success criteria.
• Strong presentation and communication skills are required.
• Takes initiative, embraces ownership, and consistently looks for opportunities to deliver strong results, improve performance, and contribute beyond established goals.
• Advanced systems skills and working knowledge of MS Office, with advanced Excel knowledge
• Working knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing applications, including the effective and responsible use of AI-enabled productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT.

Demonstrates a positive attitude, professional demeanor ,and the ability to adapt effectively in a fast -paced, changing environment.