Senior Vice President, Operations

Role Overview

• Partner with Executive Leadership Team and Otter Products Board to align Operations strategies for company growth and profitability and improve overall organizational performance
• Establish, communicate, and execute the strategic vision for supply chain and integrate these initiatives cross-functionally
• Advise executives on supply chain resources and demands to ensure we are meeting customer demands, time to market deliverables, and quality initiatives
• Provide exceptional leadership and act as a thought-leader for Otter Products Operations Leadership Team
• Responsible for performance of all distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing sites
• Evaluate existing processes across multiple functional areas and develop performance improvements
• Track and report on operating results to ensure consistent progress towards achieving organizational goal
• Ensure cost-effective measures are in place and implement cost reduction strategies to ensure various cost-saving initiatives are being taken advantage of to reduce costs in our overall supply base
• Manage time to market deliverables for the company and ensure deliverables are being met at all levels within supply chain
• Accountable for ensuring that optimal inventory levels are always managed
• Direct all global vendor and supplier negotiations and relationships, ensuring supplier performance expectations are being met at all times
• Direct multiple supply chain initiatives in a fast paced, high-volume, continuously changing environment
• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by being an active leader in all safety program initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• MBA is preferred
• Minimum of fifteen years of experience within Supply Chain, Logistics, and Distribution Operations including multinational experience
• At least two years in a director level role, or above, is required
• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is required
• Experience with injection molding combination products is highly preferred
• APICS or Supply Chain Certification is preferred

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic life
• Voluntary life
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings account
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Accrued paid time off based on seniority
• Volunteer time off
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company holidays
• Years of service awards