[Remote] Vice President Operations, North America

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hitachi Energy is a global leader in grid technologies, focused on addressing the urgent challenge of balancing electricity demand with decarbonization. They are seeking a Vice President of Operations to lead their Distribution Transformer business unit across North America, with a focus on strategy implementation, performance targets, project execution, and customer relations.

Responsibilities

• Implement the North America strategy ensuring business development and sustainable growth in the market
• Achieves established targets through regular oversight and definition of improvement actions
• Lead, own, and secure year-on-year operational targets, including Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), Quality, and P&L set by the North America BU leadership
• Enhance Distribution Transformers North America performance and ensure timely reporting of operational and financial results
• Lead and orchestrate the local team, consisting of direct line reports and North America functions, to ensure overall operational capacity and capability
• Ensure timely delivery of products, projects, and services, meeting targets for HSE, quality, schedule, financial results, and customer satisfaction
• Lead the Distribution Transformers for North America to ensure common focus and targets aligned with the North America and Global Product Group strategy
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers to ensure customer satisfaction
• Lead culture and behavioral change to continuously improve performance by driving continued improvements in compliance, productivity, delivery, and cost optimization year on year
• Ensure project quality capacity aligns with operational requirements to support the delivery of customer projects
• Implement HSE and business compliance standards and regulations, both internal and country-specific, within the units
• Maintain a secure work environment, implement ongoing HSE improvement processes, and uphold integrity performance
• Ensure the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed
• Guide, motivate, and develop subordinates according to HR policies

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree: Engineering, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field
• 10 to 15 years' experience of factory management and in the implementation of Lean principles in traditional manufacturing environment
• Leadership Experience: Proven track record of leading teams and managing projects with a strategic oversight of a specific product or product group
• Experience of managing manufacturing units in multiple locations and geographies
• Must have permanent US work authorization
• Master's Degree: An MBA or a Master's in a relevant field can be advantageous

Benefits

• Incentives which will be based on experience
• Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability
• You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website

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