Senior Vice President, Global Operations

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Galvion

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2005

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

Galvion is a company specializing in protective and energy management solutions for the military, government, and responder sectors. They offer a range of products, including Batlskin protective gear such as helmets with mounts, visors, and guards, as well as advanced power and data systems including batteries, power managers, and wearable power and data cables. With a focus on innovation and performance, they aim to enhance the capabilities and safety of individuals in demanding environments. Galvion has also secured significant contracts, such as a major helmet contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO).

📋 Description

• Develop and execute a global operations strategy aligned with corporate objectives and long-term growth plans • Establish enterprise-wide operational priorities and performance metrics • Foster operational excellence, collaboration, innovation, safety, quality, and employee engagement • Lead organizational change initiatives improving efficiency, scalability, and competitiveness • Build and lead a multi-site leadership team through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development • Provide executive leadership for global manufacturing operations • Ensure safe, efficient, cost-effective production and customer delivery commitments • Optimize manufacturing capacity, production scheduling, labour utilization, workflow efficiency, load balancing, and technology transfer • Drive productivity, waste reduction, profitability, and common global operating standards • Ensure a consistent global quality management system and regulatory compliance • Lead global procurement, sourcing, inventory management, production planning, logistics, supplier performance, trade, customs, and supply chain strategy • Own the global ERP business strategy and operational effectiveness • Champion digital transformation, workflow automation, data accuracy, and operational visibility • Manage global operational budgets and capital expenditure plans • Monitor KPIs for productivity, quality, inventory, cost, safety, delivery, and customer satisfaction • Support capacity expansion, site strategy, capital investment, make-or-buy, and footprint decisions • Lead operational risk management, business continuity, contingency planning, and regulatory compliance • Foster cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Business Development, Program Management, IT, and Security • Advise the Founder & CEO on operational strategy, growth investments, and enterprise risk

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field • MBA or other relevant graduate degree is considered a strong asset • Minimum of 18 years of progressive manufacturing and operations leadership experience, including at least 8 years in a senior executive role • Experience within defence, aerospace, precision manufacturing, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment • Demonstrated success leading multi-site, multi-country manufacturing operations and cross-functional teams • Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, capital planning, and operational cost management • Experience supporting organizational growth, change management, and business transformation • Executive leadership within growth-oriented, global manufacturing organizations • Strategic and systems thinker • Inspirational and collaborative leader • Decisive with sound judgment • Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills • Customer-focused and quality-driven • Resilient and adaptable in a dynamic, global manufacturing environment • Frequent required travel across global operations and partner and supplier locations

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth • Challenging work • Opportunity to contribute to products that make a real-world difference