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Senior Director, Global Operations Finance & Performance
OmniOn Power
USA
Full-time
Senior · 12+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Key Responsibilities:
- O perations Performance Management: Own the global Operations Finance performance cadence across manufacturing sites, including standardized KPI definitions, weekly and monthly performance reviews, root-cause analysis, corrective-action tracking and verification of financial results. Provide forward-looking visibility into performance, risks and opportunities and ensure consistent follow-through across the Operations organization.
- Manufacturing Cost, Productivity & EBITDA Improvement: Partner with Operations to drive measurable improvement in manufacturing cost, productivity and quantify their impact on EBITDA, with particular focus on:
- Headcount entitlement and labor productivity
- Earned hours versus paid hours
- Factory utilization and overhead absorption
- Purchase price variance (PPV)
- Material usage and manufacturing variances
- Scrap and rework
- Overtime and premium freight
- Other significant manufacturing cost drivers
- Identify root causes of unfavorable performance, distinguish structural from temporary issues, establish measurable improvement targets with Operations, and track the resulting financial impact through execution.
- Working Capital & Cash Performance: Drive visibility and improvement in Operations-related working capital and cash performance, including raw material, WIP and finished goods inventory, inventory turns, excess and obsolete material, and material and supplier commitments.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial and FP&A to connect demand forecasts, supply plans, procurement commitments, inventory requirements and expected revenue.
- Assess the financial and cash implications of supply and material decisions, including commitments made against demand scenarios above the operating revenue plan, and provide scenario analysis to balance supply assurance and revenue opportunity against inventory and cash exposure.
- Profitability & Decision Support: Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support key operational decisions, including:
- Product, customer and site profitability
- Cost-to-serve
- Make-or-buy decisions
- Sourcing strategy
- Capacity allocation and utilization
- Manufacturing footprint and supply-chain strategy
- Ensure significant operational decisions are supported by clear analysis of P&L, working capital, cash flow, ROI and sensitivity implications.
- Transformation & Benefits Realization: Partner with Operations to evaluate productivity, cost reduction, sourcing, automation, footprint and supply-chain improvement initiatives.
- Establish credible financial baselines, validate expected benefits and develop appropriate financial metrics before initiatives are approved.
- Track initiatives through implementation and verify that expected cost savings, productivity gains, working capital improvements and other financial benefits are realized in actual performance.
- Operations Planning, Forecasting & Capital Allocation: Lead the financial component of the annual operating plan and periodic forecasts for Global Operations, ensuring key operational assumptions are appropriately reflected in the company’s financial outlook.
- Lead, in partnership with Operations and Finance, the manufacturing and facilities capital planning and approval process, ensuring proposed investments are supported by robust financial analysis and providing a consistent financial framework to prioritize competing initiatives.
- Lead medium- and long-term business modeling to evaluate alternative manufacturing and capacity solutions to support growth, including organic investments, partnerships and potential M&A. Assess implications for manufacturing footprint, cost structure, capital requirements and financial returns.
- Manufacturing Finance & Controls: Provide functional leadership to plant finance teams and establish consistent financial reporting, costing methodologies, performance measurement and financial discipline across global manufacturing locations.
- Oversee manufacturing finance activities including standard cost setting, inventory valuation, overhead absorption and manufacturing variance analysis, while maintaining strong financial controls over inventory, fixed assets, manufacturing costs and operational spending.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.
- 12+ years of progressive Finance experience, with significant experience supporting manufacturing, Operations or Supply Chain organizations.
- Demonstrated success partnering directly with senior manufacturing and Operations leaders to deliver measurable improvements in EBITDA, cost, productivity and working capital.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, including labor productivity, standard costing, inventory, capacity utilization, overhead absorption and operational cost drivers.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including the ability to develop medium- and long-term business models, evaluate alternative operating and investment scenarios, and translate complex operational data into clear actions and business decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to identify root causes, challenge assumptions constructively and drive cross-functional corrective actions through execution.
- Experience working in a global, multi-site manufacturing environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Desired Characteristics:
- CPA, CMA and/or MBA preferred.
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations in Asia (China) and/or Mexico.
- Experience with complex global supply chains, constrained-material environments, or high-growth manufacturing businesses.
- Strong understanding of S&OP, demand and supply planning, inventory management, and working capital optimization.
- Experience evaluating manufacturing footprint, sourcing, capacity, and make-or-buy decisions.
- Demonstrated experience validating and tracking financial benefits from operational transformation, productivity or cost-reduction initiatives.
- Strong ERP and data analytics capabilities; SAP experience preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA, CMA and/or MBA preferred.
- Strong ERP and data analytics capabilities; SAP experience preferred.
About OmniOn Power
Electronics Manufacturing1000 employeesFounded 1996
Private power-conversion manufacturer serving data centers, 5G networks, wireless systems, and industrial infrastructure.
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