About the Company
Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations
About the Role
The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of end-to-end manufacturing operations to achieve business objectives, production commitments, and customer expectations. This role drives operational excellence, organizational capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring the highest standards of quality, productivity, regulatory compliance, and cost efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead and transform the manufacturing organization by developing high-performing teams and fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Develop and execute manufacturing strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and long-term growth plans.
- Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional teams across manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, and planning functions to optimize operational performance.
- Oversee all manufacturing activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, quality management systems, and environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Drive the execution of production strategies to achieve delivery targets, capacity optimization, productivity improvements, and cost competitiveness.
- Lead manufacturing transformation initiatives, including Lean, Six Sigma, automation, digitalization, and process optimization programs.
- Own manufacturing budgets, operating expenditure, and capital investment planning to ensure effective resource allocation and return on investment.
- Partner with supply chain and planning teams on production scheduling, inventory optimization, material flow management, and demand planning.
- Establish operational metrics and governance processes to monitor performance related to safety, quality, output, yield, delivery, and cost.
- Identify and mitigate operational risks while driving corrective and preventive actions to improve overall business performance.
- Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, employee engagement, and leadership coaching.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline. A Master's degree or professional certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, or Operations Excellence is advantageous.
- Minimum 12–15 years of manufacturing operations experience, including at least 7 years in senior leadership roles managing large-scale manufacturing operations and cross-functional teams.
- Proven track record of leading manufacturing operations within highly regulated industries such as medical devices, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, precision engineering, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated success in driving manufacturing transformation, operational excellence initiatives, and large-scale continuous improvement programs.
- Strong expertise in production planning, capacity management, supply chain integration, budgeting, and capital expenditure management.
- In-depth knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and international standards, including ISO and environmental, health, and safety requirements.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience balancing operational performance, customer satisfaction, and business profitability.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior leadership and drive organizational alignment.
- Proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop high-performing teams in complex and fast-paced manufacturing environments.
Required Skills
- Leadership and team development
- Operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Manufacturing strategy execution
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Regulatory compliance and quality management
Preferred Skills
- Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Digitalization and automation in manufacturing
- Advanced manufacturing technologies
