Welooking for a skilled and passionate Vice President of Domestic Operations to provide leadership for our network of manufacturing and distribution facilities. Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT and CENTA), is a leading innovator, marketer, and producer of quality branded products for the pet and lawn and garden supplies markets. Central Pet Home Essentials (within the Central Pet Segment) is searching for a full time VP of Operations with an emphasis on Safety, Customer Service, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement. With our growing domestic manufacturing and distribution base, welooking for a strong candidate who possesses a deep understanding of production and warehouse distribution processes and can lead the operations to drive continuous improvement.
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LOCATION OVERSIGHT
This position is located in Surprise, Arizona (metro Phoenix).The Arizona go-live is June of 2018. Participation in the planning, execution and on-going oversight of the facility.
Athens, Texas- Central Pet Home Essentials -Dallas Manufacturing fill and assembly facility.
Co-manufacturing agreements within the United States.
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
Collaboratively work within the Central Pet Home Essentials Business Unit Leadership team to ensure the business units develops and achieves quarterly, annual, and strategic objectives.
Operations leadership and oversight for the Central Pet Home Essentials network ofsites, including; planning, production, procurement, maintenance, quality, safety, shipping and receiving
Lead development and deployment of Behavior Based Safety, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Systems, Cost Reduction, and Continuous Improvement at each site and across the domestic network
- Responsible for development of team members to enable a Lean Operating environment while driving Continuous Improvement using Lean methodology throughout the organization
- Development and implementation of an Operations strategy that enables business unit success throughout the strategic horizon.
- Value Stream Mapping of primary and secondary manufacturing and distribution facilities (current state, future state)
- Analyze activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine the facilityrogress toward stated goals and objectives
- Guide operations through collaborative planning with site personnel to insure the operating, financial, and best-practice objectives are accomplished according to plan
- Set strategies that will enable Business Unit top line and bottom line success.
- Implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries to deliver budget and EBIT objectives
- Coordinate activities of third party providers to ensure seamless interface with business unit and achievement of service level objectives
- Champion, abide by, and enforce all regulations, policies, work procedures, instructions, and safety requirements
IDEAL CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Minimum 10 years site management experience in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment
- Proficiency in deploying, training, and sustaining Lean Manufacturing principles in a manufacturing and/or distribution environment is required
- Experience leading manufacturing and/or distribution across multiple geographies is required
- Knowledge in coordinating operations with third party logistics (3PL) providers is a plus
- Demonstrated success in leadership, team management, and relationship building
- Financial acumen. Prior P&L responsibility
- Experience with deployment/operation of SAP in a manufacturing and/or distribution operation is a plus
- Strong analytical background. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Formal Training and Certifications: Lean Principles and Six Sigma Black Belt , are a plus
WORKING CONDITIONS We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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