Total 2 Director/C-Level Manufacturing / Production job vacancies in VIC - Melbourne - South East

Responsibilities:

• Manage customer relationship on a Global basis and will act as the key escalation point globally for all product programs, projects, and operational performance issues.
• Facilitate collaborative communication between all functional areas within a location / business group/vertically integrated organization.
• Facilitate external two-way communication between Customer and Flex Sites.
• Manage the process to ensure Customers expectations are clearly defined, understood, and communicated across the appropriate Flex Organizations
• Work with Operations globally to ensure the appropriate Project Managers and project resources are assigned to all customer projects
• Accountable for supporting the performance of Project team(s) and Project manager(s)
• Provide the necessary leadership and support to Project Managers to manage projects in line with project management processes and associated policies and procedures.
• Ensure collaborative cross-functional project team participation to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control all phases of a project or subproject to ensure work efforts are executed on time, within budget, and according to stated requirements reliably and repeatedly.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences or Business; MBA is preferred.
• Typically requires 10 years of progressively advancing account management and/or business development experience.
• Demonstrated experience in working within cloud, enterprise, compute customers as a Program Manager or Global Program Manager.
• Experience building relationships while working directly with customers.
• Experience managing a local team and Experience with Finance/Quoting.
• Ability to Travel & Work non-traditional hours.

Unique opportunity for those experienced in the manufacturing field looking to grow their career in Defence Your new company
An exceptional opportunity awaits for an Industry Director within a reputable defence company. This organisation has a strong track record of leadership and innovation in the defence field. As part of the senior management team, the successful candidate will shape strategy, manage human, financial, and physical resources, and ensure the effective implementation of policies and long-term plans. Responsibilities include overseeing product manufacturing, maintaining production, performance, and quality standards, and driving increased productivity and efficiency across the team and supply chain. Safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals will be rigorously met. Location: North Regional Victoria
Reporting directly to senior management, you'll join a supportive team where mentorship and guidance will facilitate your growth in this role. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those outside the defence sector, to apply.


Implement the industrial strategy and in particular the human organisation, financial and material means which guarantee the proper execution of the policies and plans adopted, for the short, medium and long term.
Manage industrial activities, direct and develop the team
Ensure that the engineering, Process Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations teams provide support to the production/repair teams
Ensure the industrial sector is competitively structured (transformation plan)
Sponsor and promote the LEAN transformation approach (CLPF, Andon & KAIZEN, etc.)
Interfacing the implementation of future growth into operations by translating demand towards meeting future needs through overseeing operational changes
Heavily involved with site manufacturing, site management and supply chain management

What you'll need to succeed

Degree Qualified Engineer/Scientist or other relevant qualification
Senior leadership experience within a complex multisite engineering environment leading team of executives in a production environment.
Extensive experience in developing technical strategic plans to support a complex and varied design engineering environment.
Experience driving organisational transformation to optimise business performance within a complex environment
Problem solver, a natural leader, and creative so far as being able to bring proactive and innovative solutions to problem areas of the business
Commercial and business experience in senior management

What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to ali.kavanagh@hays.com.au . If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Please click here to apply.