Vice President, Operational Excellence

Trex Pte Ltd - Winchester, VA

Full-time - Executive

Winchester, VA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

When you work at Trex, you're helping to grow and enhance a true original. You join a company that boldly launched an entire industry and still leads the way. We are looking for our Vice President, Operational Excellence to help us meet production and quality goals. As the VP, Operational Excellence you'll spearhead our journey towards world-class operational performance. This pivotal role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, driving continuous improvement across our supply chain and manufacturing operations. You'll lead a diverse team of directors, championing safety, efficiency, and innovation to expand our gross margins and strengthen our competitive edge. The Vice President, Operational Excellence is responsible for leading Operational Excellence initiatives at Trex Company. The candidates we are seeking must demonstrate strong strategic and technical leadership as well as industry leading vision to maintain and improve sustainability and optimization of Supply Chain as well as influencing closely working teams such as Engineering and Manufacturing departments. Key Duties and Responsibilities include leading the development and implementation of the Trex Company's Operating System, utilizing industry-proven methodologies across 7 pillars to drive sustainable continuous improvement. You will provide 3-5 year strategic direction for the Operational Excellence Team, setting goals and developing execution plans with clear milestones and metrics. Additionally, you will facilitate Trex Company's annual strategic planning process, aligning operational excellence initiatives with overall business objectives, and manage the Manufacturing Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Program Management, and Safety Teams. You will also lead with influence to implement solutions across business functions and teams, orchestrate impactful governance and change management processes, ensuring smooth transitions and sustained improvements. Directly leading and mentoring the Operational Excellence Team, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team and across the organization will be crucial. You will communicate the Trex Company's Operational strategies to investors, the board, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders, creating strong partnerships with business areas within Trex, such as peers in manufacturing, quality, R&D, supply planning, sourcing, and logistics. In terms of Supply Chain, you will lead the development and implementation of the Trex Operating System, championing innovative working methods, guiding the Supply Chain Organization through transformative changes with clear, inspiring communication. You will set the strategy and lead the optimization of Trex's Supply Chain (Plan, Source, Make Deliver) to drive sustainable continuous improvement in safety, quality, operating performance and gross margin expansion. Finally, you will manage budgets and develop Operating Plans to balance Operational Excellence resources with strategic objectives, driving change & transformations, working collaboratively with Supply Chain colleagues, cross-functional business leaders, as well as senior leaders to deliver actionable solutions to resolve complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of the Trex Company's Operating System, utilizing industry-proven methodologies across 7 pillars to drive sustainable continuous improvement.
• Provide 3-5 year strategic direction for the Operational Excellence Team, setting goals and developing execution plans with clear milestones and metrics.
• Facilitate Trex Company's annual strategic planning process, aligning operational excellence initiatives with overall business objectives.
• Manage the Manufacturing Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Program Management, and Safety Teams.
• Lead with influence to implement solutions across business functions and teams.
• Orchestrate impactful governance and change management processes, ensuring smooth transitions and sustained improvements.
• Directly lead and mentor the Operational Excellence Team, including Directors of Safety, Continuous Improvement, Program Management, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team and across the organization.
• Develop strategic partnerships with business stakeholders and resolve problems by collaborating with other closely related teams.
• Communicate the Trex Company's Operational strategies to investors, the board, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders.
• Create strong partnerships with business areas within Trex, such as peers in manufacturing, quality, R&D, supply planning, sourcing, and logistics.
• Champion innovative working methods, guiding the Supply Chain Organization through transformative changes with clear, inspiring communication.
• Set the strategy and lead the optimization of Trex's Supply Chain (Plan, Source, Make Deliver) to drive sustainable continuous improvement in safety, quality, operating performance and gross margin expansion.
• Manage budgets and develop Operating Plans to balance Operational Excellence resources with strategic objectives.
• Drive change & transformations, working collaboratively with Supply Chain colleagues, cross-functional business leaders, as well as senior leaders to deliver actionable solutions to resolve complex challenges.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required.
• 15+ years' work experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• A master's degree and/or Six Sigma Belt Certification is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and paid vacation.
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance with a generous share of the cost covered.
• 401(k) With Company Match.
• Tuition Reimbursement for further education.
• Training and Education options available.
• Stock Purchase Program at a discounted price.
• Employee Discount Program for Trex products.