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Senior Manager, Plant Operations - Hybrid - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

🏭 Lead Operational Excellence – Oversee site leadership, logistics, and financial performance for a high-impact U.S. operation supporting industrial automation and electrification.

📦 Drive VFD Execution – Leverage deep experience in variable frequency drives (VFDs) to ensure quality, efficiency, and product delivery across the value chain.

📈 Shape GTM Strategy – Align operations and commercial execution with U.S. market growth goals, partnering cross-functionally to implement forward-looking GTM strategies.

Join a global industry leader at the forefront of electrification and automation. We’re looking for a Senior Site Leader with 10+ years of experience to take full ownership of operational leadership, financial stewardship, and strategic execution at a key U.S. site. The ideal candidate has a strong background in VFD manufacturing or distribution, supply chain logistics, and site-level P&L responsibility.

You’ll collaborate closely with business unit leaders, supply chain teams, and sales leadership to align operations with GTM priorities. Your ability to drive performance, manage complexity, and foster cross-functional collaboration will directly impact growth, customer satisfaction, and profitability.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead daily site operations including production, logistics, safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Own full-site financial performance including budgeting, forecasting, and cost management
• Drive operational readiness for variable frequency drive (VFD) production, distribution, or service
• Lead cross-functional execution across supply chain, engineering, and commercial teams
• Translate U.S. GTM strategy into actionable site-level priorities and performance goals
• Champion a culture of safety, accountability, and employee engagement
• Develop and mentor a high-performing team while managing resource planning and growth
• Serve as the primary liaison between site operations and executive leadership

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of experience in operations, site leadership, or plant/general management roles
• Strong background in industrial products, ideally in VFDs or related motion control technologies
• Proven success managing logistics, warehousing, or distribution functions
• Financial fluency with P&L ownership and experience in cost control, capital planning, and forecasting
• Strategic thinking with the ability to implement go-to-market (GTM) initiatives at the operational level
• Excellent leadership and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to lead transformation, drive metrics-based decisions, and deliver results in a matrixed organization

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