Sr. Operational Manager

What you'll do

• Direct production execution and facility-wide operations to meet production, quality, delivery, inventory, cost, and safety goals.
• Lead and develop manufacturing teams and drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and data-based operational improvements.
• Manage manufacturing readiness, new product introductions, budgets, capacity, and cross-functional coordination; report performance and risks to leadership.

What they ask for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, production, or plant operations management.
• Experience managing large production organizations in technology, electronics, server, enterprise hardware, data-center infrastructure, or related manufacturing environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Lenovo DWC products or comparable liquid-cooled, AI/GPU, HPC, or rack-scale hardware; OEM, ODM, or EMS manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• MBA, Lean Manufacturing Certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt; experience managing 50+ employees is preferred.

Tools

SAP, ERP, MES, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen

AI focus

Manufacturing operations may involve AI/GPU-based systems and AI-related data-center hardware; the role does not describe AI development work.