Manufacturing Capacity Strategy & Execution Leader

Atmus•Nashville, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Manufacturing Capacity Strategy & Execution Leader, you will serve as the principal architect of Atmus’ global manufacturing network footprint. This high-impact executive role demands a visionary leader who can seamlessly translate complex business demand and long-term corporate priorities into decisive strategic actions. You will champion enterprise-wide decisions regarding capacity planning, make-versus-buy strategies, footprint optimization, and capital allocation to drive sustainable operational excellence. This role is on-site with flexibility, based out of our core hubs in either Nashville, TN or Indianapolis, IN.

Requirements

Fifteen or more years of progressive manufacturing, operations or supply chain experience.
Demonstrated experience in capacity planning, manufacturing strategy, footprint optimization, work transfers, productivity, or capital planning.
Experience leading complex cross-functional programs across multiple plants or regions.
Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, capacity analysis, labor modeling, capital evaluation, and business-case development.
Strong analytical, financial, program-management, and executive communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence effectively in a global matrix organization.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on execution and results.
Ability to travel approximately 35%, including internationally.

Nice To Haves

Green Belt certification

Responsibilities

Own the global manufacturing capacity plan across near-, medium-, and long-term horizons. Identify constraints, excess capacity, capability gaps, and capital requirements by plant, process, and product family. Lead resolution of capacity issues that cannot be addressed within individual plants or regions. Ensure existing capacity, productivity, and network opportunities are evaluated before additional capital is committed. Maintain clear assumptions for demand, utilization, efficiency, labor, product mix, and operational risk.
Lead enterprise make-versus-buy evaluations for products, components, and manufacturing processes. Develop fact-based recommendations considering total cost, capacity, capital, quality, technology, intellectual property, responsiveness, and supply risk. Partner with Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Operations to execute approved decisions. Periodically review previous decisions to confirm continued strategic and financial alignment.
Develop and maintain the global manufacturing footprint roadmap and intended role of each plant. Lead transfers of work between plants and between internal and external manufacturing sources. Evaluate opportunities to expand, reduce, repurpose, or realign manufacturing capacity based on business needs. Ensure transitions address tooling, inventory, quality validation, systems, customer approvals, workforce requirements, and operational readiness. Manage execution risk and confirm delivery of the approved business case.
Establish consistent benchmarks for direct labor, indirect labor, supervision, and plant-support functions. Translate demand, productivity, automation, and operating assumptions into workforce requirements. Identify structural productivity opportunities while protecting critical plant capabilities. Partner with Plant Managers, Human Resources, and Finance to develop and execute headcount plans. Track performance against approved workforce and organizational productivity targets.
Own the enterprise pipeline of manufacturing productivity opportunities. Establish common standards for identifying, validating, prioritizing, and tracking initiatives. Ensure each initiative has clear ownership, timing, investment, risk, and financial benefit. Partner with Finance to validate baselines and confirm savings realization. Maintain sufficient opportunity coverage to deliver annual productivity and longer-term margin commitments. Escalate gaps in pipeline value, execution, resources, or benefit realization.
Translate Atmus’ manufacturing and integrated supply chain strategy into a sequenced portfolio of initiatives. Align capacity, footprint, capital, automation, productivity, workforce, and make-versus-buy priorities. Establish clear objectives, owners, milestones, measures, and governance. Maintain a multiyear manufacturing strategy deployment roadmap. Provide senior leadership with transparent recommendations, trade-offs, risks, and progress updates.
Lead complex cross-functional programs spanning multiple plants, regions, and functions. Establish integrated plans covering scope, resources, schedule, capital, savings, risks, and decision requirements. Coordinate execution across Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, Finance, Sourcing, Human Resources, Quality, Information Technology, and Commercial teams. Escalate issues early and drive accountability for operational and financial outcomes. Build alignment and influence stakeholders across the organization. Ensure initiatives deliver the approved business case, not simply project completion.