Senior Manager, VSL - Sustaining Production (Onsite)
About The Position
Ready to shape the future of Sustaining Production in a fast-paced environment? We’re on the hunt for an experienced Value Stream professional to lead transformative programs and projects within our Oxygen and Passenger Service Units business onsite in Lenexa, KS. In this pivotal, individual contributor role, you’ll be at the forefront, driving innovation as the primary customer liaison and leading high-impact Integrated Program Teams (IPTs) on large-scale, complex programs. You’ll be the problem-solver of choice, recommending bold solutions to tough challenges, delivering real-time progress updates, and playing a key role in negotiating contracts that drive success. We’re looking for a visionary leader—someone who can thrive autonomously, influence cross-functional teams, and lead with strategic precision. You bring a sharp eye for detail, a knack for critical thinking, and the ability to align every decision with our future-focused goals. If you’re ready to push the envelope, elevate the business, and make your mark on the cutting edge, we want to hear from you.
Requirements
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
- Experience with manufacturing operations and/or supply chain
- Experience working with cross functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Engineering degree or technical background
- Requires expert or mastery level knowledge of work area, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
- May have deep knowledge of project management.
- Advanced knowledge of related disciplines within work area and ability to identify links and potential impact on projects, programs or systems.
- PMP Certification
Responsibilities
- Leads risk and opportunity management for programs in production
- Lead multiple cross-functional projects at one time
- Participate in coordinating preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements, operational budgets, specifications, and financial conditions of contracts to ensure legal compliance and to protect the organization’s interests
- Lead large programs to support the development of program plans, schedules, and budgets for programs under his/her responsibility
- Establish key performance indicators and directs work to achieve these targets
- Analyze data and monitors programs to ensure adherence to cost, schedule and technical specifications
- Maintain and present plans and progress reports relating to business aspects of the program(s) to Senior Leadership and Customers
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and quality, specifically utilizing CORE (Customer Oriented Results and Excellence), lean, or six sigma methodology
- Identifie and address program problems and recommends resolutions to ensure the successful performance of programs in production including field service safety issues, customer satisfaction issues, obsolescence, work transfers, improvements for capacity, and supplier requests
- Lead program work with the various functional organizations to ensure alignment with the customer program objectives supporting development phase and then owning the production phase
- Direct program phases from start of production through completion (sunsetting) of program
- Interface with customers for program requirements to ensure successful completion
- Manage the contract lifecycle, cost, schedule and performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
