Value Stream Manager

BERETTA USA CORP • Gallatin, TN

1h

About The Position

Beretta USA is seeking a Value Stream Manager for Gallatin Operations to lead the end-to-end performance of assigned value streams, from material availability through product delivery. Reporting to the Vice President of Supply Chain and Manufacturing, this role integrates people, materials, equipment, quality, cost, and continuous improvement to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Growth, and People objectives.

The manager leads cross-functional execution, coordinates production, quality assurance, and supply chain activities, removes barriers to production flow, and applies lean manufacturing methods to improve efficiency and reduce waste. The role uses daily management routines, KPIs, and fact-based analysis to identify performance gaps, assign corrective actions, escalate barriers, and verify sustained results. It also owns value-stream budget and operating targets, annual budgeting, standard work, and cost-saving improvement projects.

The Value Stream Manager develops an engaged, capable, and accountable team through employee development, practical training, recognition, collaboration, and clear accountability. The role represents customer requirements in operational decisions and translates feedback, quality results, and delivery expectations into priorities for product, process, and operational improvement. Success is demonstrated through sustained improvements in safety, first-pass quality, schedule attainment, throughput, cost performance, inventory flow, employee capability, and completion of prioritized continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Eight to ten years of progressively responsible manufacturing experience with demonstrated results in an industrial, mixed-model, high-mix/low-volume production environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing finance and operating metrics, including budgets, labor and overhead performance, cost variances, productivity, inventory, and continuous-improvement savings.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively as a leader and/or team member with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects by defining scope, establishing milestones and ownership, managing risks, and delivering agreed results on time, within budget, and against defined success criteria.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, including effective verbal and written communication across organizational levels.
• Advanced systems skills and working knowledge of MS Office, including advanced Excel knowledge.
• Working knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing applications and responsible use of AI-enabled productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT.
• Ability to organize competing priorities, manage multiple projects in a fast-paced operating environment, and adapt to change.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, business acumen, and practical understanding of manufacturing management processes.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and influence others; take initiative and ownership; and use quantitative analysis to guide decisions and develop practical solutions.
• Positive attitude, professional demeanor, integrity, resilience, and a hands-on leadership approach.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in supply chain, engineering, operations management, or a related field.
• Lean manufacturing certification, such as SME, Lean Enterprise Institute, BAMA, or another organization.
• Experience working across global operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams and align them around operational goals, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Own the safe, efficient, and reliable performance of assigned value streams from material availability through product delivery.
• Oversee value-stream processes from raw-material procurement through product delivery and coordinate production, quality assurance, and supply chain activities.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and strengthen production flow.
• Establish, review, and act on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Growth, and People KPIs using daily management routines and fact-based analysis.
• Identify performance gaps, assign corrective actions, escalate barriers, and verify sustained results.
• Achieve approved budgets and operating targets for assigned value streams and develop annual budgets supporting manufacturing and production objectives.
• Manage the performance, development, and accountability of direct reports; provide training and build employee capability and a talent pipeline.
• Represent customer requirements in value-stream decisions by translating feedback, quality performance, and delivery expectations into operational priorities.
• Develop current- and future-state value-stream maps, identify constraints and waste, prioritize opportunities, and lead implementation plans to improve flow, capacity, quality, and delivery.
• Champion rapid problem solving and accountability throughout the value stream.
• Develop, implement, and sustain standard work and practices based on lean methods and principles.
• Lead cost-saving projects and other continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Address employee engagement, absenteeism, turnover, and development as part of value-stream performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager