Vice President - Grid North America

Standex•Sugar Land, TX

About The Position

We are seeking a results-driven Vice President to lead a rapidly growing $75M manufacturing business unit. This role will own day-to-day leadership across Sales, Operations, and Engineering, while partnering closely with the President. This leader will play a critical role in driving growth, operational excellence, and customer success, enabling the President to focus on strategic expansion initiatives. The ideal candidate brings a strong commercial mindset, deep manufacturing experience, and a proven ability to manage a full P&L in a complex industrial environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, with exposure to plant and commercial leadership
Proven success in a P&L leadership role within a $50M–$100M+ business
Strong sales and customer-facing background, with the ability to win and grow business
Demonstrated ability to lead operations and drive continuous improvement
Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering collaboration, and supply chain dynamics

Nice To Haves

advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred
Experience in industrial or grid / core manufacturing environments preferred (or similar engineered products)

Responsibilities

Own and drive business unit performance, including revenue growth, margin expansion, and operational efficiency
Partner with the President to develop and execute strategic business plans and growth initiatives
Utilize strong financial acumen to analyze, forecast, and improve P&L performance
Identify and execute opportunities for new business, market expansion, and customer growth
Partner with the corporate/parent companies & stakeholders to execute strategic mandates, translate high-level vision into measurable success via performance analytics, bowler tracking and key metrics.
Lead all commercial activities, including sales strategy, key account management, and customer engagement
Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic customers and partners
Drive a customer-centric culture, ensuring responsiveness, quality, and service excellence
Develop and coach the sales team to achieve aggressive growth targets
Lead and govern critical operational pillars – manufacturing, quality, supply chain logistics & inventory management.
Oversee daily operations, ensuring efficient, high-quality manufacturing performance
Drive continuous improvement initiatives in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC)
Optimize production processes, resource planning, and capacity utilization
Ensure alignment between sales demand and operational execution
Cultivate strong collaborative relationships, manage operational dependencies and engage in cross functional activities with overseas plants in India, Mexico, Croatia to ensure smooth working and consistent production flow/delivery to Texas facility
Lead engineering efforts to support product development, process improvements, and technical innovation
Collaborate with customers and internal teams to deliver engineered solutions
Drive efficiency and cost improvements through design and process enhancements
Provide strong, visible leadership across sales, operations, and engineering teams
Build a high-performance culture founded on accountability, empathy, collaboration, and integrity
Attract, develop, and retain top talent within the business unit
Foster cross-functional alignment with Finance, HR, and executive leadership