Vice President

Filtrex Service Group•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

Filtrex Companies, a national distribution and service company, is seeking a Vice President to lead operations across multiple markets. The role oversees distribution, field service, logistics, facilities, safety, and customer experience, with a focus on improving efficiency and profitability. The Vice President works with executive leadership and teams across finance, sales, HR, procurement, account management, and technology to translate business goals into operating plans, standardize processes, and develop leaders who can support national growth. The position leads national operations strategy and performance across multiple locations, including warehousing, inventory, fulfillment, transportation, fleet coordination, routing, and field service delivery. It manages operating budgets, labor productivity, capital planning, and margin improvement, and partners with finance on forecasts and branch profitability. The Vice President also leads safety, compliance, business continuity, operational systems improvements, and change initiatives for new systems, locations, acquisitions, and integrations. The role works in a professional office environment and involves regular travel to branches, distribution centers, customer and vendor locations, and company meetings. National travel may be required to support operations, facility reviews, and growth initiatives. Filtrex describes itself as having transitioned in 2012 from coil cleaning and filter replacement to a self-performing national mechanical contractor focused on HVAC/R preventive maintenance. Its service approach aims to provide consistent quality and reduce clients’ HVAC/R budgets, and the company uses QRScan’s Enterprise Asset Management Suite and multiple apps for clients, technicians, and administrative staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, operations management, supply chain, logistics, engineering, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive operations leadership experience, including significant responsibility for multiple locations, regional operations, or national operations.
Experience in distribution, logistics, field service, branch operations, supply chain, manufacturing support, industrial services, facilities services, or a related service-intensive environment.
A record of improving safety, service quality, labor productivity, inventory accuracy, cost control, and profitability.
Strong financial skills, including operating budgets, profit and loss performance, capital expenditures, forecasting, and performance metrics.
Experience leading large, geographically dispersed teams through multiple levels of management and developing accountable leaders.
Experience implementing or improving operational systems, dashboards, standard procedures, and continuous improvement programs.
Clear communication, sound judgment, and the ability to lead change while working effectively with executives, employees, customers, and vendors.

Nice To Haves

An MBA or other advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Lead national operations strategy, set performance targets, and hold regional and functional leaders accountable for results.
Oversee warehousing, inventory, fulfillment, shipping, receiving, returns, fleet coordination, transportation, and routing across multiple locations.
Improve field service delivery through dispatching, scheduling, technician productivity, service quality, and customer issue resolution.
Manage operating budgets, expenses, labor productivity, capital planning, and margin improvement; partner with finance on forecasts and branch profitability.
Coach and develop operations leaders, strengthen succession plans, and partner with HR on hiring, training, retention, and workforce planning.
Lead safety programs, audits, incident prevention, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and protection of company assets.
Partner with procurement, sales, and account management to improve product availability, vendor performance, customer retention, and contract execution.
Standardize procedures and improve operational systems, dashboards, and reporting with technology leaders.
Lead change initiatives for new systems, locations, acquisitions, and integrations.
Track delivery performance, inventory accuracy, service response, first-time fix rates, customer satisfaction, safety, productivity, and employee retention to guide improvements.