VP Operations - Mobility and Materials

DuPont•Wimington, DE

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers VP Operations / Global Integrated Operations Leader – Mobility and Materials The VP Operations / Integrated Operations Leader (IOL) leads end-to-end Global Manufacturing for Mobility and Materials, including line of businesses of Adhesives & Fluids, Multibase and Tedlar and is a senior leader within Integrated Operations function. The role is accountable for end-to-end performance including Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S), compliance, customer performance (delivery and quality), asset reliability, manufacturing, engineering, capital planning and execution, cost productivity, planning and scheduling, forecasting, external contract manufacturing, and ensuring supply alignment and execution against the business strategy. The businesses direct operations include 13 manufacturing sites global (Americas, Asia and EMEA) which are a mix of low and high hazards. This role is an active member of the Global Business Teams and reports directly to the Vice President and General Manager of Mobility and Materials. The role also has a strong matrixed relationship to the Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Engineering and partners across lines of businesses and functions to build talent, drive operational excellence and enable growth. The preferred location for this position is Wilmington, DE, but other US based locations within our US footprint.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
20+ years of leadership in global Operations areas is required (experience gained through large Plant and Functional roles)
Strong knowledge of EH&S best practices including Process Safety Management
Application of Operational/Digital Excellence and other industry best practices, processes and tools to drive higher levels of manufacturing and supply chain performance
Ability to travel internationally up to 30% of time
Balanced leadership in developing Strategy, driving Execution and exhibiting Inspiration
Understand and apply financial principles to make informed business decisions, effectively managing financial data and resources
Manages breadth and complexity; sees the big picture; understands and appreciates the connection points and breaks down complexity and barriers for others
Ability to engage and influence leaders and others across multiple functions and layers in the organization; acts with courage
Demonstrated strong customer focus with the ability to surface and resolve complicated issues with business, supply chain, operations, technical, IT and R&D leadership.
Demonstrated high learning agility (change, people, mental, results)
Demonstrated ability to lead major changes with a bias for decision making
Demonstrated ability to attract, develop and retain talent and build engaged, high performing teams
Communicates verbally and in writing effectively up, down, and laterally throughout the organization; has external connections with communities, professional and/or government organizations

Nice To Haves

advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

Values and drives the DuPont Core Values (Safety and Health, Respect for People, Highest Ethical Behavior and Protecting the Planet) and sets the example through consistent communications and behaviors
Develops and engages organization in overall strategic integrated operations plan (supply chain, manufacturing, capital, etc.), aligned to business strategy, to enable growth opportunities and address market conditions
Collaborates with senior leaders within business and functions to identify areas of improvement or leverage and adjusts plans as needed to deliver expected results
Uses metrics to lead the performance of a portfolio of manufacturing assets to top quartile performance in EH&S, Customer metrics, Asset Reliability, and Cost Productivity; manages to budget
Drives increased capability and efficiency through visible processes and metrics in the manufacturing, engineering and supply chain organizations to meet short- and long-term business needs
Partners with Functional teams to develop and maintain benchmarks internally and externally to drive continual improvement and competitiveness
Sponsors Operational Excellence and Lean Digital tools and processes to deliver business results and build a culture of excellence across all levels of the organization; drives alignment across all manufacturing sites
Leverages strategic talent management and reward processes to attract, develop and retain talent to meet business objectives now and for the future. Develops talent by engaging in mentorship, coaching, experiences and learning and development opportunities for Integrated Operations. Supports development of talent through the Field Rotational program to build a pipeline of Integrated Operations talent for the enterprise
Member of the senior operations leadership team contributes to setting the overall strategic direction of the Integrated Operations function; engages closely with the business and functions leadership to promote alignment and collaboration between our commercial and operations organizations.
Provides leadership support and direction within the Operations Leadership Council balancing individual business needs with broader corporate/enterprise needs