Director, Strategic Operations

Company Overview:

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you're searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve's position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone

Position Summary:

The role of Director of Operations Strategy is a key role to ensure the business runs as efficiently and effectively as possible. To transition the organization into world-class business operation and operational excellence by serving as a strategist, advisor, and project manager to the senior management team. This role will champion strategic initiatives internally, drive optimization of footprint, forge organization-wide collaboration to achieve strategic objectives, develop and track progress against annual workplans.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and manage strategic operations objectives and initiatives.
• Develop, oversee and execute optimized and strategic divisional manufacturing footprint plan.
• Analyze, improve, and maintain existing operations and service offerings.
• Implement systems thinking to design and implement a world-class organization increasing productivity and efficiency.
• Initiate continuous improvement plans.
• Establish a close communication with Manufacturing and BU organizations to ensure our roadmap accurately reflects the highest potential opportunities.
• Establish operational excellence by designing/redesigning processes, flows and procedures.
• Form work streams around high priority initiatives
• Diagnose complex problems, develop data-driven plans, and oversee the execution.
• Track and communicate progress on initiatives and projects.
• Communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of combined experience in strategy and business operations roles high-growth environment and a top-tier management consulting firm
• Proven track record of identifying, improving company performance drivers.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to process qualitative and quantitative data, formulate and test hypotheses, synthesize your findings and interpret into initiations.
• Ability to foster a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Experience:

• Excellent people and project management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.

Req ID : R-16389

Job Family Group : Operations

Job Family : OP Operational Leadership

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