SVP, Operations

Primary Responsibility:

The Senior VP Operations will report directly to the President of Americas and oversee all site location operations across the Americas. The SVP has ultimate responsibility for building and driving the organization's operational functions, while implementing continuous improvement processes to encourage sustainable growth. As a key member of the Americas Leadership Team, they will lead and optimize all operational activities across the Americas region, ensuring alignment with Americold's strategic goals and values. Drive operational excellence, continuous improvement, safety, and stakeholder engagement to support sustainable growth and profitability.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with Functional Leaders and the Executive Leadership Team to ensure operational strategies are aligned with company growth and profitability objectives, thereby enhancing overall organizational performance.
• Oversee strategic and operational direction for the organization, creating operations strategy and policy, and responsible for aligning with the overall goals of the organization.
• Manage capital investments and expenses to ensure that the company achieves its goals.
• Develop and implement operational policies and procedures that align with the company's strategic goals and objectives.
• Ensure operational goals reflect the company's commitment to integrity, accountability, and customer service.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers, customers, and business partners.
• Evaluate existing processes across multiple functional areas and develop efficiencies and performance improvements.
• Track and report on operating results to ensure consistent growth and progress towards achieving organizational goals.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to the Operations Leadership Team and effectively direct, plan, execute, and evaluate company initiatives that support organizational strategic goals.
• Inspire and lead a high-performing operations team, fostering a culture of excellence, safety, and giving back.
• Provide regular reports to the President of Americas and the company's Executive Leadership Team on the region's performance, highlighting areas of strength and weakness and recommending strategies for improvement.
• Develop policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the organization.
• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by being an active leader in all safety program initiatives.

What Experience and Education You Need:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in operations management, with a focus on distribution, transportation management, and supply chain management.
• Proven experience as a Senior Operations/Supply Chain leader with a track record of driving growth and improving operational efficiency.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Travel required up to 50%.

What Could Set You Apart:

• Experience in Warehousing and Logistics.
• Multi-site operational oversight.

Physical Requirements :

• Must be able to work in spaces with 55 inches of headroom.
• Must be able to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures varying from 32 degrees Fahrenheit to minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold, and precipitation).
• Must tolerate heights up to 30 ft. and be able to access elevated products from inside a safety cage.
• May stand to rebuild pallets with products. Requires tolerance of standing posture up to 5 hours, over an hour shift. Occasionally required to walk, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must be able to lift boxes of varying weights from 10 lbs. up to 55 lbs. from ground level to 80 inches in height and up to 70 lbs. to 50 inches in height, rebuilding pallets without assistance. Must be able to lift and carry a product a distance of 6 ft. without mechanical assistance.
• Wear clothing, boots, headgear, and gloves that protect against the cold.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards/requirements.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company makes reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE/AA M/F/D/V.