Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing- SMCA

OverviewReporting to the President of SHARP Home Electronics Company of America (SHCA), the Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing for SHARP Manufacturing Company of America (SMCA), has operational and P&L responsibility for the 150+ person, three building, 70-acre Memphis manufacturing campus. SMCA is a unionized operation and manufactures premium built-in kitchen [cooking] appliances under the SHARP brand (U.S. and Canada) and for about a dozen OEM brands. As the most senior leader of SMCA, the Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing provides strategic, commercial, operational, and technical leadership in overseeing the manufacturing facility. Functional areas of responsibility with six direct reports includes engineering, product design and planning, OEM sales, component procurement, production, QC and product safety, HR, legal, and finance. This role will drive the achievement of profitable revenue growth and continue building great teams, diversity, equity, and inclusion, all while espousing our principal ideals of Sincerity and Creativity. As SHARP is a Japanese-based company, there is frequent communication with our HQ involving evening calls. The in-office position is based in Memphis, TN.Responsibilities* Set strategic direction and provide thought leadership. Guide the entire SMCA organization in providing superior and cost-effective product manufacturing for SHARP''s consumer products and for OEM customers.* Actively co-develop strategies with the extended SHCA leadership team to achieve profitability and growth, with specific responsibility for product development, engineering and manufacturing excellence.* Assist SHCA President with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology with compelling ROI return.* Formulate and execute short-term and long-range plans coupled with P&L budgets that are aligned with company goals and growth objectives.* Oversee the manufacturing of products on a day-by-day basis, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met. Implement necessary changes in management systems, human resources, and administrative processes to achieve desired results.* Ensure that responsibilities, authorities and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood.* Review and evaluate manufacturing activities, performances, and results through a standard suite of reports (scorecards, dashboards, etc.). Provide monthly reports and feedback of factory performance to SHCA President and HQ staff.* Engage, identify, and remove problems with schedules, excessive costs, material delays, or other factors that would compromise the successful execution of the business plan. Effectively manage key operating metrics such as lead time, on-time delivery, cost of poor quality, inventory, employee engagement.* Lead the factory to improve quality, safety, productivity, and reduction of waste on a consistent basis with every process. Repeatedly review these metrics for continual process improvement.* Direct all branded and OEM sales efforts and new business development. Maintain awareness of competitors, the satisfaction of customers and market opportunities.* Create and maintain a sound plan of the company''s organization. Ensure adequate and capable management development.* Establish equitable personnel and salary administration policies and employee benefit plans throughout SMCA to ensure the welfare of employees. This includes a focus on training, education, and retainment. Oversee all key management hires, terminations, promotions, training, and merit increases.* Maintain good working relationships and open communication with unionized factory employees and their labor representatives to improve safety, quality, and productivity.* Confirm and ensure a healthy and safe working environment, compliance to all ISO 9001 and 14001 standards, and with laws and regulations issued by OSHA, EPA, EEO, and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.* Promote communication and adequate information flow through the development of proper procedures and controls.* Aggressively engage the development of new products that further SMCA''s ability to win and respond to customer needs rapidly.* Perform other related duties and special projects as requested.CORE COMPETENCIES* Change Agent - Articulate the need for constant changes to stay competitive.* Building a Growth Mindset - Know the competition and the market needs. Capture new business utilizing the strengths of the team.* People Leadership - Hire and develop ''A'' players, developing high performing teams, and building trust, credibility & followership throughout the organization; transparent in feedback and teach leaders on their teams to do the same.* Talent Evangelist - Set a high standard for the talent on the leadership team and the feeder to the leadership team roles and ensure that talent is of the highest quality and drives changes when that is not the case.* Servant Leadership - Humble, authentic leader who seeks to remove barriers and enable people and the business; puts service, customers, and team before self.* Owner''s Mindset - Customer orientation with an entrepreneurial spirit of overserving our OEM key customers.* Results Orientation - Holds self and others accountable. Able to easily multitask to manage competing priorities. Able to clearly set objectives, drive team accountability and connect to the success of the business.* Agility and Ability - Enjoys the intellectual challenge of thriving in a complex business facing many complex issues inherent in a global supply chain.Qualifications* Bachelor''s degree. MBA a plus.* At least fifteen years of experience in industrial management / factory operations.* Familiarity with home appliances and/or consumer electronics a plus.* Excellent organizational and managerial skills.* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.* Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in a manufacturing division.* Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to others.* Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals.* Procurement-related experience including contract negotiation and competitive process management.* Strong project management and process skills.* Strong leadership and negotiation skills to deal with both internal and external parties.* Strong leadership / interpersonal / communication skills in building, leading, and motivating a team.* Demonstrated business / financial acumen.* Ability to get things done in a matrixed organization.* Self-starter with superior time management, detail orientation and organization skills.* Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite including Teams.* Hands on working knowledge of SAP system a plus.* TRAVEL: Generally, not significant.* Please include a cover letter along with your resume highlighting your career experiences that makes you a highly qualified candidate for the position of Sr. VP - SMCA. Please also confirm your receptiveness to relocate to Memphis, TN where the manufacturing operation is based and your combined base salary and bonus compensation expectations. Applications without a cover letter will be accepted but given less consideration*PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES* Deep background in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management. The executive will be well-versed in value engineering, material flow analysis, cost takeout, RCA (root cause analysis) six sigma, etc.* Excellent communication, relationship building and leadership skills with ability to evaluate organizations and its talent as well as align them with customer and organizational goals.* Successful track record of general management and leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.* Track record as an agent of change, who has established customer-centric and engineering-minded teams that are leading their customers, and the market, through collaborative partnerships.* Strong oral and written interpersonal skills.* Exercise sound judgement and grounded decisions.* Professional demeanor and the highest ethical conduct; Mature and sensitive to company culture.* Dynamic, creative, and smart leader with boundless energy and vision.* Self-motivated, positive thinker.* Ability to portray a vision and lead the entire operation to follow this strategic vision.* Collaborative and team oriented with a priority on organizational goals, motivated by accomplishments rather than power.* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.* Ability to plan and manage multiple priorities effectively.* Skilled at problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level.* Technical skills in Lean Manufacturing techniques, Kaizen, process improvement, freight and distribution, materials management, and production scheduling.* Has a focus on people development without a disruptive ego and can train and develop employees through performance management, mentorship, development plans and succession planning tools.About SHARP Home Electronics Company of America (SHCA)SHCA is the U.S. Consumer Products Group of SHARP Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales subsidiary of SHARP Corporation, a worldwide developer and manufacturer of one-of-a-kind premium technology products. SHCA includes the manufacturing of premium home appliances in Memphis, TN together with the sales & marketing and servicing of home electronics in the United States. Leading products include SHARP Carousel®, Microwave Drawerâ„¢, SuperSteam+â„¢ ovens, and Plasmacluster® Ion air purifiers.SHARP Corporation appears on Fortune''s World''s Most Admired Companies for 2022 and received a 2021 award for Best Places to Work in NJ. Learn more at Electronics Corporation is an equal opportunity employer - minority - female - disability - veteran.No agency resumes will be accepted or fees paid in the absence of an official written engagement agreement executed in advance by Human Resources for this particular position.All applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. All applications must include compensation expectations in order to be considered. Local candidates only, please.LI- SD1

Created: 2025-11-15