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... the Vice President of Operational Excellence is responsible for setting and leading the North ... Establish and manage a multi-year transformation roadmap integrating Continuous Improvement ...

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VP Operational Excellence

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... the Vice President of Operational Excellence is responsible for setting and leading the North ... Establish and manage a multi-year transformation roadmap integrating Continuous Improvement ...

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The VP Operational Excellence is responsible for driving enterprise-wide performance improvement ... Lead continuous improvement of the operational excellence capability including methodologies, tools ...

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VP, Continuous Improvement

Carrollton, GA • On-site

Southwire Company LLC
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing • 5 - 10K employees
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$78K - $104K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

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Job description

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America's largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what's possible?
Location: North Campus
Job Summary
Location: Carrollton, GA
The Vice President of Continuous Improvement (CI) will lead Southwire's enterprise-wide CI strategy, embedding a culture of operational excellence, continuous improvement execution, and sustainable performance improvement. This role aligns CI initiatives with Southwire's strategic goals to drive measurable impact across safety, quality, customer service, and cost efficiency. As a highly experienced leader with advanced analytical capability and a deep understanding of business systems, this individual will develop, guide, and sustain a continuous improvement program that becomes an organizational habit rather than a one-time initiative. Through mentoring and governance, they will create self-sustaining systems where every team member contributes to eliminating waste, reducing variation, and enhancing customer value.
Collaborating across Commercial, Operations, Product Management, and other functional areas, the VP will leverage CI methodology to transform operations, build long-term capability, and ensure initiatives deliver measurable business results. With a proven track record of driving change and operational excellence, this leader will champion the vision for CI and embed its mindset and philosophy throughout all business processes.
Key Responsibilities
  • Enterprise Continuous Improvement Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive CI strategy aligned with Southwire's strategic goals, cascading through all levels of organization. Help select high-impact projects, prioritize resources, and ensure alignment between improvement efforts and business outcomes.
  • CI Deployment & Execution: Tailor materials to fit organizational context and ensure that CI learning translates into measurable improvements.
  • Cost-Out Strategy: Validate financial benefits and ensure compliance with methodology standards. Serve as custodian of quality within the improvement framework.
  • Performance Management: Define and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness of CI initiatives. Drive accountability for results and ensure alignment with Southwire's strategic pillars.
  • Capability Building: Provide technical guidance, review project progress and help practitioners apply the right tools for the right problems. Goal is to develop future leaders in process excellence.
  • Cultural Transformation: Play a key role in building a culture of continuous improvement - promoting collaboration, problem solving, and data-driven decision making at every level.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Business, Functional and Operations leaders to integrate CI into all business processes and leadership behaviors.
  • Change Management: Serve as a catalyst for change, helping teams navigate transformation with clarity, consistency, and purpose. Support the evolution of supervisory roles to align with modern leadership expectations.
  • External Benchmarking: Establish and maintain a robust external benchmarking program to identify best-in-class practices across industries. Translate insights into actionable strategies that elevate Southwire's performance and competitiveness.
  • Create and lead a culture that continually looks for operational and business improvements, optimizes work processes to gain efficiency, sets goals and achieves cost efficiency measures, and regularly conducts root cause analysis and process improvement for key quality and systemic operational issues.

Required Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree
Years of Experience: 15+ Years
Field(s) of Expertise:
Wire and Cable, Heavy Industrial with continuous processes, Electrical Industry
Preferred Education & Experience
Master's Degree
Certificates/Licenses:
  • Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Certification, Continuous Improvement Methodologies or similar

Spans of Control
Does this role manage Southwire Team Members: Yes
Number of Direct Reports: 2-5
Travel
Domestic - up to 50% of time
Competencies
Business Insights
Develops Talent
Drives Engagement
Drives Results
Self-Development
Strategic Mindset
Skills
Accountability
Change Management
Continuous Improvement Process
Cost Control
Influencing Skills
Lean Manufacturing
Root Cause Analysis
Strategic Communication
Strategic Planning
Workflow Management
Benefits We Offer:
  • 401k with Matching
  • Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
  • Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
  • Long & Short-Term Disability
  • Supplemental Insurance Plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement Programs
  • Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
  • Parental Leave
  • & More

Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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