Senior Vice President Manufacturing and Supply Chain - Conn Selmer, Inc

At Conn Selmer, we're passionate about music and dedicated to producing the highest-quality instruments for musicians of all skill levels. As a member of our organization, we seek candidates who possess the following values: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Inclusivity, and Innovation. Please see our Conn Selmer website (www.connselmer.com) for more information about who we are.

Conn Selmer operates a complex global supply chain that includes manufacturing in the US and Asia, sourcing raw materials, components and finished goods, and distributing instruments and accessories to our customer base in all continents.

This senior executive will manage, lead, and coordinate the global manufacturing, procurement/supply chain, lean manufacturing, and distribution activities of Conn-Selmer in accordance and partnership with the goals, objectives, and policies that are established by the President and CEO.

Turnaround experience for domestic manufacturing, experience with offshoring and greenfield manufacturing in Asia, and a deep understanding of material resource planning are essential. Additionally, the ability to effectively streamline inbound sourcing and outbound distribution of finished goods to customers is required.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with outstanding organizational and leadership skills who seeks a position in a company that is investing heavily in global operations to modernize and drive efficiency throughout all aspects of the supply chain.

• Guide and direct the organization in the development and implementation of "best practices" for the organization's production, quality, distribution and supply chain initiatives.
• Manage operations to achieve world class status and efficiencies using tools such as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in the company's manufacturing facilities.
• Manage the development and preparation of short- and long-range plans and budgets based upon organizational goals and growth objectives.
• Delegate as appropriate, but ensure that all responsibilities, authorities and accountability of all direct subordinates are clearly defined and understood.
• Create compelling incentive plans that drive quality and output in front line workforce
• Manage engineering ensuring that product is made consistently and efficiently to a high level of quality as required by our premium brands
• Manage new product introduction
• Reduce turnover of front-line teams by providing compelling training, career pathing, and incentive base compensation
• Achieve all budgeted output without undue variances
• Oversee MRP to insure steady efficient flow of production that is in line with budget and needs of the sales organization
• Manage inventory levels to reduce excess investment in WIP and improve turns of finished goods

• Competitive zeal
• Strong business and engineering experience base
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results both short and long term
• Conceptual understanding of financial strategies and their linkage to business objectives as well as a thorough understanding of financial statements. Must be well versed in development of Operational Performance Metrics.
• Experience in developing strong human resources using personal coaching, stretch assignments, etc. Build strong talent pool and bench strength.
• Responsiveness to internal and external customers
• Ability and desire to be a "change agent". Implement meaningful change across all spectrums of the manufacturing operations and supply chain.
• Ability to translate opportunities and knowledge of the business into clear, specific strategies, goals, and tasks.
• Ability to energize the organization and motivate people. Manage and operate decisively.
• Must have significant experience in successfully shaping and executing growth-focused strategies.
• Experience running business units in multiple locations simultaneously in the US and Asia
• Experience with restructuring and turning around underperforming plants

• Exhibits the qualities of an executive who truly understands the value of a management group that acts and functions as a team. Instill a committed team spirit within the management group and be dedicated to achieving business objectives.
• Open, direct and communicates well both up and down the organization. Is secure in sharing knowledge, resolving conflicts, and is able to make the organization seamless, flexible, and responsive.
• Ability to understand and assess people, particularly management levels. Has an excellent record of selecting high caliber people.
• Energetic and inspiring with a bias for action. Delivers measurable results. Delivers the numbers and sets increasingly higher "stretch goals" within the business.
• Extensive experience with plant leadership

• Leader with unquestioned personal and business principles. These values are critical to maintain the company's solid ethical reputation with suppliers and customers.
• Impeccable personal values, integrity and ethics that permeate through the organization
• Resilient and patient with an ability to deal with adversity
• Excellent communicator, both spoken and written, and a good listener
• Builds sound, lasting relationships internally and externally

• Bachelors degree in Engineering related field preferred.
• A minimum of 10+ years experience in leadership roles
• Requires frequent traveling
• Requires long periods of sedentary work