Director, Project Management - Transformation & Execution

About the role

The Director, Project Management – Transformation & Execution leads enterprise-wide strategic initiatives focusing on profitable growth, operational excellence, manufacturing optimization, supply chain resiliency, and organizational effectiveness within the Automation & Motion Control (AMC) segment. Reporting to the Senior Director, Operations, AMC, this role collaborates with various departments to drive sustainable business results globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional strategic programs and initiatives supporting growth, operational excellence, productivity improvement, and business transformation.
• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, governance structures, timelines, resource requirements, and success metrics for critical business initiatives.
• Establish program management standards, tools, and reporting mechanisms to improve visibility, accountability, and execution discipline across the organization.
• Facilitate collaboration among Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and other functional teams to ensure alignment and effective execution.
• Monitor project performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), providing regular updates to executive leadership regarding progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, resource constraints, and competing priorities.
• Lead organizational change management efforts that ensure successful implementation, adoption, and sustainment of new processes, systems, and capabilities.
• Develop executive communications, project status reports, business cases, and strategic recommendations to support decision-making.
• Drive accountability for project execution and ensure initiatives deliver measurable operational and financial results.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to remove barriers and accelerate achievement of strategic objectives.
• Define and execute manufacturing footprint strategies that optimize production location decisions, enhance operational flexibility, improve service levels, and support long-term business objectives.
• Assess current manufacturing capabilities and capacity across the network to identify opportunities for optimization, consolidation, expansion, or investment.
• Develop strategic recommendations regarding plant loading, product transfers, insourcing, outsourcing, and facility utilization.
• Partner with business leaders to align manufacturing strategies with customer requirements, growth objectives, and financial goals.
• Lead network optimization initiatives that improve cost competitiveness, responsiveness, and operational resilience.
• Evaluate future manufacturing requirements and identify capacity constraints that could impact growth objectives.
• Develop standardized methodologies for assessing capacity, capability, utilization, and future resource requirements across all manufacturing sites.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain teams to align capacity strategies with demand forecasts and strategic growth plans.
• Ensure manufacturing capabilities are positioned to support both short-term and long-term market requirements.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations teams to evaluate sourcing strategies and conduct make-versus-buy analyses that support business objectives.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through strategies such as dual sourcing, supplier diversification, capacity assessments, and business continuity planning.
• Support strategic supplier and sourcing decisions by evaluating operational, financial, and risk implications.
• Develop long-term capital investment roadmaps that support growth, operational efficiency, technology advancement, quality improvement, and manufacturing flexibility.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Finance, and executive leadership to prioritize capital investments across the manufacturing network.
• Develop business cases and financial analyses that support investment decisions.
• Evaluate expected returns, risks, and operational benefits associated with proposed capital expenditures.
• Monitor execution and performance of strategic capital projects to ensure intended business outcomes are achieved.
• Conduct scenario modeling and business simulations to evaluate capacity, cost, service, investment, and risk tradeoffs.
• Analyze operational and financial performance data to identify opportunities for growth, productivity improvement, and risk reduction.
• Provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership regarding manufacturing footprint, capacity expansion, sourcing strategy, and investment priorities.
• Support annual strategic planning processes through development of actionable roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Drive data-based decision-making that balances growth opportunities, customer requirements, operational capabilities, and financial performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, strategy, project management, or business transformation.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, cross-functional strategic initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Strong project and program management expertise, including governance, execution, risk management, and stakeholder management.
• Experience developing manufacturing footprint, capacity planning, network optimization, or operational strategy initiatives.
• Strong understanding of make-versus-buy methodologies, supply chain strategy, and risk mitigation practices.
• Experience developing capital investment plans, business cases, and strategic operational roadmaps.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial acumen.
• Experience building scenario models and evaluating strategic business alternatives.
• Proven ability to influence and lead within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and executive engagement skills.
• Proven ability to develop strong partnerships and lead through influence across multiple functions and organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience in aerospace, industrial manufacturing, motion control, automation, or related industries.
• Experience leading global, multi-site operations or strategic initiatives.
• Knowledge of Lean, Continuous Improvement, operational excellence, and change management methodologies.
• Experience utilizing ERP, planning, analytics, and business intelligence tools to support strategic decision-making.