Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Summary/Objective

The Vice President of Manufacturing and Supply Chain provides strategic and operational leadership across all manufacturing activities, including internal production, external contract manufacturing, and vendor partnerships. This position ensures that the company's manufacturing network — both in-house and outsourced — delivers on quality, cost, delivery, and scalability goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive manufacturing strategy that integrates internal operations, contract manufacturers, and key suppliers.
• Lead long-term planning for capacity, technology investments, and global manufacturing footprint optimization.
• Align manufacturing capabilities with business growth, product roadmaps, and customer expectations.
• Achieve Operational Excellence by fostering a culture of continuous improvement, setting a vision, empowering teams, focusing on processes and data.
• Oversee multi-site production and fulfillment operations, ensuring consistent performance across internal plants and external partners.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency and lead-time reduction
• Establish standardized processes, KPIs, and reporting across all manufacturing locations and contract manufacturers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with critical vendors, suppliers, and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs).
• Negotiate supply agreements, manufacturing contracts, service levels, and performance expectations.
• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers and CMOs to support capacity expansion, cost reduction, and risk mitigation.
• Monitor vendor and CMO performance through scorecards, audits, and regular business reviews.
• Partner with supply chain and quality teams to ensure suppliers meet cost, quality, and delivery requirements.
• Ensure all manufacturing — internal and external — adheres to regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
• Oversee quality systems, audits, and corrective actions across the entire manufacturing network.
• Drive a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with supply chain, procurement, engineering, and R&D to support new product introductions and manufacturability.
• Cook up budgeting, cost modeling, and capital planning.
• Partner with procurement to optimize supplier selection, cost structures, and long-term sourcing strategies.
• Oversee manufacturing budgets, capital expenditures, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Develop financial models for make-vs-buy decisions, outsourcing strategies, and vendor consolidation.
• Ensure manufacturing operations — internal and external — meet cost, margin, and productivity targets.
• Attract, retain, and develop high-functioning employees that align with company goals
• Embed a culture of excellence by supporting a mindset where every employee is empowered to contribute ideas and take ownership of operational outcomes
• Strengthen organizational capability in vendor management and outsourced manufacturing oversight.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor of Science Degree
• Operations Management and/or Manufacturing
• 12–15+ years’ experience in Operations Management, with emphasis on multi-site outsourced Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Order fulfillment.
• Proven success managing vendor relationships, contract manufacturers, and global supply partners.
• Strong strategic planning and operational leadership abilities.
• Expertise in lean manufacturing, quality systems, and supply-base management.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Financial acumen with experience in cost modeling, contract negotiation, and vendor performance management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has supervisory responsibilities

Travel

Minimal Travel (less than 25%)

EEO Statement

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at ES&S will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. ES&S does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, or because of past, current, or future military obligations or any other characteristics protected by law.

E-Verify

ES&S shall electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees and shall submit a query to E-Verify for any newly-hired employee after completion of the I-9 process and no later than the end of the third business day after the employee’s actual start date.