Sr. Manager Vertiv Operating Systems

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Wave 12 Deployment & Site Intervention

• Lead execution of the Wave 12 program at designated underperforming, new, and expansion manufacturing sites, following the global deployment methodology and defined readiness and handover gates.

• Rapidly assess site conditions, identify critical operating-system gaps, and translate findings into a focused 12-week deployment and stabilization plan with clear milestones, ownership, and measurable outcomes.

• Operate as an embedded Global Manufacturing resource during the intervention, providing direct hands-on implementation, coaching, and governance until the site is ready for structured handover.

• Escalate barriers, leadership gaps, resource constraints, and systemic risks to Global Manufacturing leadership with clear recovery actions and timing.

Tier Accountability & Daily Management

• Deploy and stabilize Tier Accountability from frontline through site leadership levels using global standards, standard agendas, visual boards, and escalation pathways.

• Establish the daily management cadence required to make safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and other critical performance gaps visible and actionable.

• Coach leaders to run effective Tier meetings focused on abnormality management, ownership, action closure, and timely escalation.

• Audit meeting effectiveness and progressively transfer ownership to local leadership as part of the Wave 12 handover.

5S+1, Visual Management & Workplace Stability

• Deploy foundational 5S+1 and visual management standards in priority production and support areas, beginning with the highest operational risks and constraints.

• Establish clear workplace standards, ownership, audit routines, and visual controls that support safe, repeatable, and disciplined execution.

• Coach site teams to identify abnormalities, eliminate basic waste, and maintain standards through routine leadership follow-up.

Problem Solving, Escalation & Recovery

• Implement structured root cause analysis and problem-solving routines for chronic or high-impact operational issues using practical Lean methodologies.

• Create disciplined escalation pathways with clear problem ownership, due dates, countermeasures, and closure verification.

• Drive rapid containment and corrective action while ensuring recurring problems are converted into standardized improvements.

Leader Standard Work & Leadership Discipline

• Deploy role-based Leader Standard Work for operational and functional leaders, aligned with Tier Accountability, Gemba walks, key performance indicator reviews, and escalation routines.

• Coach site leaders in the behaviors required to sustain the operating system after handover.

Standard Work & Basic Lean Deployment

• Support development and deployment of standard work in critical processes to improve stability, repeatability, and performance.

• Apply foundational Lean tools such as waste identification, Gemba, visual management, process mapping, flow improvement, Kaizen, and basic setup reduction where required by the site condition.

Performance Management & KPI Governance

• Establish or restore key performance indicator governance aligned with global Manufacturing and Vertiv Operating System requirements.

• Ensure data used in daily and weekly management is accurate, visible, actionable, and connected to site priorities.

• Provide transparent progress reporting against Wave 12 milestones and operational stabilization targets.

Site Launch & Expansion Readiness

• Support new manufacturing launches and major expansions by establishing the basic operating system before and during ramp-up.

• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Safety, and other functions to identify readiness gaps that could affect safe and stable execution.

Handover, Sustainment & Capability Building

• Build local capability throughout the intervention through hands-on coaching, practical training, and direct participation in daily operating routines.

• Validate that critical Wave 12 standards are operating effectively and that local leaders can sustain them without continuous Global Manufacturing support.

• Support the site toward Vertiv Operating System capability readiness after stabilization, while keeping the immediate Wave 12 focus on basic operational discipline and system stability.

Cross-Functional Execution

• Work across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, and other functions to remove barriers and establish an integrated operating cadence.

• Act as a neutral global resource able to challenge local practices and reinforce global standards when site execution is not meeting expectations.

Global Standardization & Governance

• Ensure all deployed Vertiv Operating System practices follow approved global standards, templates, and controlled documentation.

• Provide feedback to the Global Manufacturing and Vertiv Operating System teams on recurring deployment gaps and opportunities to improve Wave 12 methods.

• Prevent unnecessary local variation and establish a clear baseline that can be sustained and further matured by the site.

Mobility & Deployment Readiness

• Maintain a high level of travel flexibility and readiness to deploy to manufacturing sites based on business priority, including extended on-site assignments when required.

• Work effectively across regions, cultures, and manufacturing environments while maintaining consistent global standards.

• Adapt quickly to site-specific conditions without compromising the core Vertiv Operating System deployment methodology.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or a related technical or business field.

• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing, Lean, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or plant transformation experience; multi-site experience strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying Lean or manufacturing operating systems in unstable, turnaround, launch, or rapid-growth environments.

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Leader, or equivalent operational excellence certification preferred.