Operations Director, manufacturing - GOWS154

Location - Singapore

Email your CV to career@gowellpetro.com with the job code GOWS154 in the subject line.

Essential Job Functions

The Operations Manager – Manufacturing will be a leader in spearheading the greenfield initiatives to expand the GOWell organization’s engineering and manufacturing capacity into Singapore.

Role and Responsibilities

Manufacturing Operations/ Plant Management

  • Provides executive leadership to manufacturing / supply chain function. 

  • Lead functional operations at multiple manufacturing sites.

  • Establishes and monitors production using metrics/budgets through systems, and initiates appropriate corrective action as needed and based on results.

  • Establishes and controls project schedules and timelines.

Supply Chain Management:

  • Develops and implements efficient supply chain strategies for the logistics and distribution of products globally, specifically China, Singapore, Middle East and USA.

  • Oversees supply chain operations to ensure effective inventory management, timely delivery of materials to regional distributors.

  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and optimize supply chain efficiency globally.

  • Leads production planning activities, ensuring alignment with market demands, inventory targets, and quality standards.

  • Develops robust scheduling processes to optimize manufacturing capacity while meeting regulatory compliance and quality requirements.

Sourcing and Vendor Management:

  • Identifies, evaluates, and manages vendors, fostering strategic partnerships to secure reliable sources for services.

  • Negotiates and manages vendor contracts and documentation, monitors vendor performance and makes improvements where necessary.

  • Develops contingency plans and alternative sourcing strategies, particularly for critical manufacturing operations.

Scaling Operations:

  • Strategically plans for scalability, anticipating and mitigating challenges associated with growth and complexity.

  • Drives process improvements and implements scalable systems to plan for the evolving needs of the organization.

  • Explore opportunities for capacity expansion and potential manufacturing process automation.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

  • Proven experience (10 to 15 years) in manufacturing operations management focusing on low volume, high value electronic based instrumentation, ideally in a similar industrial background.

  • Proven experience in plant management, operations, logistics, and supply chain management

  • Sound leadership skills, showcasing your ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive operational excellence.

  • Self-starter, ready and motivated to build an operations structure and optimize it.

Physical Demands

  • Could involve some lifting, up to 20 lbs.

  • Will require travel.