Business Overview

ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ESI) is a leading specialty chemicals company whose operating businesses formulate a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. Developed in multi-step technological processes, our innovative solutions enable our customers' manufacturing processes in several key segments, including electronic circuitry, communication infrastructure, automotive systems, industrial surface finishing, consumer packaging, and offshore energy.

Customers of ESI’s businesses use our innovation as a competitive advantage, relying on ESI to help them navigate in fast-paced, high-growth markets. The breadth of ESI’s offerings provides strong strategic value to the end markets they serve. With over 5,500 people in operating facilities across more than 50 countries, ESI has established a growing legacy of creating technological advances for customers around the globe. Our people and technical sales teams are located close to our key markets, allowing us to maintain strong customer relationships and accelerate our product innovation process.

Job Purpose

Reporting into the SVP – Semiconductor and Assembly Solutions (SAS), the VP of Supply Chain – SAS will lead the Supply Chain function for the SAS business. The preferred candidate will have full ownership and responsibility for all supply chain plants across the globe, supporting three distinct business units. The VP of Supply Chain will partner closely as a member of the SAS business leadership team, and a key resource to enable successful growth for a ~1,700 employee and $1.2B enterprise. This individual will lead cultural transformation, as our team moves towards a continuous improvement mindset in everything we do.

Job Responsibilities

• Ownership of all global Manufacturing/Supply Chain activities from procurement to delivery of finished goods and strategic initiatives that drive SAS growth and performance against financial commitments
• Effectively leverages people, processes, capabilities, and technologies in partnership with the business unit ISC partners
• Continuously improve operations and business processes through development and alignment of SAS continuous improvement with a strong focus on establishing culture that incorporates CI and lean concepts to deliver a consistent standard of processes for safety, material management, sourcing and cost out
• Deploys resources to achieve strategic objectives and directly shapes strategy and drives changes throughout the global Supply Chain team
• Develops and owns supply, inventory, operations planning process globally in coordination with ISC business unit partners
• Ownership of global safety and EHS commitments in partnership with ISC business unit partners and the Semiconductor and Assembly leadership team
• Defines, leads, and executes global manufacturing requirements and metrics
• Champion process improvement, operational excellence programs and cross-facility collaboration to achieve optimized performance across our global manufacturing footprint. Create synergies through key performance indicators within manufacturing operations across the regions to maximize manufacturing profit
• Partner with Quality leadership to develop solutions that drive the function forward and proactively meet customer needs
• Develops and leads a continuous improvement culture in all that we do through leadership and development of a continuous improvement team
• Drive accountability for results yet be supportive and effective at developing individuals to assume greater levels of responsibility and personal contribution. Lead, motivate, and develop the functional team on an ongoing basis by providing direct feedback, counsel, and coaching to drive consistent practices and processes aligned to overall company performance
• Acts as a partner to NPI in conjunction with other members of the leadership team
• Is the ultimate owner of Supply Chain escalations and priority issue resolution in partnership with Business Unit supply chain partners

Requirements & Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Supply Chain, Management, Operations, or another technical disciple is required
• Advanced degree such as an MBA is preferred
• Minimum of 15 years dedicated operations experience with progressive growth in responsibilities and ownership
• Demonstrated track record of Continuous Improvement experience and deep domain expertise
• Senior management experience running large (500+ employee or more) organizations
• Global experience and ability to effectively communicate across various cultures
• Knowledge and experience in a Lean or Continuous Improvement Operating system that has been demonstrated over time and in multiple contexts
• Executive presence and ability to effectively inspire and develop a global team
• Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time depending on business need
• Role can be located anywhere in the US, including remote with a strong preference to be located on Eastern time zone and near one or more SAS leadership team members and/or an ESI manufacturing facility

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EEO Statement

Element Solutions Inc group of companies are E-Verify Companies and provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job applicant procedures. Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation