Job DescriptionManufacturing Capacity Strategy & Execution LeaderAs the Manufacturing Capacity Strategy & Execution Leader, you will serve as the principal architect of Atmus' global manufacturing network footprint. This high-impact executive role demands a visionary leader who can seamlessly translate complex business demand and long-term corporate priorities into decisive strategic actions. You will champion enterprise-wide decisions regarding capacity planning, make-versus-buy strategies, footprint optimization, and capital allocation to drive sustainable operational excellence. This role is on-site with flexibility, based out of our core hubs in either Nashville, TN or Indianapolis, IN.
ResponsibilitiesCapacity Planning- Own the global manufacturing capacity plan across near-, medium-, and long-term horizons.
- Identify constraints, excess capacity, capability gaps, and capital requirements by plant, process, and product family.
- Lead resolution of capacity issues that cannot be addressed within individual plants or regions.
- Ensure existing capacity, productivity, and network opportunities are evaluated before additional capital is committed.
- Maintain clear assumptions for demand, utilization, efficiency, labor, product mix, and operational risk.
Make-versus-Buy- Lead enterprise make-versus-buy evaluations for products, components, and manufacturing processes.
- Develop fact-based recommendations considering total cost, capacity, capital, quality, technology, intellectual property, responsiveness, and supply risk.
- Partner with Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Operations to execute approved decisions.
- Periodically review previous decisions to confirm continued strategic and financial alignment.
Manufacturing Footprint and Transfers of Work- Develop and maintain the global manufacturing footprint roadmap and intended role of each plant.
- Lead transfers of work between plants and between internal and external manufacturing sources.
- Evaluate opportunities to expand, reduce, repurpose, or realign manufacturing capacity based on business needs.
- Ensure transitions address tooling, inventory, quality validation, systems, customer approvals, workforce requirements, and operational readiness.
- Manage execution risk and confirm delivery of the approved business case.
Headcount and Organizational Ratios- Establish consistent benchmarks for direct labor, indirect labor, supervision, and plant-support functions.
- Translate demand, productivity, automation, and operating assumptions into workforce requirements.
- Identify structural productivity opportunities while protecting critical plant capabilities.
- Partner with Plant Managers, Human Resources, and Finance to develop and execute headcount plans.
- Track performance against approved workforce and organizational productivity targets.
Plant Productivity Hopper- Own the enterprise pipeline of manufacturing productivity opportunities.
- Establish common standards for identifying, validating, prioritizing, and tracking initiatives.
- Ensure each initiative has clear ownership, timing, investment, risk, and financial benefit.
- Partner with Finance to validate baselines and confirm savings realization.
- Maintain sufficient opportunity coverage to deliver annual productivity and longer-term margin commitments.
- Escalate gaps in pipeline value, execution, resources, or benefit realization.
Strategy Deployment- Translate Atmus' manufacturing and integrated supply chain strategy into a sequenced portfolio of initiatives.
- Align capacity, footprint, capital, automation, productivity, workforce, and make-versus-buy priorities.
- Establish clear objectives, owners, milestones, measures, and governance.
- Maintain a multiyear manufacturing strategy deployment roadmap.
- Provide senior leadership with transparent recommendations, trade-offs, risks, and progress updates.
Program Leadership- Lead complex cross-functional programs spanning multiple plants, regions, and functions.
- Establish integrated plans covering scope, resources, schedule, capital, savings, risks, and decision requirements.
- Coordinate execution across Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, Finance, Sourcing, Human Resources, Quality, Information Technology, and Commercial teams.
- Escalate issues early and drive accountability for operational and financial outcomes.
- Build alignment and influence stakeholders across the organization.
- Ensure initiatives deliver the approved business case, not simply project completion.
Key Measures of Success- Capacity risks identified and resolved before customer or revenue impact.
- Improved utilization of existing manufacturing assets.
- Successful execution of work transfers and footprint initiatives.
- Delivery of productivity, cost, capital-avoidance, and headcount commitments.
- Stronger alignment between demand, capacity, capital, workforce, and strategy.
- Clear and consistent make-versus-buy and manufacturing footprint decisions.
- A robust plant productivity hopper with validated and realized benefits.
QualificationsEducation- College, university, or equivalent degree required. Green Belt certification required.
- This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience- Fifteen or more years of progressive manufacturing, operations or supply chain experience.
- Demonstrated experience in capacity planning, manufacturing strategy, footprint optimization, work transfers, productivity, or capital planning.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional programs across multiple plants or regions.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, capacity analysis, labor modeling, capital evaluation, and business-case development.
- Strong analytical, financial, program-management, and executive communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence effectively in a global matrix organization.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on execution and results.
- Ability to travel approximately 35%, including internationally.
Base salary range: $161,000 - $250,000
Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate's qualifications and experience, where appropriate.
Compensation and Benefits Base salary rate commensurate with experience. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, other personal and professional benefits.
