Senior Director of U.S. Operations Mayfly Outdoors

Company Overview Mayfly Outdoors is an innovative outdoor products company based in Montrose, Colorado, dedicated to inspiring adventure through high-quality fly fishing equipment. As a Certified B Corporation, we prioritize sustainability and excellence, holding numerous industry awards for our commitment to innovation and performance. Summary We are seeking a Senior Director of U.S. Operations will oversee multiple manufacturing sites, driving operational improvements, ensuring quality compliance, and optimizing production processes. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a proven track record in managing multi-site operations. **Key Responsibilities:** Strategic Planning: · Developing and implementing n strategies aligned with the organization’s overall goals and objectives. · Monitor production processes to ensure efficiency, productivity, and profitability targets are consistently met or exceeded. Performance Management: · Setting performance goals, monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), and driving continuous improvement initiatives · Set an effective and scalable organizational structure and define clear roles and responsibilities for the group, manage workloads and career development, and set clear direction for assigned projects. Operation Efficiency · Optimizing processes, streamlining workflows, and identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and productivity. · Establish and maintain culture of accountability, quality, and attention to detail to help reduce quality escalations and risk of non-conforming, excess, or obsolete inventory. Team leadership: · Providing guidance, mentorship, and leadership to the operations team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. · Effective leadership to establish and promote a vision for the team that’s aligned with the company’s strategy and best interests while delivering product on time with top quality and delivering on margin goals. · Lead teams responsible for developing new products and provide clear communication on project needs and timelines to ensure deadlines/commitments are met. · Lead and develop direct reports including responsible for hiring, training, mentoring and performance management. Cross-functional Collaboration: · Working with other departments, such as sales, marketing, and finance, to ensure seamless operations and achieve share objectives · Participate in the product life cycle planning through interactions with marketing, engineering, product development, manufacturing, and special projects team. · Participate with cross functional teams and take ownership for product development and lifecycle processes and methodologies and drive continuous, systematic improvements. Budget Management: · Managing operational budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness, and optimizing resource allocation · Work with teams to manage cost controls and increase production output to meet the company goals. Compliance and Risk Management: · Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and industry standards, and implementing risk management strategies Other duties as assigned Requirements/Qualifications: ● Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s in Operations Management is preferred. ● Fly fishing and outdoor experience Preferred, but not required ● Strong track record of successfully managing large-scale manufacturing operations, preferably within a complex and highly regulated industry. ● 10 years in senior management roles leading teams responsible for new product development and sustaining products in mass production. ●Minimum of 5 years’ experienceas a Senior Director managing multiple manufacturing locations and multi shifts, including night shift success. ● Certifications in Lean Six Sigma, PMP,CPIM is a plus ● Emotionally intelligent leader with the soft skills needed to build and maintain positive relationships with customers, suppliers, stakeholders, and non-technical support functions, such as HR, IT, and Finance, in order to put the team in the best position to succeed. ● Creative and out-spoken advocate for quality of results, refinement and simplification of complex workflows, and automation of key processes. ● Strong technical writing and communication skills; Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule. ● Ability to clearly assess and manage risk, be decisive, remove roadblocks, and empower teams. ● Strong cross-functional team building, leadership, and problem-solving skills ● ERP knowledge and Expertise (NetSuite, Infor SAP, Epicor, etc.) ● Strong track record of successfully managing large-scale manufacturing operations, preferably within a complex and highly regulated industry. ● Experience in implementing lean manufacturing principles and driving continuous improvement initiatives. ● Familiarity with relevant regulatory requirements and quality management systems, such as ISO certifications. ● Excellent knowledge of manufacturing processes, technologies, and best practices. ● Demonstrated experience in managing and developing a high-performing manufacturing team. ● Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and manufacturing software systems. ● Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Professional certifications, such as Certified Manufacturing Professional (CMP) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), are a plus If you are ready to take your career to new heights and make a significant impact in the outdoor industry, we invite you to apply for the Senior Director of Operations position at Mayfly Outdoors today! Job Type: Full-time Pay: $130,000.00 – $170,000.00 per year Benefits: 401(k) matching Work Location: In person

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