Position Profile:
Seolta Holdings, LLC seeks a versatile Vice President of Operations and Engineering (VPPE) to work in conjunction with the CEO overseeing the overall production & engineering strategy which is crucial to our continued growth and success. The VPOE is a critical member of our senior management team, who reports only to the CEO, and must have the experience and mindset to lead our high performing team to be effective, efficient, and productive.
Our ideal candidate will have extensive experience within the industry, perhaps working themselves up through the ranks to their role as an executive. We believe this trajectory helps develop a unique mix of business and management expertise, plus proficiency with practices, policies, and procedures of yacht/boat building.
This position requires management and control of a diverse business operation and function. It requires a hardworking and inspirational leader who has tremendous people skills, excellent business acumen, self-driven, and has outstanding work ethics.
Responsibilities
- New Product Manager is responsible for the project coordination, and production planning. Creates a project structure for stakeholders including timelines, project plans, tasks, team responsibilities and status reporting.
- Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Typically requires 4 – 7 years of related experience in the boat building industry.
- Drive product production launch process
- Schedule and prioritize all aspects of new product lifecycle
- Work directly with engineering and manufacturing departments to generate drawings and documentation for production
- Work directly with purchasing departments to procure components and prototypes from outside vendors for multiple systems including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
- Work directly with management to provide new product specifications and order form options for customers and dealers
- Provide direction to appropriate departments during all stages of new product build cycle to ensure all elements are completed
Objectives of this role
Collaborate with the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operational strategy, and hiring needs.
Translate strategy into actionable goals for performance and growth helping to implement organizational-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operating planning.
Oversee production & engineering operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture ensuring team members thrive and organizational outcomes are met.
Ensure effective professional development, performance management, and retention.
Adhere to company, federal, state, and local business requirements, enforcing compliance and acting when necessary.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities –
- Analyze internal operations and identify areas of process enhancement.
- Develop actionable business strategies and plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in tandem with the CEO.
- Directly oversee Production and Engineering and partner with the CEO on sales management to budget for sufficient investment capital to achieve growth targets over the near term.
- Aggressively manage capital investment and expenses to ensure the company achieves investor targets relative to growth and profitability.
- Monitor performance with tracking and establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports, both current and forecasting.
- Maintain and build trusted relationships with key customers, clients, partners, stakeholders, management team, and employees.