Americas Operations Manager

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As the Regional Operations Manager in the Americas, Electrification Service Division, you will drive the ELSE Modernization strategy including project management and control, project engineering, manufacturing, production engineering, maintenance, procurement, quality, continuous improvement, logistics, and planning and fulfillment. At the regional level, the role also includes indirect strategic oversight of Canada and Latin America workshops (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina) implementing KPI's and driving project completion.

We are seeking someone who has business transformation experience to develop world class manufacturing facilities and desires to be hands on managing operations, leveraging their deep knowledge and experience with supply chain management.

The work model for the role is remote (#LI-Remote), ideally out of the Cary, NC or anywhere with easy access to travel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing business action plans aligned with the ELSE Americas and Modernization strategy and targets.

• Monitors action plan implementation and tracks deviations for corrective action.

• Managers operational budget, oversees progress, and determines measures to address cost-related issues as necessary, to manage operations within the allocated budget and resources.

• Ensure a thorough understanding and foster a culture of continuous improvement behaviors, methodology, and processes within the organization.

• Accountable to build an effective, capable and high-performing organization through talent development, reviewing organizational effectiveness, driving competence assessments and continuous skill-upgrades. Guides, motivates and develops the organization. Promote sharing of experience and leading practices in AMERICAS region and shares success stories.

Qualifications:

• A University Degree in Engineering (preferably in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering) and/or Business management.

• Minimum 8 years of industry experience, 5+ years of experience in Field Service Operations

• Six Sigma Green Belt will be considered as a plus

• General knowledge of customer products, applications and processes; experience in defining and executing service contracts is an advantage

• Strong leadership skills and end to end operational understanding

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, fluent English language skills

• Proactive approach, self-motivated, independent working style, strong negotiation and influencing skills and willingness to travel

• Candidates must be authorized to work for ABB in the US

What's in it for you

We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You'll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn't just matter, it moves things forward

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $162,000 and $259,200 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

• Vision benefit

• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums

• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid

• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance

• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks

• Employee Assistance Program

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption

• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays.Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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