Senior Vice President Operations Job Description

Marvin Lumber and Cedar Company LLC seeks a Senior Vice President Operations in Warroad, Minnesota to direct and oversee the organization's engineering division’s manufacturing operations and processes and all manufacturing and continuous improvement engineering resources, in addition to all supply chain and logistics activity for the business.

The specific position responsibilities include:

• Develop detailed strategic plans to support manufacturing organizational growth plans;
• Oversee multiple manufacturing sites to fully meet annual production targets, optimizing production mix and deploying the lowest delivered cost alternatives;
• Lead all cost elements of the manufacturing sites to achieve their goals and budgets at the lowest cost while maintaining and improving all quality, safety and environmental standards;
• Develop a high-performing team that can support the future needs of the business and provide leadership and direction on a cross-functional basis;
• Develop, implement and maintain an operations supply chain strategy that supports achievement of the company’s business strategy and ensures continued identification and assimilation of innovative thinking and best practices;
• Drive Lean strategy and deployment in addition to industry 4.0 initiatives across the manufacturing footprint;
• Lead the development of engineering strategies that help with the digitalization and automation of the manufacturing facilities with an aim of streamlining operations over time; and
• Further develop and drive its business strategy and growth forward, helping build strong customer relationships that maximize the company’s financial success.

We require a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical or Manufacturing) with five years of progressively responsible senior management-level operations experience within a global manufacturing environment. We also require five years of: progressively responsible, senior management level operations experience, and responsibilities within a global manufacturing environment with annual revenue of over $500 million; P&L management, supplier management and negotiation, leading of turnaround initiatives, developing and implementing strategic plans, leading teams across multiple manufacturing sites and geographies, implementing continuous improvement and LEAN manufacturing programs, and integrating acquisitions. We require Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification. Requires 50% travel to visit manufacturing sites throughout the U.S.

Annual compensation: $295,000-$400,000 plus eligibility for bonus and long-term incentives. Benefits include health insurance, paid holidays/parental leave, 401(k) and more.

Please apply online at https://www.marvin.com/careers or send resume to Charlie Mosman at charliemosman@marvin.com.

From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.

For more than a century, we’ve been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin’s quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.

Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond. From day one, you will enjoy health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!

Some of our unique and most popular benefits include:

• $300 annual wellbeing account to spend on what helps you feel happy + healthy
• Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
• Annual profit sharing – recognizing everyone’s contribution to Marvin’s success
• Giving at Marvin – participate in organized volunteer opportunities
• Brighter Days Fund – financial support from your colleagues and the Marvin family during personal hardships

Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more. Apply today!

This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. Accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position. Any employment offer depends on completing a background check and drug screen to company standards.