Supply Chain Operations Manufacturing Director (d/f/m)
Bakerhughes
DE-CELLE-BAKER-HUGHES-STRASSE 1Posted Discovered via the company's careers siteMatch locked
Full time
About the role
Would you like to optimize complex supply chain and manufacturing networks to improve delivery, quality, and customer satisfaction?
Do you thrive in leading teams and executing strategies that enhance fulfillment performance across multiple sites?
Partner with the best
Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy‑technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future.
Fuel your passion
Supply Chain Operations Manufacturing Director drives Global Supply Chain & Product Line Strategies, to obtain optimal performance, in HS&E, Cost, Profitability, Fulfillment, Delivery and Quality through Supply Chain execution. The ISC Central Fulfilment leads a team focused on supporting ISC Operations through processes, strategies and goals of both Manufacturing and Assembly Maintenance & Overhaul.
As a Supply Chain Operations Manufacturing Director, you will be responsible for
- Leading and optimizing multi-site manufacturing and/or Assembly, Maintenance & Overhaul (AMO) operations, ensuring production performance exceeds targets for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction.
- Driving a world-class HSE culture, maintaining accountability for employee safety, incident review, corrective action closure, hazard identification, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement of safety programs.
- Establishing and enforcing operational excellence standards, ensuring compliance with ISC Plant Standards through audits, assessments, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Developing and executing operational performance strategies by leveraging KPIs, data analytics, and structured operating rhythms to identify trends, enhance plant performance, and support business objectives.
- Leading Lean transformation and continuous improvement programs focused on lead-time reduction, throughput improvement, waste elimination, workforce capability development, and alignment with ISC efficiency goals.
- Building best-in-class planning and execution processes by optimizing capacity, work center utilization, scheduling accuracy, MRP alignment, lead-time performance, and on-time delivery while effectively managing operational constraints.
- Ensuring product quality, operational readiness, and successful product introductions through effective quality systems, corrective action management, readiness assessments, technology transfers, risk mitigation, and collaboration with Engineering teams.
- Driving long-term operational sustainability and organizational capability through competency development, career progression frameworks, digital manufacturing adoption, cost reduction initiatives, footprint optimization, and support of Baker Hughes' Carbon Out objectives.
To be successful in this role you will
- Hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; a Master's degree is preferred.
- Bring rich experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, AMO Engineer or Plant Leader
- Demonstrate strong oral and written communication, strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as ability to work independently.
- Have rich experience managing teams.
- Show a proven track record of successfully implementing Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Apply in-depth knowledge of shop operations, project planning, cost control, and program management.
- Bring excellent communication skills in English language.
Applications from people with disabilities are expressly welcome. Severely disabled candidates will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Staff Director - Integrated Supply Chain
Not included in the source posting: qualifications, benefits.
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