Vice President, Operational Excellence

Trane Technologies
North Carolina
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 313,500 - 409,500 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Continuous improvement","Operational discipline","Results orientation","Strategic thinking","Communication"]

Own the enterprise Business Operating System (BOS) and operational excellence capabilities across the Global Integrated Supply Chain. Define global standards for lean daily management, problem solving, flow, productivity, and operational performance management. Drive measurable year-over-year productivity and COGS improvements by scaling lean operating systems across regions, SBUs, and plants, while enabling automation and digital tools. Lead the Operational Excellence network, governance, and performance rhythms to improve cost, quality, delivery, and safety outcomes.

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Trane Technologies
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Vice President, Operational Excellence

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Job Summary

Own the enterprise Business Operating System (BOS) and operational excellence capabilities across the Global Integrated Supply Chain. Define global standards for lean daily management, problem solving, flow, productivity, and operational performance management. Drive measurable year-over-year productivity and COGS improvements by scaling lean operating systems across regions, SBUs, and plants, while enabling automation and digital tools. Lead the Operational Excellence network, governance, and performance rhythms to improve cost, quality, delivery, and safety outcomes.
Location: North Carolina
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define, govern, and advance the enterprise Business Operating System (BOS) and operational excellence capabilities across the global supply chain.
  • •Lead global lean and continuous improvement strategy, establishing standards for daily management, problem solving, waste elimination, flow, and standard work.
  • •Deliver measurable productivity and structural COGS improvements through lean methods, automation, line balancing, and waste reduction.
  • •Drive plant stability, takt alignment, standard work adherence, and cycle-time stability for consistent execution across SBUs and plants.
  • •Enable digital lean through dashboards, digital work instructions, computer vision process control, IoT-based loss analysis, and integration of automation and digital tools into the BOS.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 313,500 - 409,500 annually
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveLearning BudgetParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of progressive leadership in manufacturing, operational excellence, Lean, or industrial operations.
  • •Demonstrated success building and scaling Lean operating systems in global, multi-plant industrial environments with complex supply chains.
  • •Deep expertise in lean systems, value stream transformation, daily management, flow design, and problem solving.
  • •Experience enabling automation, digital performance tools, and Industry 4.0 concepts within Lean systems (strongly preferred).
  • •Bachelor’s degree required; engineering or technical field preferred (advanced degree or Operational Excellence certification strongly valued).
Experience:ManufacturingOperational excellenceLeanIndustrial operationsGlobal multi-plant environmentsComplex supply chains
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Continuous improvementOperational disciplineResults orientationStrategic thinkingCommunication
Certifications:Six Sigma Black BeltLean MasterOperational Excellence certification
Tech Stack:Business Operating System (BOS)Lean daily managementValue stream mappingProblem solvingReal-time performance dashboardsDigital work instructionsComputer visionIoT-based loss analysisAutomation toolsVisual managementDaily management systems

Company Brief

Trane Technologies
Designs and manufactures HVAC and climate solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Focuses on heating, cooling, ventilation, and building efficiency systems under brands like Trane and Thermo King.
Industry: Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Founded: 2013
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