Vice President Operations

JCL Energy is adding a Vice President of Operations to our Executive Leadership Team. This newly created role reports to the CEO and brings Supply Chain, Inventory & Logistics, Order Fulfillment, Shop Execution, and Quality & Warranty together under one leader.About JCL EnergyJCL Energy supplies, rents, and services power transformers through three lines of business: Product, Rental (Deployable Power Solutions), and Transformer Services. With facilities in Sharon, PA, South Carolina, and Alvin, TX, we're growing quickly and building the operational foundation to support that growth.The RoleYou'll partner closely with the VP of Sales, VP of Deployable Power Solutions, VP of Transformer Services, and CFO. Our business unit leaders own their P&Ls you'll own the cost, quality, and delivery performance that makes those results possible, measured by KPIs tied to margin, cost control, fulfillment efficiency, inventory velocity, and quality.This is a hybrid role based out of our Sharon, PA headquarters, with regular travel to South Carolina and Alvin, TX and heavier travel during the first 90 days.What You'll OwnSupply Chain & Vendor Management: Strategic sourcing, transformer procurement through our strategic partnerships, vendor scorecards, cost-savings targets, and supply agreements, plus timely pricing to support live sales quotingInventory & Logistics: Real-time inventory tracking and maintenance across all sites, sales-facing inventory visibility, carrier selection and freight cost management, and faster inventory turnsOrder Management & Fulfillment: End-to-end post-order execution for Product and Rental, MTO production-timeline forecasting, and on-time deliveryShop Execution: Shop operations across three facilities through dedicated Shop Manager(s), managed as shared-service cost centers against defined SLAs, with cross-trained teams that flex between Product and RentalQuality & Warranty: Root-cause analysis, corrective action, and company-wide ownership of cost of non-conformanceOperational Excellence: Standardized processes, tools, and continuous-improvement discipline across the whole company, not just OperationsTeam Build-Out: Developing a strong Shop Manager and growing the supply chain and quality functions over timeWhat You Bring10+ years of progressive operations leadership, ideally spanning supply chain/vendor management and shop-floor or plant operations in distribution, industrial, or manufacturing environmentsExperience building and scaling operations in a PE-backed or high-growth companyMulti-site leadership with cross-trained, flexible workforcesHands-on experience with inventory management systems and freight/logistics, ideally in distribution or capital equipmentA track record owning quality and warranty programs, including cost-of-non-conformance reductionStrong process discipline and comfort building KPIs, SLAs, and scorecards from scratchComfort moving between executive strategy and the shop floor or a vendor negotiationYour First YearVendor scorecards in place and delivering cost savings against targetReal-time inventory visibility for Sales, with measurably faster inventory turnsLower shipping costs and more reliable delivery across all three facilitiesReliable MTO production-timeline visibility for Sales and leadershipA warranty root-cause process in place, with cost of non-conformance trending downA capable Shop Manager running day-to-day operations and clear SLA partnerships with your fellow VPsJCL Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.