• Own and lead the ASW Business Excellence function, setting vision, priorities, standards, and governance • Define and deploy the enterprise operating system, including KPI architecture, review cadence, and escalation mechanisms • Hold leaders accountable for performance outcomes through disciplined operating reviews and corrective action governance • Translate enterprise strategy into operational priorities, initiatives, and measurable targets • Drive margin expansion initiatives, including productivity, labor optimization, footprint efficiency, and working capital improvement • Identify and prioritize enterprise improvement initiatives that unlock growth, scalability, and profitability • Establish and enforce standardized manufacturing processes, workflows, and performance expectations across all sites • Lead capacity, footprint, and throughput strategies to support growth while controlling cost • Oversee enterprise KPI performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash, ensuring transparency and accountability • Own the Lean and Continuous Improvement strategy, ensuring consistent deployment across all facilities • Build CI capability within operations leadership through coaching, training, and structured problem-solving • Drive waste elimination, variation reduction, and quality improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies • Serve as the executive operational owner of ERP and manufacturing systems in partnership with IT • Define operational requirements for ERP, MES, automation, and analytics to enable visibility, scheduling accuracy, and execution discipline • Lead ERP optimization and adoption, ensuring systems drive behavior, accountability, and performance • Lead operational due diligence for acquisitions, assessing manufacturing capability, scalability, and integration risk • Own post-close operational integration, including process harmonization, KPI alignment, and ERP migration readiness • Ensure rapid performance stabilization and value capture post-acquisition • Champion a strong safety and quality culture, partnering with EHS and Quality leaders to embed standards and accountability • Ensure operational excellence is embedded in leadership behaviors, decision-making, and talent development