VP, Business Transformation

The Vice President, Business Transformation will accelerate performance across Marmon Retail by helping its businesses adopt and fully leverage the capabilities, practices, and expertise available across Marmon. This leader will serve as a strategic partner to company presidents and leadership teams, translating enterprise resources into practical solutions that advance each business's strategic priorities. The role will work closely with Marmon Centers of Excellence (COEs), including Strategy and Marketing Management (SMM), Lean, 80/20, Information Technology, and Innovation. The role is not intended to build a large, centralized function or add layers of resources.

Responsibilities

Partner with company presidents and leadership teams to identify the highest-value opportunities for Marmon capabilities to improve business performance; Serve as the primary connector between Marmon Retail businesses and relevant Marmon COEs, subject-matter experts, tools, and resources; Translate COE methodologies and enterprise best practices into practical, business-specific approaches that can be implemented and sustained; Establish clear objectives, ownership, milestones, and measures of success for capability deployment initiatives; Lead or facilitate cross-functional transformation initiatives that improve profitable growth, margin, operational performance, customer value, and organizational effectiveness; Assess business priorities, performance gaps, and execution barriers; Partner with business leaders to develop transformation roadmaps aligned with company strategy; Create disciplined follow-through, remove barriers, and ensure improvements are embedded into normal business practices; Identify opportunities to scale successful practices and share learning across Marmon Retail; Serve as a trusted advisor to the Group President, company presidents, and senior leadership teams on transformation priorities and execution risks; Maintain a clear portfolio view of major transformation initiatives; Promote collaboration, transparency, and knowledge sharing across Marmon Retail businesses and Marmon COEs

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, finance, marketing, information technology, or a related field; 15 or more years of progressive leadership experience in business transformation, general management, operational excellence, strategy deployment, consulting, commercial excellence, technology-enabled transformation, or enterprise change; Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across multiple businesses, divisions, or operating companies; Experience applying one or more relevant disciplines, such as strategy and marketing management, Lean, 80/20, information technology, digital transformation, or innovation; Proven ability to influence senior leaders, facilitate difficult decisions, and drive results without direct authority; Strong financial and business acumen, including the ability to connect transformation priorities to measurable business outcomes

Nice to have

Advanced degree; Experience working in a decentralized, diversified, or multi-business environment; Enterprise perspective with the judgment to tailor solutions to individual business needs; Learning agility, intellectual curiosity, and comfort operating through ambiguity and change; Collaborative and low-ego leadership style focused on enabling others and building ownership

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more