Vice President of Operations

About JCL Energy JCL 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. About the Role The Vice President of Operations is a newly created role on our Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO. You'll own Supply Chain & Vendor Management, Inventory Management & Logistics, Order Management & Fulfillment, Shop Execution, and Quality & Warranty across our Product and Rental lines of business, bringing functions that have scaled with the business together under a single owner. You'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. Success will be measured by KPIs tied to margin, cost control, fulfillment efficiency, inventory velocity, and quality. Location & Travel Hybrid, based out of our Sharon, PA headquarters. Regular travel to our South Carolina and Alvin, TX facilities is required, with heavier travel during the first 90 days to build relationships across sites. What You'll Do Supply Chain & Vendor Management Own vendor relationships and strategic sourcing, including transformer procurement through our strategic partnerships and shop parts and material sourcing Build and maintain vendor scorecards; own cost-savings targets and vendor diversity goals Negotiate strategic supply agreements that balance cost, lead time, and quality Provide Sales and Inside Sales with timely pricing to support live quoting Inventory Management & Logistics Own accurate, real-time inventory tracking across Sharon, South Carolina, and Alvin, TX Own inventory maintenance (condition, testing/certification currency, stock rotation) so everything on hand is sale-ready Build systems that give the sales team real-time visibility into what's in stock and available to ship Own shipping logistics, including carrier selection, routing, and freight cost management Drive measurably faster inventory turns Order Management & Fulfillment Own end-to-end order management for Product and Rental post-order execution Own forecasting and visibility into made-to-order (MTO) production timelines, from order entry through invoicing Ensure on-time delivery across all facilities Shop Execution Lead shop operations across Sharon, PA; South Carolina; and our new Alvin, TX facility through dedicated Shop Manager(s) Direct workload across facilities based on capacity and specialization, with cross-trained teams who can flex between Product and Rental work Execute Shop Service work to the pricing and target margins set by the VP of Transformer Services, and report actuals against those targets Manage facilities as shared-service cost centers against defined SLAs: turnaround time, cost per order, and quality/accuracy Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with the VP of Deployable Power Solutions on Rental execution SLAs (make-ready time, refurb cost per unit) Partner with the VP of Transformer Services on Shop Service quoting, margin guardrails, and execution Partner with the VP of Sales on product cost inputs, pricing support, inventory availability, and delivery commitments Work with the CFO on inventory cost accounting and the MSA/risk-management process Organizational Build-Out & Operational Excellence Develop a strong Shop Manager to run day-to-day shop operations, and grow the supply chain function over time with a player-coach team leader Own Operational Excellence (OPEX) company-wide: standardized processes, tools, and continuous-improvement discipline that support every function, not just Operations Own Quality and Warranty for Product and Rental, including root-cause analysis and corrective action, and support t…

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