Senior Manager - Manufacturing Operations Planning Hyperscale

We are seeking an experienced manufacturing operations professional to drive the

integrated operational planning required to support hyperscale growth. Working

across Operations functions, this role translates customer demand into

manufacturing footprint, capacity, supply-chain, investment, and

product-readiness plans. It coordinates the cross-functional work required to

bring new factories, production lines, capacity expansions, and product builds

online in alignment with customer deployment requirements. By engaging early in

the pre-sales process, the role strengthens the operational feasibility of

customer commitments and builds confidence in Vertiv’s ability to execute at

scale.

Responsibilities:

Manufacturing Footprint, Capacity & Investment Strategy

* Translate Hyperscale demand requirements into manufacturing capacity and

supply chain strategies across plants, regions, products, and suppliers.

* Recommend how and where demand should be supported, including new factories,

lines, expansions, and product transfers

* Coordinate the cross-functional plan to bring new capacity online and track

readiness against customer deployment requirements.

* Frame gaps, constraints, investment needs, and key decision points for

leadership.

Pre-Sales Operational Planning

* Translate customer demand signals, deployment schedules, and growth

projections into manufacturing operations plans.

* Validate the operational feasibility and assumptions supporting commercial

proposals

* Develop and maintain manufacturing capacity plans aligned with hyperscale

customer demand across plants, regions, and product lines.

* Coordinate manufacturing cost assumptions, including make-buy strategy,

labor, line setup, overhead, and capital requirements

Product and Manufacturing Readiness

* Coordinate the operational introduction of products into new or expanded

manufacturing locations.

* Integrate plant qualification, manufacturing process, tooling, labor,

quality, and product-readiness requirements.

* Align first builds, testing milestones, production ramp, and readiness for

scaled manufacturing.

* Ensure functional owners have clear deliverables, timing, dependencies, and

decision points.

* Track and report readiness of new capacity against customer deployment

requirements.

Supply-Chain Readiness

* Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain to establish the sourcing strategy

required to support planned volume.

* Assess supplier capacity, long-lead materials, source maturity, and critical

supply risks.

* Integrate supply readiness into the overall operational footprint and

capacity plan.

* Ensure unresolved supply constraints are visible before operational

commitments are finalized.

Cross-Functional Planning Leadership

* Lead the integrated operations-planning cadence across traditional Operations

functions.

* Maintain visibility to assumptions, risks, dependencies, decisions, and

functional ownership.

* Influence functional teams without replacing their subject-matter or

execution accountability.

* Support customer and executive reviews involving capacity, footprint,

investment, or operational readiness.

Education and Certification

* Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering/Technology, Supply Chain,

Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or

equivalent experience.

* 10-15 Years of experience 

Requirements:

* Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production processes, and

plant-level execution.

* Experience in largescale Capex deployments to support new manufacturing

operations

* Demonstrated experience in New Product Development and Introduction from a

manufacturing readiness perspective.

* Proven ability to work directly with external customers in a planning,

readiness, or account management capacity.

* Experience in manufacturing capacity planning, footprint strategy, or

operational planning in a multi-site, multi-region environment.

* Strong analytical skills including the ability to develop capacity models,

scenario analyses, and operational feasibility assessments.

* Knowledge of supply chain dynamics, supplier readiness, and material risk

assessment.

* Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to represent Operations

credibly in customer-facing settings.

* Cross-functional leadership skills; ability to influence and coordinate

across Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and Manufacturing without direct

authority.

* Experience in the critical infrastructure, data center, or power and thermal

management industry is preferred.

* Lean Six Sigma or continuous improvement background preferred.

Travel: 10%

No Special Physical Requirements

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to

help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture

• Customer Focus

• Operational Excellence

• Innovation

• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it

• Act with urgency

• Foster a customer-first mindset

• Think big and execute

• Lead by example

• Drive continuous improvement

• Learn and seek out development

• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing

services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously,

perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most

important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and

commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT

infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of

the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around

34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to

learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally

authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which

sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1,

H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or

in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal

opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility,

training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to

age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth,

breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual

orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or

sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin,

protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a

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