Global VOS Deployment Manager

Position Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Global VOS Deployment Manager is a deployment-focused role within the Global Manufacturing organization, responsible for rapidly establishing and stabilizing the Vertiv Operating System in priority manufacturing sites. The role is deployed to underperforming or problematic sites, new site launches, and major capacity expansions where accelerated operational discipline is required. Working directly on site with local and regional leadership, the manager executes the Wave 12 program through hands-on implementation of foundational operating-system practices, including Tier Accountability, 5S+1 and visual management, Leader Standard Work, standard work, key performance indicator governance, structured problem solving, escalation routines, and basic Lean tools. The role establishes the operating cadence, coaches local leaders, closes critical gaps, and creates the conditions for a disciplined handover to site and regional ownership. Success is measured by speed of deployment, adherence to global standards, measurable operational stabilization, and the site's ability to sustain the system after the Wave 12 intervention Responsibilities
* Wave 12 Deployment & Site Intervention
* Lead execution of the Wave 12 program at designated underperforming, new, and expansion manufacturing sites, following the global deployment methodology and defined readiness and handover gates.
* Rapidly assess site conditions, identify critical operating-system gaps, and translate findings into a focused 12-week deployment and stabilization plan with clear milestones, ownership, and measurable outcomes.
* Operate as an embedded Global Manufacturing resource during the intervention, providing direct hands-on implementation, coaching, and governance until the site is ready for structured handover.
* Escalate barriers, leadership gaps, resource constraints, and systemic risks to Global Manufacturing leadership with clear recovery actions and timing.
* Tier Accountability & Daily Management
* Deploy and stabilize Tier Accountability from frontline through site leadership levels using global standards, standard agendas, visual boards, and escalation pathways.
* Establish the daily management cadence required to make safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and other critical performance gaps visible and actionable.
* Coach leaders to run effective Tier meetings focused on abnormality management, ownership, action closure, and timely escalation.
* Audit meeting effectiveness and progressively transfer ownership to local leadership as part of the Wave 12 handover.
* 5S+1, Visual Management & Workplace Stability
* Deploy foundational 5S+1 and visual management standards in priority production and support areas, beginning with the highest operational risks and constraints.
* Establish clear workplace standards, ownership, audit routines, and visual controls that support safe, repeatable, and disciplined execution.
* Coach site teams to identify abnormalities, eliminate basic waste, and maintain standards through routine leadership follow-up.
* Ensure improvements are practical, documented, and sustainable after the Global Manufacturing intervention ends.
* Problem Solving, Escalation & Recovery
* Implement structured root cause analysis and problem-solving routines for chronic or high-impact operational issues using practical Lean methodologies.
* Create disciplined escalation pathways with clear problem ownership, due dates, countermeasures, and closure verification.
* Drive rapid containment and corrective action while ensuring recurring problems are converted into standardized improvements.
* Coach local teams to move from reactive firefighting to fact-based problem solving and prevention.
* Leader Standard Work & Leadership Discipline
* Deploy role-based Leader Standard Work for operational and functional leaders, aligned with Tier Accountability, Gemba walks, key performance indicator reviews, and escalation routines.
* Establish practical daily and weekly leadership routines that reinforce standards, follow-up, and accountability.
* Coach site leaders in the behaviors required to sustain the operating system after handover.
* Verify consistent execution and close gaps before transitioning ownership to the local organization.
* Standard Work & Basic Lean Deployment
* Support development and deployment of standard work in critical processes to improve stability, repeatability, and performance.
* Apply foundational Lean tools such as waste identification, Gemba, visual management, process mapping, flow improvement, Kaizen, and basic setup reduction where required by the site condition.
* Prioritize simple, high-impact countermeasures that improve operational control before introducing more advanced tools.
* Ensure deployed practices are documented, owned locally, and integrated into normal operating routines.
* Performance Management & KPI Governance
* Establish or restore key performance indicator go