M5M5 — Senior Director
Director of Manufacturing
Responsible for entire plant operations. Sets manufacturing strategy and ensures alignment with corporate goals.
What this level means
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
- Scope
- Multiple functions or a large department
- Autonomy
- Owns multi-year strategy for the area
- Complexity
- Org-level trade-offs and investment
- Impact
- Multi-function results
- Decision rights
- Owns investment and org design across functions
- Leadership
- Leads directors and managers
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Lead cross-functional teams
- Establish performance standards
- Report to corporate/manufacturing executives
- Develop manufacturing strategies
- Ensure plant operations align with corporate objectives
- Develop and implement manufacturing strategies
- Mentor senior managers
- Align operations with corporate goals
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Visionary planning
- Business strategy
- Managerial mentorship
- Performance standard setting
- Corporate reporting
- Manufacturing strategy
- Business alignment
- Leadership skills
- Performance management
- Corporate objectives
- Visionary leadership
- Business acumen
- Mentoring managers
- Strategic alignment
- Operational excellence
What good looks like
- 15+ years experience
- Management of large teams
Common titles
Director of Manufacturing
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations (inferred)