Supply Chain Operations Manufacturing Director (d/f/m)

Would you like to optimize complex supply chain and manufacturing networks to improve delivery, quality, and customer satisfaction? Do you thrive in leading teams and executing strategies that enhance fulfillment performance across multiple sites? Partner with the best Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy‑technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future.

Fuel your passion. Supply Chain Operations Manufacturing Director drives Global Supply Chain & Product Line Strategies, to obtain optimal performance, in HS&E, Cost, Profitability, Fulfillment, Delivery and Quality through Supply Chain execution. The ISC Central Fulfilment leads a team focused on supporting ISC Operations through processes, strategies and goals of both Manufacturing and Assembly Maintenance & Overhaul.

Responsibilities

• Leading and optimizing multi-site manufacturing and/or Assembly, Maintenance & Overhaul (AMO) operations, ensuring production performance exceeds targets for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Driving a world‑class HSE culture, maintaining accountability for employee safety, incident review, corrective action closure, hazard identification, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement of safety programs.
• Establishing and enforcing operational excellence standards, ensuring compliance with ISC Plant Standards through audits, assessments, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Developing and executing operational performance strategies by leveraging KPIs, data analytics, and structured operating rhythms to identify trends, enhance plant performance, and support business objectives.
• Leading Lean transformation and continuous improvement programs focused on lead time reduction, throughput improvement, waste elimination, workforce capability development, and alignment with ISC efficiency goals.
• Building best‑in‑class planning and execution processes by optimizing capacity, work centre utilisation, scheduling accuracy, MRP alignment, lead time performance, and on‑time delivery while effectively managing operational constraints.
• Ensuring product quality, operational readiness, and successful product introductions through effective quality systems, corrective action management, readiness assessments, technology transfers, risk mitigation, and collaboration with Engineering teams.
• Driving long‑term operational sustainability and organisational capability through competency development, career progression frameworks, digital manufacturing adoption, cost reduction initiatives, footprint optimisation, and support of Baker Hughes' Carbon Out objectives.

What you will need

• Hold a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; a Master's degree is preferred.
• Bring rich experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, AMO Engineer or Plant Leader.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication, strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as ability to work independently.
• Have rich experience managing teams.
• Show a proven track record of successfully implementing Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of shop operations, project planning, cost control, and programme management.
• Bring excellent communication skills in English language.

Applications from people with disabilities are expressly welcome. Severely disabled candidates will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Join us, and you can expect

• Contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programmes
• Tailored financial programmes
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Staff Director - Integrated Supply Chain

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry‑leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionised energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.