VP, Business Transformation

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?

Ellsworth Adhesives specs in materials in each of those products!

Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer currently has a VP, Business Transformation opportunity. This role reports into our corporate headquarters located in Germantown, WI. The ideal candidate would be open to a hybrid work schedule out of our Germantown facility.

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence, organizational effectiveness, and enterprise‑wide transformation globally? Want to continue to grow your career? This is an exciting time to be a part of Ellsworth, come join our team!

Ellsworth Corporation is a family-run company that has had continuous growth for over 50 years. We are an industry-leading global distributor, manufacturer, and packager of adhesives used by cell phone, medical device, space/aerospace, and electric vehicle industries! Click here to see our state-of-the-art facility and distribution center and learn more about our business, and here to find out more about the industries we serve, and here to learn about our consumer and manufacturing divisions.

You will be responsible for driving operational excellence, organizational effectiveness, and enterprise‑wide transformation globally. This role partners closely with executive leadership, functional heads, and cross‑functional teams to identify improvement opportunities, define future-state capabilities, and implement solutions that strengthen operational efficiency and business scalability.

Responsibilities 

• Enterprise Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence: Develop and execute a comprehensive Business Transformation strategy aligned with company goals. Implement process optimization methodologies across the organization. Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and governance models to ensure sustained improvement.
• Customer Order Fulfillment Process Leadership: Own the end‑to‑end Customer Order Fulfillment Process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and customer satisfaction. Diagnose operational bottlenecks and redesign workflows to enhance speed, reliability, and scalability. Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, IT, and Sales to streamline cross‑functional handoffs and eliminate defects.
• Strategic Planning Process Ownership: Support the enterprise Strategic Planning Process, including annual planning cycles, multi‑year roadmaps, and governance in quarterly business reviews. Facilitate executive workshops, develop strategic frameworks, and ensure alignment between strategy, resources, and execution. Track progress on strategic initiatives and provide visibility to the Executive Leadership Team.
• VMI Solution Development & Deployment: Oversee development, enhancement, and evolution of the company’s Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) solution. Define system requirements, customer value propositions, KPIs, and operational workflows. Partner with IT, Supply Chain, and customer-facing teams to ensure seamless adoption and continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Change: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on operational strategy and enterprise transformation. Lead change efforts with clear communication, stakeholder alignment, and training. Cultivate a culture of continuous transformation across all levels of the organization.
• Performs full range of people-management responsibilities, including interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions, performance management, compensation decisions, coaching and development.

PERKS & BENEFITS 

As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage, bonus plan, and a comprehensive benefit package which includes Health, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Program, Social Events, Community Involvement and much more! Click Here for a summary of Employee Benefits

Qualifications

• 10+ years of direct work experience and 5+ years of supervisory, management or executive experience
• 5+ years of global experience required
• Bachelor’s Degree is required; Master’s preferred; other combinations of education and experience may be considered. 

• Sales mindset with sales management background
• Deployment of CRM system(s) and CRM playbooks
• Business exper