• Operations Excellence Manager

    Dorman (Portland, TN)


    Operations Excellence Manager

     

    Date: Sep 9, 2025

     

    Company: Dorman Products

     

    Dorman was founded on the belief that people should have greater freedom to fix motor vehicles. For over 100 years, we have been driving new solutions, releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money, and increase convenience and reliability. Founded and headquartered in the United States, we are a pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of automotive, heavy-duty, and specialty vehicle products.  Today, we have more than 3,500 employees across 29 different locations, with a family of brands that also includes SuperATV and Dayton Parts. Publicly traded under the stock ticker DORM, reaching a revenue of $2 billion in 2024.

     

    Everyone who works at Dorman is called a Contributor. We need everyone, regardless of role and experience, to contribute to our success. That means everyone has a unique ability to make an impact on the business. We encourage all our Contributors to bring their authentic selves to work. The freedom to pursue new ideas, offer different perspectives, and grow in your career is fundamental to working at Dorman.

    Job Summary

    The Operational Excellence (OpEx) Manager is a key leader responsible for ensuring the execution of strategic initiatives and process improvement as part of the Operational Excellence team in Portland, TN. The OpEx manager will lead a team that works collaboratively with all operational departments and corporate teams to implement improvements focusing on quantitative metrics including productivity, labor, and cost saving efficiencies while implementing multiple in-flight automation projects including AMR, AGV, and VLM rollouts. This role will serve as a change agent for developing and encouraging a culture that is driven by safety, discipline, transparency, and accountability.

    Primary Duties

    • Lead and execute complex process improvement projects to drive improvements in cost, quality, service and safety

    • Work directly with site leadership to develop multi-year plans and partner with them to track progress.

    • Lead the strategy development for the site and manage the implementation program of the strategic initiatives

    • Lead and execute major process improvement and cost savings projects, to deliver financial results within specified time frames

    • Analyzing data to identify operational trends and opportunities for improvement

    • Establishing standards for other departments to follow when processing orders or performing other tasks

    • Recommending new equipment purchases to improve efficiency

    Qualifications

    • Skills to translate and present visualization of data into a format that can trigger action and business decisions

    • Experience with automation implementation including Robotics, Goods-to-Person, ASRS, and Assembly Lines

    • Analytical skills and attention to detail to successfully analyze and evaluate trends, disseminate information to a wide audience.

    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

    • Expert level understanding with Microsoft products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

    • Strong administrative and organizational skills.

     

    Education / Experience

     

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Operations or Equivalent Experience

    • 3+ years of demonstrated experience with Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean and Six Sigma methodology.

     

    Dorman Products is an equal opportunity employer; we value a combination of ideas, perspectives, and cultures at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V. www.DormanProducts.com