Executive Resume Example
An executive resume that puts the manufacturing division scope first, then the plant downtime cut and the leadership bench built behind it.
Iris Vandenberg
Vice President of Operations · Manufacturing
Philadelphia, PA · (215) 555-0173
i.vandenberg@email.com · linkedin.com/in/irisvandenberg
Profile
Operations executive with 18 years leading manufacturing teams, most recently a $180M division with 400 employees. Cut plant downtime 35% and built the leadership bench behind her.
Leadership Experience
2018 – Present
Vice President of Operations
Liberty Bell Manufacturing, Philadelphia, PA
- Lead a $180M division with 400 employees across 3 plants and full P&L ownership.
- Cut unplanned downtime 35% by rebuilding the preventive maintenance program plant-wide.
- Drove a plant turnaround that returned a loss-making site to 8% operating margin in 18 months.
- Report quarterly to the board on operating performance, capital plans and workforce metrics.
- Built the leadership bench, promoting 3 plant managers from within over 5 years.
2012 – 2018
Director of Manufacturing Operations
Delaware Valley Industries, Philadelphia, PA
- Ran daily operations for a 250-employee plant producing industrial components.
- Led a lean manufacturing rollout that raised throughput 20% without adding headcount.
- Managed a $40M annual operating budget and negotiated with 15 key suppliers.
2007 – 2012
Operations Manager
Keystone Fabrication, Philadelphia, PA
- Supervised 3 shift supervisors and 90 production staff on a two-shift line.
- Reduced scrap rate from 6% to 2% through a quality control overhaul.
Certification
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
American Society for Quality
Expertise
P&L ownership
Strategic planning
Board reporting
Turnaround leadership
Lean manufacturing
Budget management
Succession planning
Systems
SAPPower BIMicrosoft Project
Education
MBA
2011
Temple University, Fox School of Business
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
2004
Drexel University
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
18terms employers filter on
- Executive
- P&L
- Budget Ownership
- Strategic Planning
- Board Reporting
- Organizational Change
- Lean Manufacturing
- Revenue Growth
- Operating Margin
- KPI
- Governance
- Stakeholder Management
- Leadership Development
- Succession Planning
- Turnaround
- Preventive Maintenance
- Cross-Functional
- Risk Management
What holds up
- 01 / 05Scope in the first line.Team size, budget, region — the level check happens immediately.
- 02 / 05Outcomes over duties.What changed under you, with numbers and periods.
- 03 / 05People built.Hires, promotions, retention — the durable record.
- 04 / 05Two pages acceptable.Expected, even; padding is not.
- 05 / 05Board and stakeholder work named.The altitude of your communication matters.
What does not
- 01 / 05Buzzword leadership."Visionary change agent" reads as inverse seniority.
- 02 / 05Taking whole-company results.Your span, honestly bounded, reads stronger.
- 03 / 05Detailed early-career history.Compress to a line each after fifteen years.
- 04 / 05Confidential figures.Percentages carry the point.
- 05 / 05Hiding a short tenure.The story on paper beats the one imagined.
FAQ
Questions about this executive resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleIs two pages acceptable?
Yes, and at this level often expected. What is not acceptable is a second page of duties rather than outcomes.
How far back should the history go?
Roughly fifteen years in detail; older roles compress to a line each. The early history establishes trajectory, not capability.
Should I include a summary?
Yes. At this level a reader wants scope — team size, budget, region — in the first three lines, before deciding whether to keep reading.