Vice President

**Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data****Vice President - Administration****Job Summary**:Our client in Altair Costumer Locations, Mx is looking for a Vice President - Administration. This is a direct hire position.**What You Will Do**:The VP of Administration is responsible for managing, leading and developing subordinate team members and overall Administration strategy and function, in support of maintaining and improving safe and productive manufacturing operations for Toyoda Gosei Americas TG) Mexico locations.- Manage strategy, provide leadership/direction, and oversee operations for the Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, Management Information Systems, and Health & Safety departments.- Develop, implement, and monitor success of plans in pursuit of annual President’s policy.- Clearly define staff and management level objectives to support department goals.- Evaluate staff and management progress and performance in accomplishing individual and department objectives.- Oversee the development, management, utilization and adherence to plant policies and procedures.- Ensure staff and management maintain professionalism and TGNA vision when resolving issues.- Oversee and ensure compliance in plant level recruitment, hiring, disciplinary action, benefits, & legal issues.- Ensure communication and intercompany partnership as required to meet the needs of the company.- Support and promote employee activities, ensuring positive morale (holiday and company party, outings, tournaments and committees).- Provide plant leadership for safety; including overseeing the safety committee and Health & Safety program.- Manage contracts, negotiations, legal, ethics, and compliance for all external contracts.- Serve as a representative of TGNA leadership for community relations, activities, volunteer opportunities, and donations in the Mexico region.- Drive optimization by being actively engaged in continuous improvement efforts.- Function in a highly collaborative environment where flexibility and teamwork is critical to success.**What You Will Need**:**Basics**:- Minimum of ten years of management experience in a multi-disciplined capacity.- Minimum of ten years of related work experience.- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.- Bachelor degree in a related field.- Working knowledge of legal requirements, employment law, and contract administration.- Experience managing budget, and a strong working understanding of financial operations within manufacturing (including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow).- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.- Ability to consistently meet deadlines.- Effective verbal, non-verbal, negotiation and written communication skills.- Ability to sustain a high degree of professionalism in interacting with internal and external customers.- Effective attention to detail, problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.**Preferred**:- Familiarity with Japanese/Mexican business model.**How You Will Be Successful**:- **Envision the Future**:- **Communicate Honestly and Broadly**:- **Seek Technology and Business “First”**:- **Embrace Diversity and Take Risks****What We Offer**:- Competitive Salary- Comprehensive Benefit Package- 401(k) with matching contributions- Paid Time Off- Employee Discounts- Free training on all Altair products**Why Work with Us**:Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.**Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.****Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD**At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.