Vice President Electronics Manufacturing
Acuity Inc. · Conyers, GA
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 50%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 12+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Acuity Inc. (industrial) in Conyers, GA. Outcome-driven mindset and customer focus.
- They ask for
- 12+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation
- Day to day
- about 50% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $78k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 27 manufacturing engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 26 other live manufacturing postings in Georgia.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (12+ vs 5+)
Typical $78k–$123k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 41%
- Lean 37%
- ✓ Automation 33%
- ✓ New product launch 30%
- Root cause 26%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Acuity Inc. in Conyers
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Full description from Acuity Inc.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
The Vice President of Global Electronics Manufacturing is a critical enterprise leader responsible for shaping and executing the end-to-end electronics manufacturing strategy across a global portfolio of lighting and controls solutions. This role sits at the intersection of product innovation, engineering, supply chain, and operations—ensuring scalable, resilient, and cost-effective manufacturing capabilities that accelerate growth and differentiate performance in the market.
The VP will architect a future-ready electronics ecosystem—driving standardization, modularity, and advanced manufacturing strategies while navigating geopolitical complexity, regulatory requirements, and evolving technology landscapes. This leader will build and lead a high-performing global organization spanning strategy, NPI, manufacturing engineering, and operational excellence. The role reports directly to SVP, Global Manufacturing for Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL)
Key Responsibilities
1. Enterprise Manufacturing Strategy
Define and lead the global electronics manufacturing strategy aligned with business growth, product roadmaps, and sustainability commitments.
- ◆Establish long-term manufacturing footprint, automation, and platform strategies
- ◆Drive make-vs-buy decisions and geopolitical/tariff optimization
- ◆Ensure tight integration across product architecture, sourcing, and manufacturing ecosystems
2. Business Excellence & Standardization
Create a world-class, scalable electronics manufacturing system.
- ◆Standardize engineering practices across design, validation, and system architecture
- ◆Advance design-for-excellence disciplines (DfM, DfA, thermal, modularity)
- ◆Embed governance models and digital tools that enable consistency, speed, and quality
3. Quality, Compliance & Reliability Leadership
Position quality and reliability as a competitive differentiator.
- ◆Own global electronics quality standards, compliance, and regulatory adherence
- ◆Drive field performance, reliability targets, and closed-loop continuous improvement
- ◆Build robust validation, testing, and lifecycle management capabilities
4. New Product Introduction (NPI)
Accelerate speed-to-market through seamless NPI execution.
- ◆Partner with Product and Engineering to transition concepts into scalable production
- ◆Drive platform-based architectures and manufacturability at design stage
- ◆Lead supplier selection, qualification, and integration into NPI processes
5. Financial & Operational Performance
Deliver best-in-class cost, productivity, and investment outcomes.
- ◆Own electronics cost structure, productivity roadmaps, and margin improvement
- ◆Lead CapEx strategy and ROI-driven investment planning
- ◆Align manufacturing performance with broader business and portfolio strategy
6. Global Leadership & Talent Development
Build and lead a high-impact global organization.
- ◆Lead teams across electronics engineering, manufacturing and supplier engineering
- ◆Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence
- ◆Drive change management and organizational evolution to meet future-state ambitions
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Power Engineering
- ✓Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience
- ✓Extensive Electronics Manufacturing expertise
- ✓Experience in Supply Chain and Cost leadership in Electronics
- ✓Experience in utilizing software for late-stage customization within manufacturing
- ✓Cross-functional and Executive Influence
- ✓Strategic leadership and transformation
- ✓Operational excellence and execution (Quality, Service, and Productivity)
- ✓Outcome-driven mindset and customer focus
- ✓Manage change: Drive effective change management and evolve from where we are today
- ✓Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
Preferred Experience
- ✓Master’s Degree
- ✓Strategic and operational experience within Manufacturing or Supply Chain
Travel
Requirements
25 - 50%
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Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.
Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com .
Work location
- •This position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes 25-50% travel as part of the responsibilities.
Core Capabilities
- •Deep expertise in global electronics manufacturing and supply chain ecosystems
- •Hands on experience in electronics manufacturing
- •Proven leader in large-scale transformation and strategy execution
- •Experience integrating software/configuration into late-stage manufacturing environments
- •Exceptional cross-functional influence at executive levels
- •Ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and global scale
Leadership Competencies
- •Strategic Communication: Translates complex manufacturing and technology strategies into clear, actionable direction across diverse stakeholders
- •Enterprise Influence: Aligns product, engineering, and supply chain leaders toward a unified operating model
- •Change Leadership: Effectively leads tran