Value Stream Manager

Drive Excellence. Lead Transformation. Be the Catalyst.

Position: Value Stream Manager
Location: Richmond, VA
Company: Acoustical Solutions

Are you a lean leader ready to take ownership of an entire value stream and drive it to peak performance? At Acoustical Solutions, we’re looking for a strategic leader who thrives on optimizing processes, empowering teams, and delivering exceptional results. As a leading manufacturer, distributor, and installer of acoustical products, Acoustical Solutions, has built its strong growth record on our team values and relentless pursuit of continuous improvement.

As our Value Stream Manager, you will:

• Own the end-to-end value stream—from raw materials to customer delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve world-class efficiency and quality.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles and data-driven strategies.
• Champion innovation to reduce waste, improve flow, and maximize customer satisfaction.

What’s in it for you?

• A high-impact leadership role where your decisions shape the future.
• Collaborative culture that values your ideas and expertise.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and Hoshin Kanri / Strategy Deployment.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• A passion for process excellence and team development.

Ready to put your improvement and leadership skills to work and deliver results that matter?
Apply today and be the driving force behind our success!

Duties/Responsibilities Include:

· Leads Daily Management Process for the value stream. Develops team to capture reasons for daily “misses”, drives to root cause and implementation of fail-safe solutions. Measures continuous improvement success by long term trends and goal achievement.

· Manages and improves KPIs related to the value stream. Develops action plans to improve in order to achieve targets, tracks data, and reports monthly at review. Develops countermeasures as required by KPI process.

· Supports the Strategy Deployment process as required, including serving as “action plan owner” plus “task owner” as assigned by plans owned by others. Participates on monthly SD review process as required.

· Holds formal kaizen events to continually drive improvement.

· Manages all aspects of safety for the value stream.

· Responsible for managing / achieving operating budget and sales targets for all areas of responsibility.

· Keeps company commitments related to quality, delivery, and cost. Drives company initiatives related to growth and profitability.

· “Lives” the company values, leads others to do so, and addresses situations where company values may be jeopardized.

· Trains, develops, and evaluates staff. Ensures development of staff to meet business needs. Takes corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy.

· Directs Engineering and Buyer / Planner roles and ensures current materials are available and inventory turn goals are achieved.

· Develops new products and production processes to support company growth plans.

· Documents all processes, and supports the document control process throughout areas of responsibility.

· Liaison with members of the organization including sales, administration, finance and operations toward the dual goal of customer satisfaction and company profitability

· Other duties as assigned to support the overall business.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person