Senior Vice President Global International Manufacturing Operations

Reporting to the EVP GMSQ (Global Manufacturing, Supply and Quality), the SVP GIMO leads a significant part of Ceva's worldwide manufacturing network, covering 12 sites across China, Canada, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Argentina and France, representing approximately 1,000 employees. The SVP is accountable for building a safe, reliable, competitive and future-ready manufacturing network, capable of supporting Ceva’s growth ambitions while meeting demanding quality, regulatory and service requirements.

Beyond operational performance, the role is expected to shape the industrial strategy, accelerate transformation and operational excellence, develop strong leadership capabilities across the network and foster collaboration across GMSQ and the wider organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the operational strategy for the international manufacturing network
• Assess and continuously optimize the manufacturing footprint, capacity utilization and capabilities across sites.
• Drive safety, quality, service and cost performance
• Ensure manufacturing operations maintain the highest standards of quality, product safety, EHS and regulatory compliance.
• Prioritize the manufacturing investment roadmap across the network.
• Build a strong operational excellence and continuous improvement culture
• Define and lead transformation roadmap, including digitalization, data and AI initiatives
• Lead, engage and develop a diverse, international manufacturing leadership community.
• Build a strong pipeline of site and manufacturing leaders and actively manage succession for critical positions.