Edis Tokovic

About Edis Tokovic

An effective, results-driven, and award-winning executive with over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry and enterprise-level management. My expertise lies in optimizing operations, driving revenue growth, and ensuring profitability across multi-site organizations. I excel in revenue expansion, P&L management, strategic planning, and operational excellence. I have demonstrated proficiency in driving revenue and profitability growth through strategic and operational planning, leading large-scale changes/investments, and managing financials. As an innovative senior leader, I am committed to creating high-performance cultures, fostering team-based engagement, and successfully balancing big-picture concerns with day-to-day execution. Known for my hands-on and high-energy approach, I excel at rapidly identifying key business issues, developing strategic plans, implementing change, and transforming organizations. My track record includes leading successful business turnarounds, achieving significant sales growth, and promoting a culture of transformational leadership.• Known for excellent team building and leadership• Able to grow revenue and win new business• Successfully led regional operations in North America• Expertise in implementing Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma principles• Have led the start-up of a new site / greenfield operation• Experience in EV & new technology implementation

Experience

1. VP of Operations, North America

   Hbpo - Plastic Omnium Modules

   Aug 2022 — Present · US

   Responsible for the full operational P&L of $1B across seven manufacturing facilities in the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. Oversee regional functions including Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Health & Safety, and Supply Chain Management. Scope includes revenue growth, strategic planning, standardization of operations across multiple sites, alignment of performance with business objectives, leadership of talent development for over 1,100 associates, and oversight of manufacturing readiness for new product and technology introductions.

Education

• Walsh College

  MBA, International Business

• University of Detroit Mercy

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• University of Detroit Mercy

  BSEE, Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Automotive
• Project Planning
• Program Management
• Plc
• Solution Architecture
• Kpi Implementation
• People Development
• Skilled Relationship Builder
• P&L Accountability
• Managing Multi-Million Dollar Budgets
• Capital & Expense Budget Management
• Labor Cost Management
• Apqp
• Ppap
• Problem Solving
• Preparation of Business Cases
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Organization Growth
• Ts16949
• Iso14001
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Operations Management
• Kaizen
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Value Stream Mapping
• Automation
• Poka Yoke
• Electronics
• Electrical Engineering
• Control Logic
• Jit
• Robotics
• Operational Excellence
• 5s
• Leadership
• Machine Tools