Nate Sylvester

About Nate Sylvester

I am a strategic Operations and Supply Chain leader with 18 years of experience driving results within global manufacturing organizations. I currently direct a $300M P&L across a multi-site network, overseeing operations for four manufacturing plants and four distribution depots. My focus is on delivering sustainable business results through a balanced combination of talent development and operational systems.Core Areas of Expertise:• Regional Operations: Managing a cross-functional workforce of 345 employees to achieve world-class safety and operational performance.• Supply Chain Strategy: Leveraging deep experience in global sourcing and digital procurement solutions to optimize substantial spend portfolios.• Business Transformation: Integrating disparate business units and modernizing manufacturing footprints to deliver significant structural savings and long-term operational scalability.• Organizational Leadership: Cultivating high-performing teams across multi-site networks by fostering a culture of accountability and cross-functional collaboration.

Experience

1. Director of Operations - East Region

   Carlisle Architectural Metals

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Directed $300M P&L across a multi-site network, overseeing operations for four manufacturing plants and four distribution depots with a cross-functional workforce of 345 employees.• Achieved world-class safety performance in 2025, reaching a TRIR of 0.43—a 70% year-over-year improvement—by institutionalizing a disciplined Behavioral-Based Safety (BBS) program.• Optimized the Engineered Edge Systems business through focused daily management, slashing lead times by 16% and boosting on-time delivery performance by 42%.• Captured $300K in bottom-line savings by reducing the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) by 13% through the implementation of data-driven root cause analysis and problem-solving frameworks.• Spearheaded a high-impact cultural transformation that integrated five disparate businesses into a single unit, outperforming the company mean for employee engagement.

Education

• East Tennessee State University

  MBA, Master of Business Administration

• Saint Vincent College

  BS, Business Management, Operational Excellence

Skills

• 5s
• Tpm
• Manufacturing
• Operational Excellence
• Business Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Product Development
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Supply Chain Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sap Products
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Total Productive Maintenance (Tpm)