Continuous Improvement Manager

Description

• Organizes and facilitates the Americas CI Steering Committee.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through benchmarking world-class improvement organizations and delivering improvement related training.
• Assists in the preparation of budgets, schedules, and other financial reports regarding the impact of improvements, waste reduction, and achieving ROI, as indicated by lean accounting principles.
• Leads and drives business transformation and change initiatives to create and sustain world-class, visually managed processes for instantaneous recognition of wastes.
• Facilitates and/or conducts continuous improvement training programs, Kaizen events, and other lean initiatives. Assesses, coaches, and provides constructive feedback to teams to strengthen competencies.
• Implements CI/Lean methods to drive improvement in alignment with strategic goals and objectives.
• Monitors existing and new processes for improvement opportunities in cost productivity through problem solving methodology and takes appropriate follow-up action.
• Serves as a change facilitator, develops, and collaborates with business leaders and influences leadership in the transformation to and in support of a continuous improvement culture.
• Hires, trains, develops, coaches, and provides team member guidance and supervision in the event of having direct report(s).
• Tracks, measures, and reports progress on improvements using standard, established KPI’s.
• Develops and manages multiple processes, long and short-term, sustainable, improvement related visual action plans as well as assigned key projects.

Requirements

• Experience in working within a matrix environment reporting to Continuous Improvement organization and taking direction from Key Stakeholders.
• Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of a variety of lean tools such as: Process Flow Mapping, Value Stream Mapping, Process Problem Solving, Built In Quality, Just In Time, Kaizen/Continuous Improvement, and Lean ROI.
• Ability to lead and develop team members.
• 4-6 years of demonstrated, qualified lean experience in a leadership role.
• Knowledge and use of Improvement tools, data analysis, and project management tools.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Lean certification from a recognized independent technical organization.
• Must have strong ability to influence team members to shift to continuous improvement methods.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance