Associate Director in business consulting leading Lean Transformation and Continuous Improvement efforts. Partnering with business units to drive performance improvements and develop leaders.
Responsibilities
Partner with and consult business unit leaders and their leadership teams to develop plans and execute performance improvement activities in line with organizational priorities
Develop Lean management and people development plans and processes
Utilize various Lean tools, techniques and apply GMPS standards to diagnose, analyze and improve business processes
Provide teaching and coaching to effectively transfer Lean skills into the organization for the development of Lean Leaders
Self-manage projects and teams, mitigate risks, allocate resources, and drive on time completion of initiatives and deliver intended results.
Develop visual controls and effective management systems to make problems visible, respond with urgency, effectively break down complex problems, lead root cause analysis, and develop effective countermeasures.
Build trust and develop new relationships with internal and external clients and effectively coach senior leaders and E2E/IP Managers to collaborate and achieve successful outcomes at site/regional/global levels.
Leverage digital and data capabilities to properly measure, visualize and analyze information to support operations improvement.
Requirements
Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in related field (engineering, business, supply chain, sciences) with eight (8) years of required experience; Master of Science (MS) with six (6) years of required experience; PhD with three (3) years of required experience.
Experience analyzing complex processes or end-to-end supply chains and driving timely process improvement
Hands-on application of Lean tools and techniques not limited to standardized work, scientific problem solving, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, production leveling, SMED, 5S-Visual Factory
Experience in applying consultative skills: ability to influence decision making, ability to interact with all levels of the business (senior leaders to shop floor working teams)
Project management skills (demonstrated experience in managing large project teams)
Coaching / Teaching: Proven experience in coaching and equipping others to apply lean methods and tools.
Changing mindsets and behaviors to achieve a continuous improvement philosophy.
Benefits
medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days
Job title
Associate Director – Lean Transformation, Continuous Improvement
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