Position Summary:
The Continuous Improvement Manager supports the organization's business transformation and continuous improvement strategy. The role identifies, redesigns, streamlines, and improves business processes, using artificial intelligence and automation as tools to help drive meaningful change and measurable business outcomes. This work is supported by cross-functional partnership, subject matter expertise, and proven transformation disciplines, including Project Management, Operational Excellence, Lean Management, and Six Sigma.
Major Duties/Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with organizational leadership to assess activities across the enterprise using an AI first approach, evaluating artificial intelligence and automation opportunities before traditional solutions to drive process change, improved efficiency, customer service, expense management and execution.
- Support the development of lean processes; continuous improvement, standard work, problem solving, value stream mapping, training, and employee involvement.
- Collaborate with business partners at all levels on lean manufacturing practices.
- Lead and manage cross-functional improvement teams resulting in associate skill and knowledge development and performance improvements. Develop project plans to include goals, tactics, financial impact and timelines.
- Contribute to the prioritization of potential business transformation projects. Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Develop and implement management tools and performance dashboards as part of process improvement and monitoring.
- Embed management routines to drive execution, focus and results in all improvement projects.
- Collaborate with functional leaders on requirements for the selection and implementation of new technologies required to improve processes.
- Collaborate with continuous improvement professional organizations to learn innovative Lean Management, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement techniques with the goal of professional development for you and your team.
- Continuously research and learn emerging AI and related automation technologies, evaluate their relevance to business processes, and apply practical innovations that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and business outcomes.
Qualifications:
Experience Required
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of experience in project management
- 3+ years of experience in business transformation and process improvement using Lean Management, Six Sigma and/or other proven problem solving/continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience utilizing AI tools and automation technologies to analyze, streamline, and automate existing business processes, with demonstrated ability to identify practical use cases and measurable improvements.
- Experience with change management and influencing organizational culture change.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence without authority
- Proficient in MS Excel to include statistical analysis, data collection, charts and pivot tables
Experience Preferred
- 5+ years of experience in a supply chain management role with a large consumer goods organization
- 5+ years of experience with change management and influencing organizational culture change
- Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Advanced statistical analysis capabilities
- Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
We offer excellent benefits which include medical, dental and vision. Benefit plan eligibility, PTO, and paid company holidays are dictated by the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. EOE without regard to race, color, religion, creed, affectional or sexual orientation or sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetics, veteran status, gender, gender identity, citizenship status, marital status, VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
- We do not provide application status due to overwhelming volume. If your skills meet our needs, we will contact you to move forward in the process.*
EOE without regard to race, color, religion, creed, affectional or sexual orientation or sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetics, veteran status, gender, gender identity, citizenship status, marital status, VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
- If you have a disability and you need an accommodation to apply, please contact us at hiring@hongrp.com*