Global Improvement Champion

Job Description

Accountable for identifying, managing, and implementing Global Improvement projects and initiatives across end-to-end Manufacturing, taking a holistic view of Continuous Improvement (CI) activities within the Nourish Ingredients business. Work with the Ops leadership team and Manufacturing Technology team to develop CI strategies and long-term improvement plans to meet Productivity goals for the sites and consequently for the Nourish Ingredients business. Make sure the approaches and learnings are leveraged across sites.

Responsibilities:

Core member Nourish Ingredients Ops team to:

• Understand business partner needs and advise on strategic opportunities.
• Create, evaluate, and qualify pipeline of opportunities to generate value to the business.

Strategy:

• Coordinate the development of the site Ops Goal Alignment document (former A3), which includes the key areas to focus for the site and the operations KPIs and targets.
• Focus and support cultural transformation.
• Engage stakeholders in supporting improvements.

 Expertise & Coaching:

• Develop expertise on key digital themes such as Digital Advance Analytics, process digitization, scheduling, Warehouse digitization, etc.
• Work in cross disciplinary teams to deliver projects value.
• Educate self and others, mentoring 6Sigma candidates.
• Provide improvement coaching and mentorship.
• Facilitate / lead problem solving methodologies (e.g., Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen, productivity workshops

Value:

• Regularly track projects status and financial metrics in Opportunity Tracking Tool (OTT), thought the site OTT reviews.
• Analyze and report financial results and use them to drive learnings. 
   

Qualifications: 

• Education: B.S. degree in engineering (e.g., industrial, chemical, etc.).
• 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Results driven, team-player with a can-do attitude.
• Certified Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt).
• Excellent problem-solving and team collaborations skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft suite.]

Preferred Experience:

• Managing projects and working with people across different global organizations.
• Ability to influence individuals across different cultures, organizations, and locations.
• Experience analyzing operations and its cost drivers.