Manager Lean Six Sigma - Corporate Shared Services

Requirements

Position Critical to Quality + Success (CTQ+S): Technical Behavioral Requirements:

• BS Degree, Business Management or Technical
• 5+ years’ experience improving business process performance
• Certified (Lean) Six Sigma Black Belt
• Continuous improvement experience across broad business areas in such areas as Human Resources, Finance, Sourcing, Logistics and IT.
• Formal Lean training in Value Stream Management tools, kaizen methods and other key Lean tools and methodologies.
• Experience with facilitating Lean training events of Kaizen events
• Proven knowledge and application of change management methodologies and tools

Position Critical to Quality + Success (CTQ+S): Skill/Ability Behavioral Requirements:

• Results based focused skill set with strong impact and influencing skills
• Tenacity and energy in leading change towards an effective work environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively to direct and motivate team and others, maintaining a persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills and process focus
• Progressive, flexible and team oriented person required.

Essential Functions

Position Description and Responsibilities:
This is a Lean Sigma position within our exclusive client’s California headquarters, reporting directly to the Director of Operational Excellence. This position will require an experienced Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with transactional/shared services project experience within a manufacturing company setting (Human Resources, Finance, Sourcing, logistics and IT). This position requires a Lean Sigma Black Belt that is able to facilitate and drive results in a fast paced and “ever changing” environment leveraging his/her strong interpersonal skills. Key to success in this position is the ability to work within the organization at all levels creating value and buy-in across various corporate functions.

• This role will be responsible for completing Black Belt continuous improvement projects as assigned to increase productivity, maximize profitability and improve customer satisfaction.
• This role will facilitate meetings with functional management to review and examine project progress.
• This role will provide Lean and Six Sigma training to functional personnel at all levels
• This role will be responsible for seeking out project opportunities for Six Sigma and Lean breakthrough strategy within corporate functional areas such as Human Resources, Finance, Sourcing, Logistics and IT.
• This role will be responsible for promoting the use of Lean Six Sigma methodology across assigned corporate functional areas.
• This role will deliver significant and quantifiable process improvement and financial benefit across assigned corporate functional areas.
• This role will focus on business performance that constantly strives to eliminate waste, improve customer satisfaction, and increase market share via the use of Lean Six Sigma tools and continuous improvement methodologies.
• This role will manage Lean Six Sigma reporting activities for assigned corporate functional areas.
• This role will advocate the use of standard approaches to process design and improvement projects as well as advance and apply new continuous improvement tools as appropriate.
• This role will help educate the organization on process management best practices, trends, and resources.