Manager - Continuous Improvement

Job Description In this role, your responsibilities will be: - Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve fulfillment models, quote speed, and other business-related priorities. - Design and implement top-down and bottom-up methodology to identify and prioritize high-impact improvement projects for the business, functions, and sites. - Lead identified Continuous Improvement programs globally, ensuring successful completion, facilitating smooth handovers to business owners, and ensuring sustained improvements over time. - Organize initial cross-functional team, lead kaizen/process-mapping event, project manage the team to make the change, and use data to track successful implementation. - Promote a Continuous Improvement culture within the region by redefining lean tools and facilitating departmental/functional driven projects. - Collaborate with department champions and leadership within the region on various improvement initiatives. You are a strategic, action-oriented leader with a passion for continuous improvement and the ability to influence across functions. You excel in collaborative environments, driving impactful change through Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and/or Perfect Execution methodologies. Your leadership in high-visibility initiatives and complex problem-solving skills make you a catalyst for transformation. For this role, you will need: - Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, or a related field. - Proven experience in lean and/or continuous improvement projects within a global or cross-functional environment. - Ability to support and collaborate with regionally dispersed teams, driving and contributing to project execution. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in identifying inefficiencies and proposing data-driven solutions. - Ability to manage ambiguity and complex problems or scenarios. - Proven experience influencing cross-functional teams. - Excellent communication skills to effectively engage and influence stakeholders. - High adaptability, innovative, and curious approach. - Must be highly action-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to drive initiatives forward, overcome obstacles, and deliver measurable results in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. Preferred qualifications that set you apart: - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certifications, Certified Lean Practitioner, Kaizen Facilitator. - Experience or knowledge of working in the Industrial Valves industry. In this role, your responsibilities will be: - Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve fulfillment models, quote speed, and other business-related priorities. - Design and implement top-down and bottom-up methodology to identify and prioritize high-impact improvement projects for the business, functions, and sites. - Lead identified Continuous Improvement programs globally, ensuring successful completion, facilitating smooth handovers to business owners, and ensuring sustained improvements over time. - Organize initial cross-functional team, lead kaizen/process-mapping event, project manage the team to make the change, and use data to track successful implementation. - Promote a Continuous Improvement culture within the region by redefining lean tools and facilitating departmental/functional driven projects. - Collaborate with department champions and leadership within the region on various improvement initiatives. You are a strategic, action-oriented leader with a passion for continuous improvement and the ability to influence across functions. You excel in collaborative environments, driving impactful change through Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and/or Perfect Execution methodologies. Your leadership in high-visibility initiatives and complex problem-solving skills make you a catalyst for transformation. For this role, you will need: - Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, or a related field. - Proven experience in lean and/or continuous improvement projects within a global or cross-functional environment. - Ability to support and collaborate with regionally dispersed teams, driving and contributing to project execution. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in identifying inefficiencies and proposing data-driven solutions. - Ability to manage ambiguity and complex problems or scenarios. - Proven experience influencing cross-functional teams. - Excellent communication skills to effectively engage and influence stakeholders. - High adaptability, innovative, and curious approach. - Must be highly action-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to drive initiatives forward, overcome obstacles, and deliver measurable results in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. Preferred qualifications that set you apart: - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certifications, Certified Lean Practitioner, Kaizen Facilitator. - Experience or knowledge of working in the Industrial Valves industry.