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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Lean and Continuous Improvement principles, with a focus on Policy Deployment, Kaizen facilitation, and capability development. Proven ability to lead strategic initiatives that drive operational performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement across diverse teams and geographies.
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Lean/Continuous Improvement PrinciplesPolicy DeploymentKaizen FacilitationTeam Development and CoachingBusiness Performance Management
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Hard Skills
Continuous ImprovementPolicy DeploymentKaizenStructured Problem-SolvingDaily ManagementNew Product DevelopmentPerformance Gap AnalysisStrategic PlanningOperational Performance ImprovementCapability Development
Soft Skills
LeadershipCoachingFacilitationCollaborationCommunication
Industry Keywords
GembaVES (Value Enhancement System)Enterprise Business SystemGrowth InitiativesOperational ExcellenceBusiness ReviewsTalent ManagementBudget ManagementInnovation ProcessesCross-Functional Collaboration
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Partner with the Segment Leader to shape leadership meeting agendas and business reviews around consequential priorities
- Facilitate annual business planning and strategy enablement
- Lead Policy Deployment, connecting long-term strategy with breakthrough priorities and actionable plans
- Identify performance gaps and barriers to execution and apply VES approaches to address root causes
- Support acquisition integration through VES deployment and capability development
- Advance growth, innovation, and operational performance through targeted improvement initiatives
- Strengthen daily management, standard work, and structured problem-solving practices
- Use business and operational performance reviews to surface gaps and assess progress
- Guide high-impact kaizen activity and strategic growth initiatives, including Growth Rooms and Obeya
- Identify, adapt, and scale successful practices across operating companies
- Coach senior leaders and strengthen their ability to apply VES to business challenges
- Define and execute the VES capability and certification roadmap
- Lead and develop the VES organization and mentor operating company VES leaders
- Ensure certified practitioners and trainers deliver business impact
- Build a VES leadership community across businesses and geographies
- Manage the VES function’s budget and talent priorities
Requirements
What you’ll need- A minimum of 10 years of experience leading and applying continuous improvement principles across growth, innovation, and lean, with a demonstrated record of sustained business results
- Senior leadership experience in a multinational organization, gained as an enterprise business system leader or operating company executive with substantial responsibility for continuous improvement and business performance
- Deep practitioner expertise in lean/continuous improvement principles or a comparable enterprise business system, including daily management, standard work, structured problem-solving, and kaizen
- Demonstrated experience leading Policy Deployment workshops, executive or President-level kaizens, and certified practitioner development roadmaps tied to strategic business priorities
- Demonstrated experience working directly with teams at Gemba to strengthen problem-solving, build capability, and sustain improvements through hands-on learning
- Significant hands-on practitioner experience in new product development and the application of continuous improvement methods to innovation processes
- A proven record of building and developing teams, coaching senior leaders, and strengthening organizational capability across functions and geographies
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Marketing, or Operations required
- Master’s degree in a related field or MBA preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Incentive Pay eligibility
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)