FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
See all jobs on Scoutfield
Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.
Discover
- Fresh listings
- Fast filters
- No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.
Demonstrates extensive expertise in leading continuous improvement initiatives, particularly in lean methodologies and Policy Deployment, while effectively coaching senior leaders and developing organizational capabilities. Proven ability to drive growth and operational performance through strategic planning and targeted improvement initiatives.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Continuous Improvement PrinciplesLean MethodologiesPolicy DeploymentKaizen FacilitationTeam Development
ATS Keywords
Tailor your resumeApplicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills
LeanContinuous ImprovementPolicy DeploymentStructured Problem-SolvingDaily ManagementKaizenNew Product DevelopmentGembaCapability DevelopmentBusiness Performance
Soft Skills
CoachingLeadershipMentoringStrategic ThinkingCollaboration
Industry Keywords
Business ReviewsOperational PerformanceGrowth InitiativesSuccession PlanningEnterprise Business System
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 execution barriers 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, operational, and Policy Deployment reviews to surface gaps and assess progress
- Guide high-impact kaizen activity and strategic growth initiatives, including Growth Rooms and Obeya
- Identify and scale successful practices across operating companies
- Coach and advise senior leaders on VES and sustainable change
- Define and execute the VES capability and certification roadmap
- Lead and develop the VES organization and mentor operating company VES leaders
- Build succession pipelines and an active VES leadership community
- Deploy certified practitioners and trainers to deliver business impact
- Manage the VES function's budget and talent priorities
Requirements
What you’ll need- 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
- Experience leading Policy Deployment workshops, executive or President-level kaizens, and certified practitioner development roadmaps tied to strategic business priorities
- 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 applying continuous improvement methods to innovation processes
- 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)