THE COMPANY

Our client is a Fortune 500 global manufacturer.

THE POSITION

This high-visibility executive position reports to the CEO and is accountable for setting the strategy and leading the deployment of Lean Management practices across the enterprise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Define and develop COE Operations organization, including implementing a new organization structure; creating transparent and standardized manufacturing and quality improvement KPIs; optimizing the global operations footprint; and driving and monitoring operational improvements.
• Provide operating model expertise in translating financial targets into operational targets, priorities and activities to achieve P&L, cash flow and investment ratio targets; identify opportunities for significant step change improvements; and actively seek out avenues and actionable levers to drive manufacturing and quality improvements.
• Perform “operational audit” to measure manufacturing efficiency and manufacturing quality levels of the company.
• Actively seek out opportunities to optimize current footprint of manufacturing and logistics and analyze impact of organic changes to the footprint and opportunities to optimize.
• Define direction, focus and priorities for the global enterprise and create, enhance, and teach the systematic approach to driving sustainable results.
• Provide governance and develop and ensure management practice leaders are in place and communities of practice are operating effectively throughout the enterprise.
• Develop additional operating model management practices, skills and tools as needs are identified.
• Support the enterprise in the application of operating model methodologies and tools through active training and coaching.
• Benchmark with other companies to find best practices in operating model design, implementation and execution; propose and promote best practices throughout the enterprise.
• Enhance the organization’s Lean skills, including training, coaching and development opportunities.
• Implement the Operating Model in newly acquired companies, including the management overview, the implementation plan and appropriate staffing to support.

• Master’s degree or equivalent level of experience.
• Held multiple senior-level operating roles (including P&L responsibility) in global manufacturing organizations; successful experience working in a variety of industries, including discrete industrial products, is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated deep experience in leading Lean transformations from leadership roles within multi-site, global organizations with sustained results, including actual implementation of a robust business system.
• Experience working in an organization that used an operating model that encompassed mission, vision, values and positively impacted strategy execution and value.