Senior Manager - Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement - Industrial Segment

Sr. manager of Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement With An American-Swiss based MNC

Key Responsibilities:

- The leader will be responsible for the design and deployment of our engineering excellence and continuous improvement system for the business.

Specific responsibilities include:

- Will support in development of the vision and strategy in order to drive execution excellence and deploy BU wide improvements

- Support Design of the engineering system, including the associated tiered accountability meetings at the CTO level and the next 2 levels to drive our business strategy execution

- Working with cross functional and engineering teams, drive continuous improvement projects, across the 4 product divisions and all functional areas

- Deploy proven problem-solving tools and process improvement methods widely across the organization. Build critical mass of trained / certified practitioners who can scale these techniques across the organization

- Own OA (Operating Advantage - our lean program) attainment goals / targets across IND BU engineering and sub verticals. Orchestrate activities cross-functionally so that targets are aligned with engineering strategy and priorities

- Partner with senior leaders to champion a continuous improvement mindset and culture in the organization

Year 1 success factors:

- Develop a deep understanding of OA and Industrial Engineering System and the "current state" of deployment across the business unit. Identify near-term opportunities to secure quick wins. Develop and execute a plan to secure the quick wins

- Support in Developing a comprehensive vision and 3-year transformation plan. Engage with stakeholders and support to secure alignment with the senior leadership team and kick-off execution

- Partner with Engineering Directors and their teams across the business unit to strengthen the leadership commitment to business excellence and lean transformation. Be a coach to the team members and help them develop their lean leadership and toolkit

- Personally own and execute the creation / transformation of the Engineering tiered- accountability process for the business unit's value drivers and enablers

- Assess the talent transformation needed (number of practitioners needed and develop a plan to upskill / upgrade the organization) to accelerate our lean transformation journey. Secure leadership alignment on budget, timeframe, action plans and to execute the upskill / upgrade plan

Candidate profile:

- The successful candidate will be an accomplished senior-level Lean Expert / Transformation Leader from a highly regarded Industrial company that has deployed lean tools to achieve business results. S/he will be an experienced leader who brings credibility, gravitas, maturity, and cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity to the role to lead a comprehensive lean transformation and capability building - from senior leadership to the individual contributor level.

An undergraduate degree in engineering is required with an MBA being highly desired. Specific requirements include:

- Deep knowledge of Lean philosophy and tools. Experience in executing lean / business excellence transformation at scale in an Industrial environment and track-record of delivering tangible results

- Highly effective communicator, with the necessary communication and presentation skills to inspire and educate audience all levels of the organization

- Challenger of status quo, capable team / organization builder, and effective problem solver

- Organization savvy, to motivate and influence stakeholders at all levels

- Independent, self-starter - able to set agenda and drive progress with little direction

- 2+ years of Demonstrated experience and results on defining Enterprise wide transformation from baseline assessment to defining the project plan and roll out, tracking and monitoring the effective implementation and outcome. The 2+ years to include multi site, or large/complex organization with multi functions

- Excellent motivational skills

- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to build strong, credible relationships across multiple organization functions

- Change agent