Flex

Business Excellence Leader

Flex$90K — $120K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience leading/facilitating Kaizen projects
  • Experience with value stream mapping (VSM)
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred

Responsibilities

  • Drive lean and six sigma activities as a change agent
  • Deploy Flex Lean Enterprise Values organization-wide
  • Eliminate waste and reduce variation in processes for sustainable results
  • Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques to initiate process improvements
  • Create and validate processes and standards based on best practices
  • Identify and drive best practice Kaizen projects within specified timelines
  • Facilitate Continuous Improvement Transformation activities through workshops and small groups

Benefits

  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Full Job Description
Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Business Excellence Leader located in Columbia, SC.

The Business excellence Leader will oversee continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization and enabling waste removal activities using lean and six sigma approaches and tools and guiding actions to a sustainable conclusion.

What a typical day looks like:
  • Work as a change agent and drive lean and six sigma activities as defined in the GBE A3.
  • Applying and deploying Flex Lean Enterprise Values across the entire organization.
  • In charge of eliminating waste and create value by reducing variation in the processes to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
  • Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.
  • Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs
  • Identify, Drive and Yokoten Best practices-based Kaizen projects on the accord timelines
  • Transformation (continuous workshop in 90 days). Facilitate Continues Improvement Transformation activities through Kaizen, workshops, and Small Group Activities.
  • Comprehend and use Center point portal as depository to enable data research and cost saving effectiveness
  • Achieve Industrial, Lean & 6 sigma training & Certification to become subject matter expert in the organization


The experience we're looking to add to our team:
  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
  • Typically requires 3+ years of related experience.
  • Previous Kaizen project leading/ facilitated experince
  • Previous Value stream mapping / VSM experince
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (prefer)


What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.
Job Posting Start Date 07-16-2026 Job Posting End Date 08-31-2026
Job Category
Operational Excellence

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

About Flex

Flex Ltd. is an American Singaporean-domiciled multinational electronics contract manufacturer. It is the third largest global electronics manufacturing services (EMS), original design manufacturer (ODM) company by revenue, behind only Pegatron for what concerns original equipment manufacturers. Flex has manufacturing operations in over 30 countries, totaling approximately 200,000 employees.
Learn more about Flex
Size
172,648 employees
Market Cap
$9.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$421 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+1.8%
Revenue
$23.3 billion
NASDAQ

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