The Portfolio Business Unit is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement professional to drive operational excellence across project execution, business processes, and organizational performance. This role serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and change management methodologies to improve project outcomes, enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen KPI performance. The successful candidate will champion a culture of continuous improvement, facilitate cross-functional initiatives, coach leaders and project teams, and implement sustainable solutions that support the Portfolio BU's strategic objectives.
Tasks and Qualifications:Key Responsibilities
Drive Operational Excellence
- Lead the development and execution of continuous improvement initiatives aligned with Portfolio BU business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, operational performance, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
- Facilitate process improvement workshops and Kaizen events utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Establish standardized processes, governance practices, and operating rhythms that improve execution consistency.
KPI Management & Business Performance
- Partner with business leaders to define, measure, and improve critical business and project performance metrics.
- Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into operational performance and improvement opportunities.
- Analyze trends, identify root causes of performance gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
- Support leadership teams in driving accountability for KPI attainment and sustained results.
Lean Six Sigma Leadership
- Serve as the Portfolio BU subject matter expert for Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Coach and mentor Green Belts, Champions, project managers, and functional leaders on continuous improvement principles.
- Lead complex improvement projects utilizing DMAIC, Lean, and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Promote the adoption of best practices across the organization.
Quality, Risk & Compliance
- Partner with Quality, EHS, and business leaders to investigate corrective actions, recurring issues, and process failures.
- Develop and implement preventive measures to reduce operational risk and non-conformance costs.
- Support root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and long-term process sustainability.
- Monitor business risks and recommend improvements that strengthen organizational performance.
Change Management
- Lead change management efforts associated with business transformation and process improvement initiatives.
- Develop communication, training, and adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation of new processes.
- Build organizational capability and foster a culture focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Strategic Business Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Business Process Owners and functional leadership teams.
- Collaborate across Project Management, Engineering, Installation, Quality, Safety, and other business functions.
- Influence stakeholders at all organizational levels to drive alignment and successful execution of improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Process Improvement, or Project Management.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- Proven experience leading enterprise or business-unit-wide improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrated success implementing KPI-driven performance management systems.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience conducting root cause analysis and driving corrective action plans.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
Preferred
- Master's Degree (MBA or related field).
- PMP Certification.
- Experience working within project-based, engineering, manufacturing, automation, or industrial organizations.
- Experience with Value Engineering methodologies and SAVE certification.
- Experience leading large-scale business transformation initiatives.
