Business Excellence Manager

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Business Excellence Manager  located in Guadalajara, North.

Reporting to the Sr Director, Operations Engineering, the Business Excellence Manager role involves being responsible for continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization, coaching 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.

• Applying and deploying Flex Lean Enterprise Principles across the entire organization.

• Responsible to eliminate 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.

• Drive and yokoten the identified best practices based on the agreed timelines. Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.

• Conduct lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean culture thru out the organization by co-leading and co-facilitating Lean Deployment.

• Perform assessment of LMT Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps. Actively participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.

• For assigned special project/segment/customer priorities to formulate and propose strategy of Lean Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities.

• Must be able to guide direct projects based on business initiatives and customer needs.

• Management skills and technical experience on Finance, HR, Materials and Operations activities.

• Demonstrates detailed expertise in very situations and multiple areas.

• Comprehends the strategic impact of the function across sites

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• BA/BS/MBA or equivalent work experience

• Intermediate-Advanced Excel

• Fluent English

• Experience in continuous improvement and 5's methodology

• Availability for travel.

• Nice to have Green belt Certification

• Nice to have Lean and six sigma experience.

• Current Visa

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.

• Life & Medical insurance.

• Christmas Bonus.

• Food Coupons.

• Saving Fund.

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