Business Excellence Manager

Flex•Austin, TX

About The Position

Flex is seeking a Business Excellence Manager in Austin, Texas, reporting to the Director, Business Excellence. The role contributes directly to teams under established policies and goals and guides or facilitates business excellence activities. The manager acts as a change agent, deploying Flex Lean Enterprise Values and driving Lean and Six Sigma activities across the organization and segment to eliminate waste, reduce process variation, create value, and achieve sustainable results. The position leads continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen, cycle-time and cost reductions, process and standards development, and the adoption of identified best practices. It also supports Lean and Six Sigma training, assesses operations, supply chain, and office functions, identifies gaps, and coaches teams through Lean Transformation activities. The manager helps formulate Lean strategies for assigned special projects, segments, or customer priorities and encourages participation and training among Flex employees, suppliers, and customers.

Requirements

Typically requires 5 years of related experience.
Engineering degree; Industrial Engineering preferred.
Ability to guide projects based on business initiatives and customer needs.
Management skills and technical experience in Finance, HR, Materials, and Operations activities.
Detailed expertise across situations and multiple areas.
Ability to understand the strategic impact of the function across sites.

Responsibilities

Act as a change agent and drive Lean and Six Sigma activities defined in the GBE A3.
Apply and deploy Flex Lean Enterprise Values across the organization.
Eliminate waste and reduce process variation to create value and achieve sustainable results across the organization and segment.
Use Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques to initiate process improvements, cycle-time reductions, cost reductions, and other efforts to reduce or eliminate non-value-added activities.
Drive and share identified best practices (Yokoten) according to established timelines.
Create and validate processes and standards based on standard work and best practices.
Conduct Industrial Engineering, Lean, and Six Sigma training and help build a Lean Continuous Improvement culture through Lean Deployment.
Assess CIMT operations, supply chain, and office functions and drive initiatives to close identified gaps.
Participate in selecting and executing Lean and Six Sigma projects.
Formulate and propose Lean Transformation strategies for assigned special projects, segments, or customer priorities.
Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities.
Encourage participation and training among Flex employees, suppliers, and customers.