Operational Excellence Manager

Newell Brands•Maryville, MO

18h

About The Position

The Operational Excellence Manager supports the evolution of Newell Brands’ Supply Chain by advancing productivity through people, process, and technology capability building. The role works directly with site leadership to deliver continuous improvement strategy and capability deployment in support of business imperatives, using Newell’s Planning, Engagement, Achievement & Knowledge (PEAK) improvement strategy and Lean Sigma and TPM tools and systems. The position drives and tracks productivity goals, develops deployment plans, coaches leaders and teams, and builds the capability to identify, manage, and validate improvement projects. It also provides analytics and business intelligence for project selection and root-cause analysis, supports productivity budgets and governance, and helps ensure that PEAK initiatives improve both business results and workplace culture. The role also supports successful delivery of large capital projects and advances AI tools and agents in partnership with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
7–10 years of experience in a Central Supply Chain role, with strategic and tactical experience in a continuous improvement methodology such as TPM, Lean, or Six Sigma, focused on education and training.
Five years of functional or operational leadership experience in a continuous improvement methodology environment, across multiple functions and/or sites.
Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to organize and manage projects with positive results.
Ability to build trust and interact with all levels of the organization, including senior management.
Creative, reliable, organized, adaptable, flexible, innovative, and self-starting approach.
Focus on adding value in a fast, performance-driven business.
Ability to motivate and develop people, communicate, listen, and perceive.
Willingness to accept change and ability to lead change.
Ability to professionally challenge current or traditional ways of thinking and lead new approaches.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Computer literacy, including mastery of Microsoft Office Suite.
Project management leadership and expertise.
Problem-resolution, time-management, prioritization, and attention-to-detail skills.
Ability to work in a high-volume, high-output environment.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma, Lean, TPM, PMP, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Facilitate development of the Business Unit Master Plan to achieve short- and long-term objectives through system deployment and capability building, with emphasis on alignment, waste elimination, and employee engagement.
Work with site leadership to establish monthly, quarterly, and annual deployment strategies, plans, and tactics, including OEE strategic plans.
Help sites build capability to identify, facilitate, and track functional cost-improvement projects.
Align continuous improvement initiatives with the overarching Strategic Plan and PEAK implementation strategy.
Coach and facilitate leadership teams in integrating continuous improvement methods and strategy.
Build capability and deploy systems to optimize value streams and work processes.
Implement corporate loss analysis, idea generation, and promotion processes.
Lead the facility toward its annual productivity goal.
Lead productivity governance and program management, producing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Support development of manufacturing productivity budgets at the site level.
Provide analytics and business intelligence for project selection, root-cause analysis, project validation, and related activities.
Ensure objectives are cascaded and understood.
Link pillar and PACS work groups to prioritized business opportunities.
Teach and support teams in using problem-solving and tracking tools.
Regularly validate projects and initiatives with each function or operating unit.
Network with global and organizational leaders to learn and share best practices.
Provide guidance and alignment in support of the global PEAK agenda.
Build the capability of key internal resources needed to deliver critical initiatives.
Foster relationships with various functions.
Ensure PEAK work improves business results and culture change through capability building in setting, tracking, and problem-solving measures; total employee involvement; and linkage of individual and team activities to losses and business needs.
Support successful implementation of large capital projects on time and on budget.
Advance AI tools and agents while partnering with cross-functional teams on their development and deployment.