Regional Business Excellence Manager

Flex•Columbia, SC

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a/an Regional Business Excellence Manager to our team. Reporting to the Business Excellence Manager the Regional Business Excellence Manager provides direct contribution to teams according to established policies and goals. Demonstrates skills in guiding and/or facilitating.

Requirements

Typically requires 5 years of related experience.
Engineering Degree – Industrial Engineering preferred.
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 situations and multiple area.
Comprehends the strategic impact of the function across sites.
Manufacturing experience
Available to travel up to 30%

Responsibilities

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 creating 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 accord timelines.
Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.
Conduct Industrial Engineering, lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean Continuous Improvement culture throughout the organization by co-guiding and co-facilitating Lean Deployment.
Perform assessment of CIMT Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps.
Diligently 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.Transformation.
Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities.
Incentive a participation and training of Flex Employees, Suppliers and Customers.