Transformation Office Leader

The Chemours•Wilmington, NC

About The Position

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THE WORLD NEEDS At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.   That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, data center cooling, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure. Every day, people rely on Chemours chemistry for more modern, safe, and sustainable living. Chemours is seeking a Transformation Office Leader to lead our Titanium Technologies Transformation Office team. This position will report directly to the Business Operations VP. As the Transformation Office Leader, you will work with the TT Global Business Leadership (GBT) team to identify and execute a portfolio of Lean and continuous improvement initiatives as well as managing process and productivity enhancements across supply chain, operations, and procurement for our pigment and minerals business. This will lead to improved operational excellence that will fulfill our Pathway to Thrive objectives and take TT back to the cost leadership position in the industry.

Requirements

Business acumen: Critical thinker who is able to identify improvement opportunities and potential headwinds at a business and functional level
Continuous improvement mindset: Understanding of tools, processes and systems that can enable effective coaching and progress
Strong relationship builder: interpersonal skills and teamwork skills to collaborate with counterparts throughout the entire organization
Influence and communication: Strong negotiation skills to align multiple stakeholders
Analytical skills: Able to measure impact of Transformation Office activities, monitor performance and report progress
Results driven: Can create a culture of high performance by setting the appropriate stretch, driving accountability down through the business and providing the appropriate recognition

Nice To Haves

Formal certification or advanced training in a continuous improvement framework
Experience working in a matrix or center-of-excellence operating model, requiring you to influence stakeholder without formal authority
Technical and/or Continuous improvement experience

Responsibilities

Recommend strategic focus areas for cost reduction, waste elimination and continuous improvement
Upon alignment with the GBT, set the targets and objectives for Workstream Leaders to execute against
Partner with Operations for the integration of the Transformation into the CBS (Chemours Business System) implementation
Proactive identification of potential headwinds that should be averted through the portfolio of initiatives executed throughout the year
Sponsor the Bottom-Up Planning process that leads to initiative ideation and chartering
Ensure Workstream Leaders and the portfolio of initiatives are meeting or exceeding the targets for each site
Create a culture of waste elimination and continuous improvement in all Workstreams
Challenge, coach or advise transformation, workstream, and initiative teams
Partner with the corporate Operational Excellence Pillar leadership to share best practices across businesses and report progress to CET