Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement – R&D Engineering Excellence

Software EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Pennsylvania

Posted

137 days ago

Salary

$149K - $186.2K / year

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead the deployment of TE’s Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives across the Energy BU, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and operational goals. • Establish and execute a structured, time-bound CI roadmap to drive operational efficiencies, cost reduction, and quality improvements. • Implement and oversee tiered accountability meetings to monitor progress and ensure project milestones are met. • Monitor and improve business goals, targets, and metrics, ensuring they align with business strategy and annual priorities, in alignment with business excellence. • Develop and execute strategic initiatives to drive commercial excellence improvements across all regions. • Drive best practices and proliferate across all regions. • Act as a change agent to foster a culture of lean mindset at all levels of the organization. • Develop training programs and mentor employees on Business excellence and lean methodologies to build internal capabilities. • Collaborate with global and regional teams to share best practices and standardize processes. • Provide leadership and coaching on Lean thinking, problem-solving methodologies, and waste elimination techniques. • Engage with senior leadership and plant managers to identify key areas for process improvement and operational excellence. • Work cross-functionally with product management, sales, and operations teams to optimize end-to-end activities.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA preferred.
  • 10 to 15 years of experience in sales operations, or R&D with a focus on operational excellence.
  • 5 to 8 years of experience on Six Sigma, and/or Business Excellence methodologies.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
  • Proven experience leading initiatives across multiple sites or value streams.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in data analysis (Math and Stats - Six Sigma, Red-X, etc.).
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to drive complex initiatives in a global environment.
  • Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills, capable of influencing at all levels.
  • Experience working in a matrixed organization with cross-functional teams.
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English.
  • Travel required, up to 50% internationally across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions.

Benefits

  • A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance
  • 401(k)
  • disability
  • life insurance
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • paid time off
  • voluntary benefits

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