Continuous Improvement Manager
| Company | Fortune Brands |
|---|---|
| Location | Highland Park, IL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in the building trades, with an emphasis on entry products
- Ability to coach, mentor, and influence customers at all levels within their organization who are out of your direct circle of influence
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer relationship skills
- A drive and determination to improve processes and training skills
- Handle multiple priorities and balance the needs of each according to business impact
- Experience using Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean or 6 Sigma)
Responsibilities
- Partner with Technical & Field Sales in managing an annual continuous improvement plan by branch which outlines all projects needed to deliver on the company’s strategic initiatives and execute the projects to drive business results.
- Develop customer focused training, tools and techniques to help increase their capacity, be more effective in their capabilities, increase employees’ competencies and be more consistent in the quality of the products they produce.
- Help establish and coach our customers on managing a formal process for soliciting improvement ideas and feedback from employees.
- Lead and develop a project plan with each identified strategic partner engaged in Continuous Improvement.
- Drive metric improvements though cultural and operational engagements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience using monday.com or other project management platforms