Associate Manager Global Continuous Improvement

Associate Manager Global Continuous Improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, industrial, chemical, or manufacturing engineering; Natural Sciences or Business-related degree. MBA is a plus.
• Fluency in English; additional language skills (Spanish, Portuguese, German, Chinese) are a bonus.
• 2-5 years of experience in operations with demonstrated experience in leading management system implementation and continuous improvement.
• Strong relationship-building skills with team members, plants, support functions, and functional groups.
• Self-starter with strong leadership skills and a high degree of integrity.
• Strong planning, organizing and time management skills.
• Capable of leading a data-driven environment with an emphasis on statistics, process improvement, and data analysis.
• Strong facilitation and training experience in Management System and Continuous Improvement methods.
• Strong project management, presentation, communication, and coaching skills.
• Understanding of digital tools, Power BI, SQL, electronic paperwork, or other digital process improvement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Global, Regional, and Site IPS teams to develop and refine IPS Management Pillar tools, training materials, handbooks, global standardized templates, and assessment criteria.
• Support the design of new, or improved, IPS initiatives by providing insights into practice implementation needs and system integration opportunities.
• Participate in the creation of dashboards, applications, key metric standardization, and goal-setting and cascading practices, along with the Global Operations Analytics Team to measure, improve, and sustain IPS Performance.
• Works closely with segments, connectivity, and data analytics teams to identify and deploy performance trends useful to improve segment performance.
• Leverage analytical and problem-solving skills to support plant management on the identification of key success drivers and execution of improvement objectives.
• Own the execution of IPS Management Pillar initiatives, ensuring alignment with the IPS strategy and organizational KPIs.
• Support the implementation and execution of IPS Management Pillar and tools across assigned segments, managing timelines, gap-closure actions, resources, and communication plans.
• Ability to lead and/or support segment waste reduction activities, including cost reduction and productivity enhancements, by leveraging analytical and problem-solving skills to support plant management in identifying key success drivers and executing improvement objectives.
• Acts as a primary point of contact for segment leaders and functional teams, facilitating the deployment of IPS practices and tools.
• Establish and maintain routines to monitor compliance with IPS Management Pillar standards, conducting regular assessments to ensure adherence to global practices.
• Provide guidance and support to segment teams to address barriers to compliance, implementing corrective actions where needed.
• Ensure that all IPS processes and tools are applied consistently across global teams, contributing to system sustainability and standardization.
• Conduct regular evaluations of IPS Management Pillar tools and processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and providing recommendations to the Global IPS team.
• Serve as a key participant in the annual review cycle of materials, handbooks, and assessment criteria, updating content to align with evolving business needs and best practices.
• Drive initiatives to close skill gaps within all necessary teams by coordinating training sessions and delivering targeted educational programs, related to specific KPIs, Management System tools and methodology, etc.
• Foster collaboration with segment owners, functional teams, and IPS Pillar leaders to support integrated IPS initiatives.
• Serves as a main liaison for other Global IPS Pillars (Safety, Quality, People, Reliability) to ensure collaboration and cohesive Management System practices.
• Share segment best practices and benchmarking opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned with the broader IPS community to promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the functional teams to identify gaps and recommend adequate resolution strategies (routines, improvement, and/ or projects) necessary to achieve the performance of TOP KPIs.
• Acts as a liaison between the Global IPS Director and on-the-ground teams, ensuring strategic objectives translate into actionable tasks and measurable outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for Management System implementation and Continuous Improvement.
• Encourage collaboration and experimentation to create safer and more efficient working methods.
• Build long-term relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated self-starter with strong leadership skills and a results-oriented approach.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and implement solutions that increase value and improve business performance.
• Skills and interest in data analytics and reporting.
• Seek opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Assist others in response to their business needs to build strong working relationships.
• Demonstrate ability to identify best practices, develop strategy to deploy best practices to other areas and deploy resources to execute.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Result-driven with urgency and a growth mindset.
• High discipline in routine execution.