Director, Continuous Improvement & Business Transformation

The Boelter Companies; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job description

DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT & BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

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POSITION SUMMARY

Leads enterprise-wide continuous improvement and business transformation initiatives to drive operational excellence, scalability, and profitable growth. This role evolves traditional continuous improvement beyond distribution into a cross-functional transformation engine spanning supply chain, commercial operations, and enabling systems.

The Director leads a small but high-impact team and partners with executive leadership to translate strategy into execution through structured problem solving, performance management, and digital enablement.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/EXPECTATIONS

• Design and deploy a standardized continuous improvement (CI) framework (Hoshin Kanri, Lean, Six Sigma, A3, Kaizen) building on existing capabilities
• Scale visual daily management (VDM), KPI dashboards, and operating rhythms across the enterprise
• Facilitates enterprise-level Kaizen events for processes that have a cross-functional impact on eliminating waste, reducing cycle time, and improving the business.
• Completes strategic projects and continuous improvement events in alignment with the strategic deployment plan (SD).
• Develops and implements a training strategy that will optimize lean processes, practices, policies, standards, and metrics that meet or exceed company business objectives.
• Works cross-functionally with the business leaders of all facilities to identify organizational needs. Train and coach employees on lean and continuous improvement methods.
• Plans and executes the success of Hoshin Kanri, policy deployment projects, and Kaizen workshops through relentless follow-up.
• Develop and manage transformation roadmaps with clear milestones, ownership, and financial impact
• Foster a culture of accountability, problem-solving, and continuous improvement

EDUCATION and/or EXPERENCE

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business-related discipline. Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of experience in operations, supply chain, or business transformation
• Proficiency in Change Management methodologies to overcome people's resistance to change
• Proficiency in analyzing data to drive action.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in continuous improvement methodologies such as Hoshin Kanri, Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC).
• Strong working knowledge in statistical process control, error proofing, value stream mapping, visual management techniques, and failure mode and effects analysis.