Global Manufacturing Excellence Leader

DuPont Group; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont seeks a Manufacturing Domain Leader to steer global manufacturing excellence, shaping standards, playbooks, and capability-building across sites worldwide. You will partner with senior leaders to drive measurable improvements in productivity, safety, quality, and cost, linking Digital, IT, and engineering efforts for maximum value.

With 15+ years in manufacturing leadership, you will influence a matrixed, global organization while developing leaders and practitioners across the

Qualifications

• 15+ years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience.
• Proven ability to influence leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Experience leading large-scale operational excellence or manufacturing transformation initiatives.
• Deep expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, and Operational Excellence methodologies.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Strong track record of delivering measurable year-over-year improvements in operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive DuPont's global manufacturing excellence strategy across multiple businesses and manufacturing sites.
• Lead the creation, deployment, and continuous improvement of manufacturing standards, toolkits, and operational excellence playbooks based on industry-leading practices.
• Partner with Business Operational Excellence Directors, Integrated Operations Leaders, and functional leaders across Supply Chain, Quality, Reliability, and Maintenance to deliver sustainable improvements in SQDIP performance.
• Build and strengthen manufacturing capability by developing practitioner training, certification programs, and communities of practice.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to manufacturing and business leaders, facilitating workshops, Kaizen events, performance improvement initiatives, and strategic transformation programs.
• Develop robust manufacturing performance metrics, analytics, and 'single sources of truth' that enable data-driven decision making.
• Collaborate with Digital, Engineering, Automation, and IT leaders to maximize value from manufacturing technologies and IT/OT systems.
• Integrate manufacturing excellence tools and practices into the evolving DuPont Business System to create a consistent approach across the enterprise.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence throughout the organization.

Skills

Leadership experience

Operational excellence

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Change leadership

Global matrix leadership

Job description

DuPont seeks a Manufacturing Domain Leader to steer global manufacturing excellence, shaping standards, playbooks, and capability-building across sites worldwide. You will partner with senior leaders to drive measurable improvements in productivity, safety, quality, and cost, linking Digital, IT, and engineering efforts for maximum value.

With 15+ years in manufacturing leadership, you will influence a matrixed, global organization while developing leaders and practitioners across the