Lean & Continuous Improvement Lead - DC Excellence (Hybrid)

Adidas; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Paid parental leave

Education assistance

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

adidas is seeking a Lean/Continuous Improvement leader for the Indianapolis, IN distribution center. You will drive LEAN deployment, coach multiple improvement teams, and enhance Labor Management to support adidas One initiatives.

You will work with site leadership to identify opportunities and allocate resources for rapid change. Responsibilities include leading Lean topics, auditing progress, and partnering with Industrial Engineers to standardize processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience applying LEAN concepts.
• Demonstrated statistical and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills to all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all LEAN topics across the DC.
• Function as a change agent; promote creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Regularly conduct internal Lean audits to monitor progress.
• Responsible for LM tool use including labor planning & performance management.
• Maintain LM tool with process analyses & time studies.
• Support IT teams to ensure LM outputs meet requirements.
• Report to Regional DC Excellence Sr Manager for standardized LEAN implementation.
• Single point of contact for LEAN topics in area of responsibility.
• Manage LEAN methodology implementation to improve costs, availability, lead-time, and network optimization.
• Support DC process owners to optimize processes aligned with customer requirements.
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring in LEAN concepts and techniques.
• Apply leadership and project management to complete projects on time.
• Develop benchmarking partnerships for ideas and improvements.
• Partner with Industrial Engineers to standardize best practices and processes.
• Support Labor Management implementation.

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

LEAN Ambassador / Six Sigma Green Belt preferred

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

MS Visio

Job description

adidas is seeking a Lean/Continuous Improvement leader for the Indianapolis, IN distribution center. You will drive LEAN deployment, coach multiple improvement teams, and enhance Labor Management to support adidas One initiatives.

You will work with site leadership to identify opportunities and allocate resources for rapid change. Responsibilities include leading Lean topics, auditing progress, and partnering with Industrial Engineers to standardize processes.