Lean Transformation & Continuous Improvement Manager

DHL Supply Chain; Akron (OH); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain Akron is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution plan for building capability and sustaining a culture of Lean and OMS across the site.

The role focuses on root cause analysis, cost reductions, and cross-functional collaboration with customers and stakeholders, driving value stream mapping and audits to ensure lasting change.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Greenbelt Six Sigma or Lean certification required.
• Minimum 1 year of continuous improvement experience required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and facilitate process improvement projects, training, and workshops to drive cultural change.
• Conduct root cause analysis to determine metrics, troubleshoot manufacturing/business and assembly issues, material flow, project plans, production capacity, facility design and create process documentation.
• Identify and implement cost reductions in pursuit of continuous improvement programs.
• Carry out data collection and analysis for process mapping.
• Partner with the customer on containment actions in production, and corrective actions to improve outgoing product quality.
• Develop budgets and cost analysis to determine project feasibility.
• Drive value stream mapping to define current state and transition to future state.
• Develop and conduct compliance audits, program evaluations, and reviews to drive results with the fortitude to ensure change is permanent.
• Manage multiple areas with multiple priorities and multiple stakeholders daily.
• Guide the direction for the facility, as an internal expert and consultant in continuous improvement best practices
• Build and foster relationships with the customer and work with them to deliver Lean and OMS principles and deliverables.
• Support employees at all levels by mentoring and training in Lean and OMS methodologies.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Budgeting

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Greenbelt Six Sigma or Lean certification

Tools

None

Job description

DHL Supply Chain Akron is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution plan for building capability and sustaining a culture of Lean and OMS across the site.

The role focuses on root cause analysis, cost reductions, and cross-functional collaboration with customers and stakeholders, driving value stream mapping and audits to ensure lasting change.