Logistics Productivity Leader – Lean Six Sigma

W. R. Grace; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 127,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance & Disability

Grace Wellness Program

Flexible Workplace

Retirement Plans

Job summary

Grace, a global leader in catalysts and engineered materials, is seeking a Logistics Productivity Leader to drive Lean and Six Sigma based cost improvements across sites and suppliers. This role reports to the Productivity Leader within Manufacturing Center of Excellence, Global Operations, and sits in Columbia, MD or Houston, TX with up to 50% travel.

You will lead cost productivity initiatives, develop robust business cases with finance and procurement, track project value, and coach teams in

Qualifications

• BS degree in ISE, ChE, ME, EE, Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years experience in operational excellence, training, strategy, process improvement, logistics leadership, or business analysis.
• Ability to develop and lead changes and improvements in a large-scale operation.
• Strong partner management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Drives Value Stream strategy with Logistics personnel relative to process and quality of service and products.

Responsibilities

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, facilitating continuous improvement initiatives that include Kaizen events, Supply Chain and Logistics mapping and simplification projects, daily process improvement activities, advanced problem solving or Six Sigma projects, 5S, visual management, and lean principles.
• Develop robust business cases for logistic cost productivity projects intra site and inter site in collaboration with finance and procurement (US / EMEA).
• Track progress of project objectives and the project value, provide root cause analysis when Logistic performance deviates from target, and work with team members to develop data driven corrective actions to remediate misses to project deliverables.
• Lead ideation process for Logistics productivity projects with plant teams and prioritize those projects with the asset teams.
• Partner with Global Logistics teams and with Business Asset teams to develop productivity projects, including capital projects in the FEL0 and FEL1 stages.
• Work with value stream owners to create a system to ensure everyone is conducting continuous improvement principles correctly and consistently.
• Assist in the development and management of a best practice sharing internal network supported by Service Levels, Logistics Quality and Cost.
• Provide monthly and quarterly performance reports, as assigned.
• Analyze prior year performance, facilitate multi-year gap closure plans, and help set KPI plans / targets for next several years.
• Work with plant leaders and site logistics leaders to develop a sustained pool of Six Sigma talent.

Education

BS degree in ISE, ChE, ME, EE, Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office tools

Job description

Grace, a global leader in catalysts and engineered materials, is seeking a Logistics Productivity Leader to drive Lean and Six Sigma based cost improvements across sites and suppliers. This role reports to the Productivity Leader within Manufacturing Center of Excellence, Global Operations, and sits in Columbia, MD or Houston, TX with up to 50% travel.

You will lead cost productivity initiatives, develop robust business cases with finance and procurement, track project value, and coach teams in