Manager - LEAN

CSS; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesco in Pittsburgh is seeking a Manager - LEAN to lead the delivery of improvement programs across our global business, partnering with sales, commercial and other functions to deploy Lean principles and business system components.

You will coach leaders, drive end-to-end improvements, advance Hoshin Kanri deployment, track progress and outcomes and help embed sustainable performance, process and behaviors while enabling revenue growth and cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering, logistics, technical or equivalent years of related experience.
• Lean certifications preferred.
• Experience leading Lean improvements in medium or large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of larger end-to-end improvements with balance of quality, performance, engagement and urgency.
• Build relationships with leaders to sell and create demand for Lean and drive adoption.
• Coach Lean methods with commercial stakeholders to resolve business problems within their gift to solve.
• Support waste elimination and impact to revenue and cost as a percentage of sales.
• Identify and lead speed improvements to boost effectiveness, customer experience and market share.
• Facilitate Hoshin Kanri goal deployment and execution of new capability and resources.
• Provide expertise when facilitating Lean interventions with end customers.
• Support enterprise deployment of Wesco Lean Business System through training, coaching and progress tracking.

Skills

Lean leadership

Strong leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Project management

Facilitation

Analytical skills

Process orientation

Cross-functional collaboration

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Logistics/Technical or equivalent

Lean certifications preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As the Manager - LEAN, you will manage the delivery of improvement programs and deployment of improvement capabilities across our global business. You will partner with sales, commercial, and other functional groups to develop and deliver sustainable solutions while also promoting and guiding the adoption of LEAN principles, behaviors and business system components at various levels of the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Take the lead and manage the delivery of larger end-to-end improvements ensuring an appropriate balance between quality of approach, achievement of expected performance, engagement of others and sense of urgency.
• Build relationships, partner and coach key leaders (Team Leaders to Vice Presidents), SME’s and existing change agents in the organization to sell, create curiosity and build demand for Lean support and create an organization adverse to waste.
• Coach the application of Lean methods with commercial stakeholders to sustainably resolve business problems that are within their gift to solve.
• Support waste elimination and its impact to effectiveness, growth in revenue and reduction of cost as a percentage of sales.
• Identify, champion and in some cases lead improvements in speed to improve effectiveness, customer experience, competitiveness and growth in market share.
• Facilitate Goal Deployment (Hoshin Kanri, Policy Deployment) to establish breakthrough performance goals and facilitate effective deployment and execution of required new capability, capacity and resources.
• Provide credible expertise when facilitating Lean interventions with end customers.
• Support the broader enterprise deployment of the Wesco Lean Business System capability and behaviors through delivering training, coaching and ensuring accurate tracking of progress, outcomes and engagement:
  • Owning a portfolio of individuals receiving structured coaching to achieve accreditation and self-sustaining competence
  • Tracking and reporting overall progress of progress, outcomes and engagement

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree - Engineering, Logistics, Technical, or equivalent years of related experience
• Licenses/Certificates/Designations – Lean certifications preferred
• 5 years in a Lean leadership role with medium or large company or 2 years in Lean Leadership role in addition to 3+ years of sales, project management, change management, agile, etc. experience in medium or large company
• Strong leadership track record – prior experience in managing teams
• Ability to articulate the business or shareholder level KPI impact of their work
• A proven track record of end-to-end management of complex cross functional improvement involving multiple stakeholders from varying functions
• Extensive experience in managing change to embed sustainable performance, process and behaviors
• Strong track record of accomplishments
• Expert facilitation in face to face and virtual environments
• Strong process orientation and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent PC skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• Candidates with 3 years or more prior experience of working in a sales, commercial, service or transactional environments preferred
• Ability to travel 25% - 50%