Operating System Leader

DuPont; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 168,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont is seeking an Operating System Leader to shape and scale the DuPont Business System globally. You will build and lead a cross-functional team, developing tools, training programs, and certification pathways to standardize and advance continuous improvement across all businesses and functions.

You will partner with senior leaders to drive enterprise-wide transformation, KPI-driven performance, and culture change, reporting to the VP of Operational Excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 15+ years driving operational excellence in industrial or B2B environments.
• Direct experience in Manufacturing Operations.
• Deep expertise in Lean and continuous improvement methodologies; proven Kaizen leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy foundational tools, management systems, and improvement methodologies for DuPont teams worldwide.
• Standardize and enhance the company’s Business System Essentials tools and methodologies.
• Design practitioner certification programs and learning pathways for the Business System.
• Partner with leaders to embed the Business System across the organization and drive KPI improvements.

Skills

Lean & continuous improvement

Kaizen events

Operational transformation

Leadership in large-scale change

Manufacturing operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Danaher Business System

Job description

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont.

Operating System Leader

Location: Wilmington, DE (other DuPont manufacturing locations may be considered)

Shape the Future of Operational Excellence at DuPont

At DuPont, we are solving some of the world's most challenging problems through innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. We are seeking a visionary Operating System Leader to help define and scale the next chapter of the DuPont Business System.

This newly created, high-impact leadership role offers a unique opportunity to build and lead a global team of continuous improvement experts while shaping the standards, tools, and capabilities that drive performance across our company. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Operational Excellence, you will be a key member of the Global OpEx Leadership Team and serve as a catalyst for enterprise-wide transformation.

If you are passionate about Lean principles, business systems, leadership development, and creating sustainable cultures of continuous improvement, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

As the Operating System Leader, you will develop and deploy the foundational tools, management systems, and improvement methodologies that enable DuPont teams around the world to achieve breakthrough performance.

Lead the Evolution of the DuPont Business System

• Establish, standardize, and continuously enhance the company’s Business System Essentials tools and methodologies based on industry-leading practices.
• Drive the development and codification of key improvement frameworks, including:
  • Policy Deployment (in partnership with the Chief Strategy Officer)
  • Value Stream Mapping (in partnership with the VP of Operational Excellence)
  • Problem Solving Processes
  • Kaizen Methodology
  • Leader Standard Work
  • Change Management

Build Enterprise Capability

• Design practitioner certification programs and learning pathways for the Business System.
• Develop and deliver Business System training programs, including a Bootcamp.
• Create and lead a global network of certified instructors to expand organizational capability and accelerate adoption.

Drive Business Impact

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial, and Innovation leaders to embed the Business System across the organization.
• Facilitate workshops, Kaizen events, and strategic improvement initiatives that improve core business KPIs.
• Support deploying standardized improvement practices globally across all businesses and functions.

Influence Enterprise Transformation

• Partner with business leaders, VP/GMs, and Global Leadership Teams to implement Policy Deployment and strategic execution processes.
• Lead the integration of the Business System and Essential tools into newly acquired businesses.
• Strengthen operating rhythms through data-driven performance management, effective KPI development, and high-impact Monthly Operating Reviews.
• Ensure alignment of Operational, Commercial, and Innovation Excellence frameworks within a unified DuPont Business System.

Foster a Culture of Continuous Improvement

• Champion DuPont's Core Values:
  • Safety & Respect
  • Integrity & Accountability
  • Grow & Improve
  • Solve Problems with Customers
• Inspire leaders at all levels to embrace continuous improvement as a way of operating and leading.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement in industrial or B2B environments.
• Direct experience within Manufacturing Operations.
• Deep expertise in Lean, continuous improvement methodologies, and leading Kaizen events.
• Proven success implementing and sustaining a structured business system (such as the Danaher Business System or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable business results through operational transformation.
• Experience leading large-scale change initiatives and building continuous improvement cultures.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel globally (approximately 30%).
• Experience working across diverse teams and organizations.
• Flexible, collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing people and improving performance.

hy Join DuPont?

This is more than a leadership role. It is an opportunity to define how operational excellence is practiced across one of the world's leading science and innovation companies.

You will:

• Build and shape a newly created global function.
• Work directly with senior enterprise leaders.
• Influence strategy, execution, and business performance across multiple businesses and functions.
• Leave a lasting legacy by strengthening the capabilities, culture, and performance of DuPont for years to come.

Join us and help create the operating system that powers DuPont's future.

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DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.

The Pay range for this role is $168,000.00 - $264,000.00 Annual

How Base Pay is Determined: DuPont has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual’s pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.