REGIONAL MGR II CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

TE Connectivity Corporation; Hampton (VA); Remote; USD 127,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Regional MGR II Continuous Improvement based in Hampton, VA to lead the deployment of TE Operating Advantage across the Sensors BU in NA.

You will train and coach sites, drive KPI attainment in safety, quality, inventory, productivity, delivery and gross margin, and promote collaboration across regional teams to accelerate continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; eight plus years of work experience.
• Advanced competence in understanding end-to-end operations, product development lifecycle, and navigating a regulated environment.
• Enable change across the organization; identify opportunities to streamline and remove barriers to execution.
• Bias for action; drives ownership and solves problems to deliver results.
• Collaborator and influencer with proven relationships and senior-level results.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, global, matrixed environment.
• 10+ years leadership in a multi-national product/technology development environment.
• Experience leading continuous improvement from initial to optimized stages.
• Fluency in English; Spanish or German an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the TEOA attainment plan for the EMEA region with tools, metrics, targets and KPIs.
• Deliver training, coaching and guidance on TEOA tools deployment across sites.
• Conduct transformation workshops to build learning and improvement.
• Achieve KPIs for safety, quality, inventory, productivity, delivery and gross margin via TEOA activities.
• Coach and mentor TEOA-focused personnel for development in expertise.
• Facilitate KPI collection, refine KPI templates, and ensure timely reporting.
• Foster open collaboration across sites to advance TEOA and Operations performance.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Six Sigma

Lean

English fluency

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

TEOA tools

KPI reporting

Data analysis tools

Job description

Job Title: REGIONAL MGR II CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Job Overview

Reporting to Director of Global Continuous Improvement, the Regional TEOA NA Manager will provide overall leadership for the deployment and achievement of TEOA goals across all locations of the Sensors BU in NA. This position is responsible for promoting and facilitating the successful implementation of TE Operating Advantage, allowing and enabling the business to achieve Hoshin goals and meet business objectives.

Job Requirements

• Lead the TEOA attainment plan for the EMEA region, including specific tools, metrics, star-level targets, key KPIs, and supporting actions required to achieve TEOA goals.
• Deliver training, coaching and counsel to all applicable sites and functions on TEOA tools deployment. Develop annual goal and achieve such goal as to number of employees trained on TEOA tools.
• Personally conduct transformation and other smaller productivity workshops to help the sites / functions learn and achieve improvement. Develop annual goal and achieve such as to the number of workshops to be accomplished by each site.
• Achieve the KPI (key performance indicators) of Sensors Operations with respect to safety (TRIR), quality (PPM), inventory (DOH), productivity (materials / conversion), delivery (STR) and gross margin by focusing, supporting and in some cases leading TEOA activity that is focused on improving these key metrics.
• Serve as the coach / mentor for all TEOA-focused people to ensure their personal development in TEOA expertise.
• Serve as the facilitator, gatherer, and scorekeeper of Sensors Operations KPIs. Revise and enhance existing KPI templates as necessary. Ensure timely reporting of such KPIs.
• Foster an environment of open collaboration with all sites in the region to advance TEOA and Operations performance improvement. Actively and openly provide feedback (including constructive push-back) on Operations functional direction and action plans.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree required- eight plus years of work experience
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced competence in understanding full end-to-end aspects of operations, the product development lifecycle, and essential aspects of navigating a highly regulated environment
• Enable Change: Innovates to create productivity, commits to change across the organization identifies opportunities to streamline, and removes barriers to execution
• Bias for Action: Drives ownership, and solves problems to deliver results
• Collaborator and Influencer: Proven track record of forging excellent relationships across organizations and delivering senior level results
• Pace and Passion: Ability to work in a fast-paced, global, matrixed environment focused on achieving results, guided by TE behaviors
• Team Builder: With high cross-cultural awareness, strong listening skills, empowering leadership style,and a commitment to performance/professional development
• Agility and Resilience: Embeds a winning culture that is responsive and adaptable to change, collaborative yet accountable, setting a positive example.
• 10+ years leadership in a multi-national, product and technology development environment with preference for experience in related industries.
• Track record of delivering consistent and demonstrable year over year improvements aligned to business strategy
• Experience leading an organization on the continuous improvement journey from the initial stages of a structured business model to an optimized one
• Experience in design engineering and the product development stage gate process
• Proficiency in standard reporting/presentation and data analysis tools
• Experience in Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
• Languages: fluent English. Spanish and/or German is an advantage.

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This position requires access to information which is subject to stringent controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, person granted asylee status in the U.S., or person admitted into the U.S. as a refugee.

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $127,100-$190,600 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

Job Locations:

Posting City: Hampton

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: 50% to 75%

Workplace Type: Remote