Senior Director - Danaher Business System (Continuous Improvement)

Beckman Coulter; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in diagnostics is seeking a Sr. Director, Danaher Business Systems Leader to enhance global operations. This role involves driving continuous improvement, implementing innovative processes, and leading training initiatives. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in operations and a strong background in project management and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in Operations/Manufacturing/Supply Chain environments.
• Experience managing a manufacturing plant or site is required.
• Ability to travel up to 35% domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Drive global DBS capability and continuous improvement for Global Operations.
• Implement Danaher Innovation, Growth, and Lean Playbooks.
• Provide formal and informal DBS training and coaching.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Process Improvement

Innovation

Communication

Education

B.S. degree in Engineering or Scientific field

Master's degree

Job description

The Sr. Director, Danaher Business Systems Leader (DBSL), Global Operations is part of the Global Operations Leadership team within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. This position is part of the Bec Dx Global Operations leadership team and reports to the SVP of Global Operations.

The Sr. Director, DBSL is responsible for driving global DBS capability and continuous improvement for Bec Dx Global Operations functions, including innovation, growth and Lean. The role is a key partner to the Global Operations leadership team (L2) to develop both long- and short-term DBS strategies to support the growth of our business through implementation processes and tools associated with Strategic Innovation Review, Launch Excellence, Policy Deployment, and driving accountability and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing processes.

This position is an individual contributor role, leading with strong influencing capability, and will be onsite, based in Chaska, Minnesota.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Implement Danaher Innovation, Growth, and Lean Playbooks across Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Global Operations to assess organization skills/capabilities.
• Develop DBS Road Map and Action plan to drive organizational maturity and build Competitive Advantages, while driving DBS awareness, engagement, and capability.
• Implement and sustain Danaher Innovation, Growth and Lean processes and tools including Strategic Innovation Review and Product Planning Group, Strategic Commercial Review, Policy Deployment, while driving accountability and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing processes.
• Partner with Danaher and the BecDx DBSL office to develop both long- and short-term DBS strategies to deliver Operating Company business needs and continuous improvement.
• Directly provide formal and informal DBS training and coaching and facilitate other DBS training sessions when appropriate.
• Be an active Leader in VPM installation, Kaizen’s, PSPs and Daily Management reviews (as appropriate)
• Ensure successful Kaizen events by installing and ensuring compliance to the Kaizen process (includes; (1) planning of Kaizens with a dynamic funnel process tied to PD and Daily Management, (2) Kaizen execution and (3) sustainment of Kaizens).
• Promote and facilitate diagnosis of workflow impediments and other wastes throughout global operations and provide expert counsel on appropriate DBS tools to eliminate them.
• Benchmark internally in Danaher and externally and incorporate best practices into DBS.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• B.S. degree in the Engineering or other Scientific field and prefer 20+ years of experience in Operations/Manufacturing/Supply Chain environments OR a master’s degree and 18+ years of experience in Operations/Manufacturing/Supply Chain environments
• Experience managing a manufacturing plant or site is required.
• Significant Innovation DBS practitioner experience
• Significant Project Management and process improvement experience
• Ability to travel up to 35% domestic and international
• Experience to lead through influence
• Presenting to Executive audiences

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Commercial, Marketing, Service, R&D knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated experience and passion for DBS
• Comfortable in a matrix environment

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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