Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement for Commercial Excellence

TE Connectivity; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 149,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial technology company is seeking a Senior Manager for Continuous Improvement. This role involves strategic deployment of lean initiatives and fostering a culture of operational excellence across the Energy business unit. Candidates should have extensive experience in sales operations and Six Sigma methodologies. This is a fully remote position offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience in sales operations or supply chain, focusing on operational excellence.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in Six Sigma or Business Excellence methodologies.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives across the Energy BU.
• Implement structured CI roadmap for operational efficiencies.
• Engage senior leadership to identify process improvement areas.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Six Sigma methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business

MBA

Job description

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 Overview

Business Unit / Function Description

TE’s Energy business unit (BU) develops innovative connectivity technologies that keep the power on while accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources and adding intelligence to the power grid. Join us on our growth journey to nearly double in size of the next five years!

JOB OVERVIEW

The Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement for Commercial Excellence, will be a member of the Business Excellence Office and is responsible for deploying standard commercial excellence frameworks across the 3 regions, applying lean principles in a way that we potentiate TE Energy Business Unit. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader with transformational growth experience, exceptional leadership skills, and the capability to inspire and drive teams toward achieving operational excellence and strategic business objectives.

This leader will be responsible for supporting commercial leaders and deploying initiatives to roll-out and strengthen TEOA mindset throughout commercial functions and facilitating the creation of the customer centric culture desired to grow the business.

This is a fully remote position.

Leadership Expectations & Responsibilities

• Strategy :

  • Lead the deployment of TE’s Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives across the Energy BU, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and operational goals.
  • Establish and execute a structured, time-bound CI roadmap to drive operational efficiencies, cost reduction, and quality improvements.
  • Implement and oversee tiered accountability meetings to monitor progress and ensure project milestones are met.

  Execution :

  • Monitor and improve business goals, targets, and metrics, ensuring they align with business strategy and annual priorities, in alignment with business excellence.
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives to drive commercial excellence improvements across all regions.
  • Drive best practices and proliferate across all regions.
  • Act as a change agent to foster a culture of lean mindset at all levels of the organization.
  • Develop training programs and mentor employees on Business excellence and lean methodologies to build internal capabilities.
  • Collaborate with global and regional teams to share best practices and standardize processes.

  Talent :

  • Provide leadership and coaching on Lean thinking, problem-solving methodologies, and waste elimination techniques.
  • Engage with senior leadership and plant managers to identify key areas for process improvement and operational excellence.
  • Work cross-functionally with product management, sales, and operations teams to optimize end-to-end activities.

What your background should look like

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in sales operations, or supply chain with a focus on operational excellence.
• 5 to 8 years of experience on Six Sigma, and/or Business Excellence methodologies. Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Proven experience leading initiatives across multiple sites or value streams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with expertise in data analysis (Math and Stats - Six Sigma, Red-X, etc.).
• Strong project management skills with the ability to drive complex initiatives in a global environment.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills, capable of influencing at all levels.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization with cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.
• Travel required, up to 50% internationally across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions.

Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUTTE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more atwww.te.com and onLinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

COMPENSATION
•Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $149,000 - $186,200 (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

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