Senior Project Manager, Operations Strategy & Solutions

Clariant SE; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

PTO with carry-over

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

EAP Program

Life/AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Auto/Home Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Legal Services Plan

Job summary

Clariant is seeking a Senior Project Manager within the Operations Strategy & Solutions team in Louisville for leading operational excellence and transformation initiatives across the U.S. manufacturing network.

The role requires strong stakeholder influence and the ability to drive complex, cross-functional projects from concept through implementation. You will partner with site leadership, manage change across multiple levels, and develop roadmaps with measurable value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 5+ years in Operations, manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing Excellence, or related transformation role.
• Proven experience leading transformation initiatives or complex cross-functional projects that delivered measurable business results.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, Production Systems, Lean, change management, and performance-improvement methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel up to 30% based on project needs, including travel to U.S. manufacturing sites.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and/or PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Operational Excellence and Operations transformation initiatives across U.S. sites, business units, and functions.
• Serve as the OSS representative in the United States and build strong relationships with Operations and business leaders.
• Conduct operational maturity assessments, diagnostics, benchmarking, and performance reviews to identify improvement priorities.
• Facilitate leadership workshops, ideation sessions, and cross-functional teams to develop transformation roadmaps.
• Translate findings into actionable initiatives, business cases, implementation plans, and value-tracking measures.
• Manage complex cross-functional projects requiring change management and coordination across multiple organizational levels.
• Partner with senior management, site leadership, and shop-floor teams to drive adoption of new processes.
• Lead Digital Lean initiatives involving analytics, visualization, automation, and performance-management systems.
• Facilitate cross-business-unit collaboration and knowledge sharing related to Production Systems, continuous improvement, maintenance excellence, sustainability, and net-zero initiatives.
• Develop operational blueprints, maturity models, standards, dashboards, and best-practice frameworks that strengthen Operations capabilities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science/Manufacturing

Tools

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

PMP certification

Job description

Clariant is seeking a Senior Project Manager within the Operations Strategy & Solutions team in Louisville for leading operational excellence and transformation initiatives across the U.S. manufacturing network.

The role requires strong stakeholder influence and the ability to drive complex, cross-functional projects from concept through implementation. You will partner with site leadership, manage change across multiple levels, and develop roadmaps with measurable value.