SR MGR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

TE Connectivity; United States; On-site; USD 151,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a senior leader to drive continuous improvement across its global operations. You will shape strategy, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and guide Kaizen facilitators and site leaders through transformative programs.

You will champion data-driven decision making, establish KPI tracking, and ensure delivery of performance improvements while aligning with TE's global operating model. This role demands leadership, resilience, and strategic collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leadership in a multi-national, product and technology development environment.
• Track record of delivering year-over-year improvements aligned to business strategy.
• Experience leading continuous improvement from early stages to optimized operations.
• Experience in design engineering and product development stage gate processes and proficiency in standard reporting/presentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strategy to achieve maturity within the TE Operating Model (TEOA) and align the Improvement Plan to TE strategy.
• Lead transformation projects and coach Kaizen facilitators and site leaders.
• Create frameworks to identify, prioritize, and track improvement initiatives with KPI oversight.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts across TE to share best practices and drive performance improvements.
• Define objectives, hold accountability for project delivery, and manage risk with regular reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Change enablement

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

People management

Agility & resilience

Tools

Six Sigma

Lean methodologies

Data analysis tools

Reporting tools

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

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

Why you should join: TE Connectivity's Continuous Improvement Teams design and implement programs and projects to improve products, services, or processes aligned with business strategies. They coach teams; establish program performance metrics; and establish a process to:

• Develop a Continuous Improvement Strategy aligned to the global TE Operating Model (TEOA)
• Drive execution of continuous improvement aligned to Strategic Objectives
• Drive Performance Improvement Analysis and Analytics

Strategy

Your main tasks:

• Work with the leadership team to develop a strategy to achieve maturity within the TEOA model
• Align the Improvement Strategic Plan to the wider Strategy to target investment in priority areas
• Define the approach and plan needed to create a mindset and culture of continuous improvement
• Co-ordinate cross-functionally and across the wider TE business to leverage and share best practice.

Execution

• Create the framework to identify and prioritize areas of potential improvement
• Define the annual improvement objectives and hold the business accountable for the delivery of the agreed projects
• Lead transformation improvement projects and support a team of Kaizen facilitators in the preparation for and leadership of all continuous improvement activity
• Create mechanisms to track project progress and essential feedback loops to manage risk; Create oversight on the progress of measurable KPI’s through regular tracking and review meetings with senior staff and executive management
• Develop suitable metrics to demonstrate progress and impact and to direct future priorities
• Develop a talent plan to ensure global coverage of a team of Kaizen facilitators and Site Leaders (indirect reporting)
• Ensure suitable training is available to maintain the Kaizen facilitator talent pool

Your Ideal Profile

What your background should look like

• 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

Competencies

• SET: Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
• Languages:
  • English
  • Spanish, Chinese and/or German is an advantage

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.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $151,200 – 188,900 (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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