Strategic Productivity Leader

Vertellus LLC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Aurorium in Indianapolis is seeking a Productivity Program Leader to drive its enterprise productivity program and own the productivity management platform. You will establish governance, track benefits, and collaborate with IT, Finance, and business units across sites worldwide.

You will lead Kaizen sessions, develop a robust pipeline, and ensure disciplined measurement and reporting to improve efficiency and cost discipline while supporting global deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, operations, continuous improvement, productivity, or program management
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and enterprise-wide improvement programs
• Strong knowledge of productivity management, cost improvement, business case development, financial benefit tracking, and benefits realization
• Experience implementing and administering productivity, project portfolio management, or performance management systems
• Skilled facilitator with experience leading workshops, ideation sessions, and stakeholder alignment discussions

Responsibilities

• Lead the corporate productivity program, establishing standardized governance, processes, metrics, and accountability across business units and functions
• Own end-to-end productivity framework, including opportunity qualification, prioritization, approval, execution, validation, and closure
• Monitor program health, identify risks, bottlenecks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Facilitate quarterly Kaizen sharing sessions, including project selection and dissemination of best practices
• Partner with leaders to identify, evaluate, quantify, and prioritize productivity opportunities
• Maintain a robust productivity pipeline with maturity, conversion, and value tracking
• Support initiative owners from concept through implementation and benefit realization
• Drive stakeholder alignment, remove barriers, and manage execution risks
• Track milestones, deliverables, financial targets, and implementation plans
• Develop standardized productivity performance measurement and reporting

Job description

Aurorium in Indianapolis is seeking a Productivity Program Leader to drive its enterprise productivity program and own the productivity management platform. You will establish governance, track benefits, and collaborate with IT, Finance, and business units across sites worldwide.

You will lead Kaizen sessions, develop a robust pipeline, and ensure disciplined measurement and reporting to improve efficiency and cost discipline while supporting global deployment.