Job Description Summary

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner with Wind Senior Leadership Team to translate strategic vision into objections and goals with an effective operating rhythm

• Lead Senior Leaders through the Hoshin Kanri process to establish breakthroughs

• Design and implement a Lean Management System integral to how we run our business for the long-term. This system will include: Lean principles Hoshin-Kanri daily management metrics and complex problem-solving

• Build organizational capability and culture through coaching/mentoring on Lean mindset tools and practices

• Lead business transformation priorities supporting continuous improvement and optimization of end-to-end processes

• Drive the development execution and sustainment of standard work

• Partner with Wind Senior Leadership Team to optimize monthly operating rhythms ensure daily management and proactive identification of risk to KPIs & business outcomes

• Lead problem solving with Lean tools & practices (i.e. fishbone diagrams problem solving revies etc.) to resolve complex challenges

• Drive actions to ensure that improvements are sustained and lessons learned are integrated into processes

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in continuous improvement project management operations and/or related experience

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience leading global teams

• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and successful change management

• Ability and willingness to travel 50%

Desired Characteristics

• Prior relevant experience in the Wind industry or experience in complex ETO manufacturing & services environments

• Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to understand business strategy and develop Lean strategies to deliver business outcomes

• Proven experience with leading Lean activities applying Lean tools and building Lean culture

• Strategic thinker demonstrated ability to anticipate constraints facilitate breakthroughs and drive strategic activities that transform the business

• Demonstrated ability to assess complex business problems assess tradeoffs and take the right decisions

• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects through planning execution and sustainment

• Strong cross-functional leadership with demonstrated ability to influence outcomes

• Strong communication skills proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization and across functions

• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities; demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $ $200000 and $290000. . The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.