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Requisition ID :497523
Accountable for identifying, managing, and implementing global improvement projects and initiatives across end-to-end Manufacturing, taking a holistic view of Continuous Improvement (CI) activities within the Nourish Ingredients business. Work with the Ops leadership team and Manufacturing Technology team to develop CI strategies and long-term improvement plans to meet Productivity goals for the sites and consequently for the Nourish Ingredients business. Make sure the approaches and learnings are leveraged across sites.
Responsibilities:
Core member Nourish Ingredients Ops team to:
- Understand business partner needs and advise on strategic opportunities.
- Create, evaluate, and qualify pipeline of opportunities to generate value to the business.
Strategy:
- Coordinate the development of the site Ops Goal Alignment document (former A3), which includes the key areas to focus for the site and the operations KPIs and targets.
- Focus and support cultural transformation.
- Engage stakeholders in supporting improvements.
Expertise & Coaching:
- Develop expertise on key digital themes such as Digital Advance Analytics, process digitization, scheduling, Warehouse digitization, etc.
- Work in cross disciplinary teams to deliver projects value.
- Educate self and others, mentoring 6Sigma candidates.
- Provide improvement coaching and mentorship.
- Facilitate / lead problem solving methodologies (e.g., Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen, productivity workshops
Value:
- Regularly track projects status and financial metrics in Opportunity Tracking Tool (OTT), thought the site OTT reviews.
- Analyze and report financial results and use them to drive learnings.
Qualifications:
- Education: B.S. degree in engineering (e.g., industrial, chemical, etc.).
- 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing settings.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Results driven, team-player with a can-do attitude.
- Certified Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt).
- Excellent problem-solving and team collaborations skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft suite.]
Preferred Experience:
- Managing projects and working with people across different global organizations.
- Ability to influence individuals across different cultures, organizations, and locations.
- Experience analyzing operations and its cost drivers.
We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
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Nearest Major Market: Wilmington
Nearest Secondary Market: Philadelphia
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