Senior Project Manager - Continuous Improvement & Supply Chain Consultant

Qnity Electronics · Wimington, DE

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Level: Manager
Team: Lean / CI
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 10+ years
Certification: Black Belt preferred
Industry: Chemicals
Posted: 23 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management continuous improvement role at Qnity Electronics (chemicals) in Wimington, DE.

They ask for: 10+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
Tools it names: Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Kaizen, SAP

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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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About the role

key responsibilities

◆Provide Project Leadership in the design and implementation of improvements and best practices across multiple functions and businesses to ensure revenue growth, organizational effectiveness and/or productivity savings. Although projects will focus upon a diversity of needs, this will involve significant emphasis upon internal and external Supply Chain processes, strategies, structures, and ERP system setups, as well as consulting with SMEs, IT and Data groups to coordinate implementation.
◆Utilize specialized tools and standard methodologies (e.g., Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma) to aid business to identify, develop, implement, and sustain process improvement initiatives, and to ensure team collaboration, issue tracking and effective project management
◆Assist in gap analysis and evaluations of the capability of Supply Chains and/or Operations with regard to people, processes, and tools.
◆Lead projects and/or workstreams utilizing Lean/Six Sigma to accomplish Supply Chain or Operational improvements and results, as part of overall Supply Chain effectiveness and Operational Excellence.
◆Support the building of efficient Supply Chains and/or the execution of a Supply Chain Transformations.
◆Lead and/or facilitate efforts driving the standardization of Supply Chain and/or Operational processes including the integration with business systems.
◆Work independently with minimal guidance to contribute to the development and/or execution of site, business, functional or product strategies and/or objectives
◆Act as advisor to project or program stakeholders and become actively involved as required to meet schedules and resolve problems.
◆Operate with bias for action and decision-making; using judgment and experience to make and/or facilitate decisions based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
◆Solve technical or operational challenges (often with vague/unstructured aspects) including providing new perspectives on existing solutions.
◆Proactively expand knowledge through targeted learning and networking as required to lead projects and support efforts to achieve objectives
◆Draft charters for improvement projects with closely defined benefits, scope, resource

requirements

and project plan with milestones and timeline.

✓Manage change processes by ensuring the achievement of projects to time, cost and specification requirements.
✓May lead projects and/or facilitate the development of multi-year strategies for complex initiatives or business areas, including product launches and portfolio management, new plant site openings, Integrated Business Processes, Supply Chain and Integrated Operations design and planning, among others.

Qualifications

✓Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or related Technical Field
✓8-10 years’ minimum applicable experience in Supply Chain role
✓Multi-year project/program management experience, with demonstrated proficiency in delivering quality results on time and in-full, as well as leading diverse teams
✓Lean and/or Six Sigma Black Belt Trained and capable
✓Preferred certifications:- PMP, APICS CPIM or APICS CTSC (in role if not obtained prior)
✓Strong ERP competency (SAP / Business Warehouse (BW))
✓Able to demonstrate substantial knowledge and depth in one or more of the following: Continuous Improvement/Program Leadership, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Lean/Kaizen application, SAP/BW, Demand/Supply Planning & Scheduling, Customer Service, Logistics

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Are you looking to power the next leap in the exciting world of advanced electronics? Do you want to help solve problems that drive success in the rapidly evolving technology and connectivity landscape? Then bring your problem-solving, passion, and creativity to help us power the next leap in electronics.

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Purpose & Scope

The Qnity Senior Project Manager - Continuous Improvement & Supply Chain Consultant role is a leveraged role that resides in a Continuous Improvement team within Integrated Operations. The CI team is accountable for defining and leading the implementation of Integrated Operations and Business work processes, improvements, and standards. The team is also the primary source of global program/project leadership for a diverse and complex range of initiatives.

This role supports E2E process excellence and organizational effectiveness through the development and application of standard methods, processes, designs, tools, metrics, and training for Global Integrated Operations functions (Demand, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Service and Logistics) and Commercial functions, as well as select corporate initiatives. Although projects will focus upon a diversity of needs, this will involve a significant emphasis upon internal and external Supply Chain processes, strategies, structures, and ERP system setups Lean/Six sigma methodologies are utilized to drive excellence through program and project leadership.

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