Sr. Analyst, Operational Excellence
Vertiv · Westerville, OH
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior continuous improvement role at Vertiv (industrial) in Westerville, OH. Foster a customer-first mindset.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Green Belt, Kaizen, Root cause
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in Ohio: typical posted base $113k–$165k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 32 continuous improvement openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 31 other live lean / ci postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 8+)
Typical $108k–$152k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 91%
- ✓ Six Sigma 75%
- ✓ Root cause 56%
- ✓ Kaizen 44%
- Value stream mapping 44%
- 5S 41%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at Vertiv
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- 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?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Vertiv in Westerville
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Full description from VertivAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
into actionable dashboards, KPIs, and performance insights.
- ✓Ensure data accuracy and integrity while automating recurring reporting and reducing manual processes.
- ✓Leverage strong Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- ✓3–5+ years driving process improvements, managing governance frameworks, or supporting operational programs.
- ✓Strong experience with Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, process mapping, and root cause analysis .
- ✓Experience with program governance, operational controls, and KPI/performance management .
- ✓Advanced Power BI experience, including dashboard development, data modeling, and DAX .
- ✓Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- ✓Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive sustainable change.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
- ✓PMP or other project/program management certification.
- ✓Experience in large-scale or complex program environments.
- ✓Strong knowledge of Power BI, Query, SQL, or additional BI and analytics tools.
- ✓Experience with change management and executive-level reporting.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
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Senior Analyst, Operational Excellence
Position Overview
We're looking for a senior analyst who can drive process improvements, strengthen governance, and turn data into actionable insights through Power BI. This role focuses on improving operational efficiency and supporting data-driven decision-making across a large, complex organization.
You bring hands-on experience with Lean, Kaizen, and process improvement, paired with strong Power BI and DAX skills. You're comfortable building dashboards, shaping governance frameworks, and partnering across teams to drive measurable results.
Drive Process Improvements
- •Lead continuous improvement initiatives to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities for optimization.
- •Facilitate Kaizen events, process improvement workshops, and cross-functional working sessions.
- •Apply Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and process mapping methodologies to solve operational challenges.
- •Develop and implement improved, standardized processes, SOPs, workflows, and best practices.
- •Establish and track KPIs to measure the effectiveness and sustainability of improvements.
Strengthen Governance & Accountability
- •Develop and improve program governance frameworks, operating rhythms, controls, and standards.
- •Identify gaps in processes and controls and implement sustainable solutions to improve accountability, consistency, and execution.
- •Support performance reviews, KPI tracking, risk management, action tracking, and leadership reporting.
- •Partner with cross-functional teams to drive process alignment and adoption of operational improvements.
Build Dashboards & Reporting
- •Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions.
- •Develop and optimize data models, measures, and calculations using DAX .
- •Translate business
Our strategic priorities
- •High-Performance Culture
- •Customer Focus
- •Operational Excellence
- •Innovation
- •Financial Strength
Vertiv behaviors
- •Own it
- •Act with urgency
- •Foster a customer-first mindset
- •Think big and execute
- •Lead by example
- •Drive continuous improvement
- •Learn and seek out development
- •Promote transparent & open communication
About Vertiv
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.
Work Authorization
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.