Leader, Continuous Improvement

Job ID: 10607 

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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day. 

The Continuous Improvement Leader is responsible for collaborating across the regional network and cross-functional teams, both internal and external business partners, to identify and resolve Supply/Demand related issues with goal to optimize the Supply chain network.  This role will support the successful execution of significant supply chain events such as Allocation, New Product Development, Item Exits, and others.  The Continuous Improvement Leader will provide feedback and alignment with mid-long range planning processes and will be the checkpoint outside of S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning), for the supply chain and business leaders, to ensure improvement plans remain aligned to reality and allow for timely action.

Job Responsibilities 

•    Performing root cause analysis on supply chain elements disruptive to customer service
•    Analyzing company processes and procedures to determine areas of opportunities for process improvement and transformation
•    Lead weekly Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) meeting with cross-functional stakeholders
•    Facilitating small and large workshops with subject matter experts to develop and define process enhancement strategies
•    Investigating shortfalls, issues, and complaints in current business processes
•    Collaborating with cross functional stakeholders to address and ease concerns in supply chain performance
•    Support and review the New Product Development process to highlight areas of opportunity.
•    Communicating ideas and opinions to other members of management
•    Training, mentoring, and guiding team members in new processes
•    Documenting and building training material process changes though presentations or training material
•    Staying up-to-date with developments in management and process optimization
•    Identify and highlight risks and opportunities to inform decision making in the S&OE meeting
•    Ensure that decisions are communicated to each function/department/team to ensure that execution is taking place
•    Ensure decisions and policies are assigned to appropriate levels of organization to make decisions

Education & Experience

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Management or related technical field, MBA preferred
•    3+ years’ experience in S&OE and/or S&OP implementations, ERP implementations, APO / IBP
•    A minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Supply Chain systems including but not limited to SAP & IBP
•    5+ years’ experience leading or executing projects in a supply chain vertical or across the End-to-End Supply Chain

Required Competencies

•    Broad understanding of interdependencies between functions (commercial, sales, marketing, supply chain, finance, and manufacturing) and the associated cause-and-effect relationships
•    Deep knowledge of — S&OE process, demand planning, supply and inventory planning, new products introduction, resource allocation, master production schedule (MPS) and distribution requirement planning (DRP)
•    Demonstrated experience in successfully implementing best practices and processes in a demand and/or supply planning organization
•    Understanding of the requirements of Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Sales, and Finance
•    Ensure timely decisions and executions via a closed loop between S&OP and S&OE
•    Maintain tracking of attendees, action plan log, outcomes, and summaries of the meeting
•    Share and reapply best practices with other business units/regions
•    Intermediate level skills developing analysis in Excel, PowerBI, and/or MS Access 
•    Intermediate level skills developing presentations in MS PowerPoint
•    Ability to work with and connect with all levels of associates and executives
•    Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
•    Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
•    Strong Data management and manipulation skills
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Availability for occasional travel (1-2 times a year)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.