Manager Continuous Improvement Job in Pune at Emerson

Emerson is hiring for the role of Manager Continuous Improvement!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve fulfillment models, quote speed, and other business-related priorities.
• Process Redesign: Design and implement top-down and bottom-up methodology to identify and prioritize high-impact improvement projects for the business, functions, and sites.
• Project Execution and Accountability: Lead identified Continuous Improvement programs around the globe, by driving and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful completion, facilitate smooth handovers to business owners, and ensure sustained improvements over time by ensuring accountability.
• Complete End to End Change Management Ownership: Organize initial cross-functional team, lead kaizen/process-mapping event to create new strategy, project manage the team to make the change, and then use data to track successful implementation.
• Culture and Collaboration: Promote a Continuous Improvement culture within the region by redefining lean tools and facilitating departmental / functional driven projects whenever vital.
• Collaborate with department champions and leadership within the region on Kaizen events, workshops, value stream mapping, change management, standardization, and data analysis.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Proven experience in lean and/or continuous improvement projects within a global or cross-functional environment.
• Ability to support and collaborate with regionally dispersed teams, driving and contributing to project execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in identifying inefficiencies and proposing data-drive solutions.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and complex problems or scenarios.
• Proven experience influencing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively engage and influence stakeholders.
• High adaptability, innovative and curious approach.
• Must be highly action-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to drive initiatives forward, overcome obstacles, and deliver measurable results in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.   
• Flexibility for travel on a project-by-project basis.