Process Excellence Lead - Dematic

Dematic is a leading supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain. Dematic employs over 7,000 skilled logistics professionals to serve its customers globally, with engineering centers and manufacturing facilities located around the world. Dematic is one brand under the KION Group of companies and has implemented more than 6,000 integrated systems for a customer base that includes small, medium and large companies doing business in a variety of market sectors.
 
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, related services and supply chain solutions. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the KION Group designs, builds and supports logistics solutions that optimize material and information flow within factories, warehouses and distribution centers. The company is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Europe, the second-largest producer of forklifts globally and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

Dematic is now hiring for a Process Excellence Lead role.  This role can be located at our NA HQ in Grand Rapids, MI.  This role will align our customer improvement efforts and strategies of KION across the R&D functions globally.  We seek a highly motivated individual to partner with stakeholders and owners.  This role will support a LEAN culture and drive lean principles and tools, black belt certification required.  

• Aligns the focus of continuous improvement efforts with the objectives and strategies of KION across Research and Development globally.

• Create change management and leader standards in support of a lean transformation.

• Trusted resource to the Business Process Stakeholders and Owners.

• Provide Six Sigma project (coaching) to project team members, Green Belts and Champions (using Lean Six Sigma methodologies)

• Completes complex projects and performs project organization, definition, planning, implementation and control

• Training in Lean / Agile Methodologies

• Builds teams across functional areas, diverse cultures, and teaches them the tools and practices to solve complex problems

• Develops and builds relationships with decision makers to propagate cultural transformation

• Leads kaizen events, acting as an advisor to facilitate troubleshooting and resolving complex problems within Project Execution functions across the North American offices

• Supports a corporate-wide lean culture by engaging stakeholders outside of Project Execution

• Enables, Fosters, and Mentors by applying process innovation, process excellence, lean principles and tools

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, and/or Business preferred

• Minimum 5 years of process improvement/continuous improvement experience; 10+ years preferred

• Experience in establishing and sustaining an effective KPI-driven operating / executional cadence

• Experience in the selection, development and analysis of performance metrics

• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated ability in the application of concepts, practices, and procedures of Lean/Six Sigma (LSS/SS Black Belt required)

• Experience developing and driving six sigma control plans

• SAFe certification preferred

• Experience with designing products or processes (DFSS and/or Design Thinking desired)

• Exceptional team building skills desired

• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise influence without authority

• People management skills and experience desired

• Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt certification