Sr. Project Mgr Continous Improvement

We are not looking for “traditional” Black Belts. Having those skills are only half of the job. We are looking for true change agents who can influence without authority, partner with leaders to drive change, teach and train others, and positively affect results. We care about delivering results; not just completing projects. In addition, we accomplish all of the above in a fun, open, and collaborative team environment.  

This person will be responsible for managing a variety of small and large-size process improvement projects from inception to completion for the entire company. They will work with all levels of the organization to ensure projects are vetted extensively to minimize risk and are completed on-time and within budget.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional teams empowered to execute the Continuous Improvement strategy for efficiency, ease of doing business, and overall cost savings.

• Deliver breakthrough levels of improvement in process capability and process efficiency with a focus on EASY

• Lead work-stream teams driving designs and business processes to reduce defects and attain world-class levels of quality

• Facilitate, train, and coach team members in the use of process improvement tools (TQM, TPS, Lean, Six Sigma, VSM, etc.)

• Work with leaders, other PMs, Sr. PMs, work-stream leads and teams to uncover and assess process improvement opportunities for US Foods and its partners

• In conjunction with the entire Continuous Improvement Team, other leaders of quality and Quality Champions, serve as a change agent in institutionalizing process improvement, ease of doing business, and quality

• Constantly seek, share, and implement best practices

• Apply continuous improvement tools to improve process capability and eliminate defects

• Lead and facilitate individual project or work-stream project teams

• Communicate teams’ progress to Champions, Business Leaders, and Executives

• Identify potential process improvement projects whenever and wherever possible

***EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

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• Bachelor’s Degree required

• 5 years’ experience in project management required

• Certified Black Belt from an industry leading program required

• Must be able to travel nationally up to 20%

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Advanced Analytical Degree preferred

• Lean Certification from an industry leading program is strongly desired

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills: statistically literate and familiar with process improvement tools (TPS, Lean, Six Sigma, VSM, etc.)

• Distribution, Logistics, Retail, Food, CPG all strongly desired

• Consulting experience is a plus

• Change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization

• Demonstrated ability to motivate others and achieve results

• Demonstrated commitment for process improvement

• Customer-focused in defining quality and establishing priorities

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Executive level presentation skills