Manager, Continuous Improvement Process

Manager, Continuous Improvement Process

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Robert Bosch Tool Corporation is composed of industry-leading brands, including Bosch, Dremel, Gilmour, Rotozip, Skil and Vermont American. Bosch designs, manufactures, and sells power tools, rotary tools, and accessories, as well as lawn and garden equipment. Renowned for innovation, versatility, ease of use, durability, and performance, Bosch tool products are sold through distribution channels. These channels include industrial supply houses, tool specialist, and rental firms, as well as retail hardware stores, mass merchants, and home improvement centers. Professionals and do-it-yourselfers benefited from numerous 2005 new tool products and innovations.
Job Description :
Propose and implement approved strategies of formalized CIP practices and standards for back-office areas, first at the Mount Prospect location and then deploying proven practices to other indirect areas within the North American PTNA locations. Coordinate with PT and RBNA CIP organizations to leverage training and facilitation resources available while developing an internal network of emerging experts in various areas of business process improvement using known CIP tools such as Value Stream Mapping, PDCA, Corrective Action Teams, workplace organization, etc. Act as the subject matter expert and facilitator in the use of CIP tools at PTNA. Report status, updates and progress to the PTNA management board, RBNA & PT CIP organization Leading or participating in other smaller, opportunistic business process improvement efforts at PTNA.
Job Requirements :
Bachelors Degree in Business or Engineering required. 3-7 years knowledge of and successful introduction/utilization of CIP tools in a back-office environment (such as VSM, 5S, PDCA, etc). 3-7 years of demonstrated abilities in effective communication to all levels of associates within an organization, effective team and consensus building, proven interpersonal skills and social competencies. Previous management experience 3-7 years of previous facilitation and moderation experience in operational business environments, improving internal processes/systems (with a preferred focus on support functions). 3-7 years experience with MS Office suite, Visio Please email your resume, in Microsoft Word format, along with the job title and reference number from this posting in the subject line of the email to the following address, PTNA.STAFFING@US.BOSCH.COM