Manager, Lean Enterprise at Emerson Electric Co in Racine, Wisconsin

Job Description:

At Emerson, we are innovators and problem-solvers, focused on a common purpose: leaving our world in a better place than we found it. Each and every day, our foundational values—integrity, safety and quality, supporting our people, customer focus, continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation—inform every decision we make and empower our employees to keep reaching higher. As a global technology and engineering leader, we provide groundbreaking solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business helps process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturers maximize production and protect personnel and the environment while optimizing their energy and operating costs. Our Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions business helps ensure human comfort and health, protect food quality and safety, advance energy efficiency and create sustainable infrastructure.

Emerson, a Fortune 500 company with $15.3 billion in sales and 200 manufacturing locations worldwide, is committed to helping employees grow and thrive throughout their careers.
Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring options or a recent MBA graduate, you’ll find a variety of opportunities at Emerson. Join our team and start your journey today.

If you are an OPERATIONS professional looking for an opportunity to grow, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you!  Based in our RACINE, WI  location, you will work with cross-functional teams to develop Customer-centric strategies, objectives, and metrics focused on improving Customer service levels, reducing lead times, and optimizing Trade Working Capital (TWC) across the enterprise. This position interfaces with all functions to ensure business improvement initiatives are aligned with InSinkErator’s strategic objectives. The Manager, Lean Enterprise will support Mile Deep and Mile Wide efforts, while simultaneously developing organizational competency in Market Understanding, Lean Product Development, Supply Chain, the Toyota Production System, and Problem Solving.  AS THE MANAGER, LEAN ENTERPRISE, YOU WILL: 

• Work to enable profitable growth through improvements in Customer Satisfaction & TWC efficiency, while ensuring every strategy, process & decision is Customer Focused.
• Work with the Director Perfect Execution and Executive Staff to define and align InSinkErator’s top objectives with annual Strategic Priorities and relevant KPIs for each functional area.
• Train department managers, employees, and functional management in the concepts and techniques of Perfect Execution. 
• Facilitate and coach teams through Value Chain Mapping and Business Processes Excellence workshops for Mile Deep and Mile Wide initiatives that maximize customer value creation through improving speed and flexibility in the quote-to-cash cycle.
• Facilitates kaizen events and implements lean strategies that drive speed and flexibility into business processes.
• Lead InSinkErator’s cost improvement program with a focus on reducing total value chain cost through the application of Perfect Execution tools and methodologies.
• Works with Corporate & Group Perfect Execution resource to stay abreast of overall Emerson programs and objectives.  Incorporate learnings and new requirements back into the business unit program. Supports functions related to preparing and coordinating materials required for Corporate Perfect Execution Reviews.
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  Identifies, collects, and shares Perfect Execution best practices across Emerson business units and business group teams.  
   

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or other relevant disciplines.
• 5 – 7 years of engineering or process management experience;
• Strong analytical thinker, who possesses superior quantitative, Excel modeling, and PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Effective communicator (both written and verbal), with the ability to work seamlessly among all levels and areas of an organization 
• Strategic thinker, with a clear vision and direction of change management.
• Strong facilitation and interpersonal communication skills. 
• Enjoy working in a team environment and independently, and be able to pick up new concepts quickly.
• Strong listening skills and the ability to help all levels of the organization through the change management process.
• Ability to travel between 5% and 10% for the position. 
• Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship for this position is not available.   
   

• Lean experience a plus.
• Green Belt accreditation in lean six sigma principles a plus.
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  Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or another relevant discipline a plus  
   

Schedule
We offer a Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can flex with your life schedule

Benefits
Here are the top benefits of working for InSinkErator:

• Tuition Reimbursement - decide to go back to school and we can help pay back your tuition costs
• Mentorship Program - be paired with someone who wants to see you grow
• SOAR - take your career to new heights with this employee resource group
• Profit-Sharing - you’ll share in the profits since you are part of this company.
• Activities to engage employee interaction (BBQs in the summer, Donut Days, company picnic, community outreach, wellness contests), which helps create and maintain a fun and interactive corporate culture. You should enjoy your time at work.

Why Work in Racine, WI 

Our facility is located in Racine, WI which is conveniently located within driving distance to Milwaukee and Chicago. The area’s generally low costs of living and is a great family friendly area. The area is home to several growing communities with restaurants, festivals, shopping, and lakeshore beaches that make them exciting places to live and work.

Manufacturing & Operations