Senior Process Excellence Manager

Company: Dematic Corp. (ILD-US)
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: April 9, 2025

Job Description:

Dematic is seeking a senior process excellence leader to join the Product Management Operations Team with key responsibilities related to the new product introduction process. This exciting opportunity will require expertise in project management, lean six sigma, excellent facilitation skills, and a passion to improve how Dematic develops and improves its products.

What we offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities
  Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/
  
  Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
  
  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
  
  The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $124,500 - $182,600 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
  
  Tasks and Qualifications:
  
  What You Will do in This Role:
  
  
  • Streamline,improve and champion the New Product Introduction Process for Dematic products ("GOLD" process)
  • Lead GOLD Change Board
  • Collaborate with business partners to integrate and clarify the key processes for all project classifications including new products, product changes and sustaining products
  • Develop procedures, training materials, and artifacts to support the GOLD process standards that are easy to use and understand
  • Drives critical metrics and improvement opportunities (cycle time, percentage timely toll gates, and additional quality metrics)
  • Collaborate effectively with cross functional leaders and SME's (product managers, engineering, R&D, COEs, systems engineering, software, controls, finance, project management, quality, business transformation, strategy, regions, etc)
  • Coordinate workshops to improve problem solving and tailored action items
  • Apply lean six sigma methodology for process improvement
  • Develop communication plan and performance metrics dashboard
    
    What We are Looking For:
    
    
    • Minimum of 10 years' experience driving process excellence in projects and programs
    • Experience in leading cross-functional, global teams at various levels of the organization
    • Experience in driving lean six sigma improvement projects
    • Preferred project and product management experience
    • Preferred knowledge of Dematic product offerings
    • Project Management
    • Program management
    • Cross Functional Leadership
    • Accountability
    • Team and Workshop Facilitation & coaching
    • Lean Six Sigma (Green belt or Black belt preferred ) for problem solving
    • Ability to develop and deliver training
    • BS/BA in technical field or equivalent experience. Master's or equivalent experience is preferred.
    • PMI Certification, Project Management Professional Certification
      
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