Manager - LEAN

Manager - Lean

As the Manager - Lean, you will manage the implementation, administration, and measurement of Lean programs, including Six Sigma initiatives. You will enable teams to provide training, tools, and logistical assistance for quality initiatives. You will develop sustainable solutions based upon the Planning, Doing Checking, Acting (PDCA) approach, promoting and guiding Lean cultural transformation, and coaching Lean principles and practices at various levels of the organization. You will oversee development of new testing tools, and measurement methods and systems to ensure products and services meet quality standards.

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for driving deployment and execution of continuous improvement
• Drive WESCO facilities, offices, and functional areas to achieve world class standards in visual management
• Establish partnerships with suppliers and customers to achieve continuous improvement across enterprise value stream
• Mentor senior leadership, vice presidents and directors on role as leaders and promoters of Lean
• Provide executive level updates
• Develop WESCO associates to be self-sufficient in continuous improvement tools
• Serve as catalyst to promote Lean thinking and foster continuous improvement culture
• Promote out-of-the-box thinking and continuously generates new ideas to improve processes, service, efficiency, inventory, cost and space
• Assist in development of Lean Leaders and through personal example, coaching, mentoring, and training
• Assist and advises field teams to achieve agreed upon performance objectives
• Lead various events in team settings
• Select and utilize appropriate Lean tools
• Align activities with corporate goals around safety, quality, delivery, cost (SQDC), performs Root Cause Analysis on gaps, rigorously identifies waste, and works with leadership to drive sustainable corrective action
• Manage kaizen results and action plans

Qualifications :

Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Wesco") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Los Angeles Unincorporated County Candidates Only : Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.