Req ID: 195943

General Purpose

The Site Operational Excellence I Lead develops Operational Excellence (OE) Tools and platforms to drive transformation across the site at Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive the OE culture and delivers the OE Vision for the function and the development of OE Capabilities
• Champions Operation Excellence Workshops by implementing Lean Six Sigma principles, tools, and methodologies (e.g. Kaizen Events, PDCA, 5S, Standard Work) to streamline processes, reduce waste, improve flow and throughput.
• Lead Continuous Improvement projects across one or more sites from concept to completion.
• Provide expertise and leadership on Lean Principles and Problem Solving to all employees at various levels across the organization.
• Provide support in achieving the operational productivity targets and identifying Best Practices opportunities.
• Work to achieve a sustainable continuous improvement site culture and collaborate with the regional network in order to communicate benchmarking methodology.
• Develop process improvement initiatives (e.g., develop, document and implement best practices that leads to process improvements and savings ) in order to benefit the CCSWB system and Customers by directing supply chain activities, involving external suppliers, functional peers, customer teams and/or cross-functional teams.
• Review facility capability and environment (e.g., technology, systems, quality, cost, efficiencies, yield, Warehousing & Distribution) in order to recommend process improvements.
• Implement supply chain programs (e.g., quality service Cell, optimization, Warehouse Optimization) in order to improve beverage quality and supply chain efficiencies
• Document current state processes and business systems and compare to benchmarking data and/or best practices in order to identify performance gaps.
• Provide direction, leadership and coaching to members of a project team you are leading.

• Bachelor's degree Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Management or a related field or equivalent work experience of at least five (5) years required.
• Minimum of 3+ years' experience in a Supply Chain management role.
• Experience in business transformation and process improvement roles using proven problem solving/continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with change management and influencing organizational culture change.
• 1+ years' experience in a project management role.
• Skilled in MS Excel, PowerPoint.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Certification and Intention to pursue Black Belt Certification