General Information:

Hitachi Energy is seeking an Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System Leader for the North American (NAM) Hub, with primary support to Finance and the Controlling organization. The ITM system is the global Transformers business unit Lean management system defining how we operate as an organization and how we run the business. This role is responsible for leading and driving sustainable and transformational change across the Hub's functional teams, including Finance and Controlling. The role is focused on process improvement, ITM system maturity and demonstrated improvement in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Successful candidate will be a business partner to Factory Managers and Hub Leadership team members.

• Partners with the cross-functional leadership team in developing and operationalizing the Strategy Deployment process. Facilitates development of breakthrough objectives, action plans, KPI's (Bowlers) and leads in development of Kaizen plan to support the overall needs of the organization. Lead in operationalizing Strategy Deployment, ensuring effective Leader Standard Work (LSW) and a connected Lean daily management system.
• Change agent and champion of a continuous improvement culture focused on waste elimination across the organization using ITM lean methods, processes, and tools, such as Daily Management, LSW, Value Stream or Process Mapping, Kaizen, Transactional Process Improvement, etc. Lead all activities in the organization to implement the ITM system and drive improved maturity scores to advance the organization through the ITM phases of deployment. Closely monitors ITM Maturity Development results and facilitates implementation of actions, driving to the ideal state in which ITM is how we operate as an organization.
• Drive optimization of KPIs throughout the functional organizations that you support. Lead and facilitate process improvement for the organization and partner with extended cross-functional teams, at all levels of the organization, on overall use of ITM tools to drive productivity. Develop Financial acumen to ensure priority actions are focused on driving the right improvements in the business, impacting the bottom line.
• Create, manage, and facilitate the development of Cost-out and productivity projects across the business to achieve targets. Facilitate and train team members in utilization of RELEX reporting of Improvement projects. Ensure effective sustainment of results and support problem solving (Root Cause Countermeasure) as needed to close gaps to targets, as well as driving Transactional Process Improvements.
• Build continuous improvement capability through training and implementation of ITM tools and methods. Be the expert on the ITM system, with focus on training and coaching others to build people and organization capabilities. Build a Coaching culture across the organization with focus on Employee Engagement and Accountability. Combine technical knowledge with people and organizational skills to deliver organizational maturity and KPI improvements.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety, integrity, and quality as our license to operate, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• Financial controlling, including project controlling experience.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Manufacturing experience preferred in areas of Lean operating/management systems, continuous improvement and/or Transactional process improvement.
• Financial acumen and expertise with Cost Out Enabler projects and ensuring positive impacts to the bottom line.
• Experience in the implementation of the Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System, or one of the following: Toyota Production System, Danaher Business System, Honeywell Operating System or similar.
• Track record of delivering breakthrough results impacting the bottom line, and with team leadership experience.
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach, with strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to foster teamwork.
• Developing strategy and translating into actionable plans & driving sustainable change through influence.
• Experience in challenging conventional thinking, approach and methodology and driving improvements, and the ability to lead teams through influence without authority.
• Proven capacity to coordinate and lead remote teams, working in different geographic locations.
• Certifications are a plus in Lean/ Six Sigma (Lean Expert, Black Belt, Green Belt, etc.)