Senior Consultant Continuous Improvement

JOB DESCRIPTION

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont.

Key responsibilities :

Guide, Coach, train andimplement OpEx frameworkin Japan manufacturing plants and JVs of Future ElectronicsCO.

Lead projects programs and / or workstreamsacross multiple functions and businesses utilizing Lean / Six Sigma to accomplish improvements and results, revenue and / or margin growth, organizational effectiveness, and / or productivity savings as part of Supply Chain Effectiveness, Operational Excellence and / or Business / Functional Strategies.This includes active involvement to ensure effective planning, team collaboration, issue tracking, communication, decision making and milestone management.

Support the building ofefficient Supply Chains and / or the execution of a Supply Chain Transformations.This involves a significant emphasis upon internal and external Supply Chain processes, strategies, structures, and ERP system setup, as well as consulting with SMEs, IT and Data groups to coordinate implementation.

May lead projects and / or facilitate the development of multi-year strategies for complex initiatives or business areas, including product launches and portfolio management, new plant site openings, Integrated Business Processes, Supply Chain and Integrated Operations design and planning, among others.

Provideselect coaching and Kaizen event supportwithin Future ElectronicsCO Lean Manufacturing (PDL) and Operational Excellence programs, or as Business / functional projects and programs require.This involves an emphasis upon helping teams identify value and prioritize.

Utilize specialized tools and standard methodologies (e.g. Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma) to aid functions, businesses and / or manufacturing operations toidentify, develop, implement and sustain improvements and best practices.This could include detailedreviews and analysis of datasetsto identify trends and reveal potential opportunities.

Act asadvisor to project or program stakeholdersand ensure awareness and alignment as required to incorporate and adjust for findings, resolve problems and meet milestones.

Assist ingap analysis and evaluations of the capabilityof Supply Chains, functions and / or Operations with regard to people, processes, and tools.

Lead and / or facilitate efforts driving thestandardizationof Supply Chain and / or Operational processes including the integration with business systems.

Work independentlywith minimal guidance to contribute to the development and / or execution of site, business, functional or product strategies and / or objectives

Operate withbias for action and decision-making; using judgment and experience to make and / or facilitate decisions based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Solvetechnical, operational, design or processchallenges(often with vague / unstructured aspects) includingproviding new perspectiveson existing solutions.

Proactively expand knowledgethrough targeted learning and networking as required to lead projects and support efforts to achieve objectives

Draft chartersfor improvement projects with closely defined benefits, scope, resource requirements and project plan with milestones and timeline.

Design and / or managechange processesby ensuring the achievement of projects to time, cost and specification requirements.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related Technical Field

5 years minimum applicable experience in Supply Chain or Manufacturing role

Fluency in Japanese and English language is must .

Multi-year project / program management experience, with demonstrated proficiency in delivering quality results on-time and in-full, as well as leading diverse teams

Lean and / or Six Sigma Black Belt Trained and capable

ERP competency (SAP / Business Warehouse (BW))

APICS CPIM preferred

Able to demonstrate substantial knowledge and depth in one or more of the following : Continuous Improvement, Change Management, Demand / Supply Planning & Scheduling, Lean / Kaizen application in manufacturing and / or Operational Excellence Transformation, Digital Transformation, SAP / BW, Customer Service, Logistics

If Tokyo location, weekly business trip to Sasakami is needed

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