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Operational Excellence Lead

Operational Excellence Lead

Sazerac CompanyLouisville, KY, US
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Operational Excellence Lead

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton's, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern Comfort, Seagram's V.O., Myers's, Goldschlger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

We're proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Kentucky" four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of "world's most award-winning distillery" through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

Job Description / Responsibilities

As the Operational Excellence Lead, you will be responsible for deploying a structured performance management system and driving focused improvements, which serve as a foundational element of the company's Operational Excellence philosophy. You will play a key role in deploying standardized work areas, workflows, and visual management systems. This role will span across all operations functions and global markets within the integrated supply chain.

  • Integrate the Performance Development System (PDS) into the performance management framework, ensuring alignment between individual skills development and performance targets.
  • Establish and deploy a structured performance management system to drive targeted performance across all organization levels.
  • Collaborate with operations and finance teams to identify cost-saving opportunities within work area management and operational workflows.
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and development within the operations function.
  • Integrate Total Quality Management (TQM) principles into the performance management system to ensure high standards across all processes.
  • Champion operational excellence by overseeing standardized work areas, workflows, and visual management systems.
  • Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with the structured performance management system.
  • Drive productivity improvements by implementing the structured performance management system to optimize workflows and eliminate inefficiencies.
  • Lead the strategic planning and organization efforts to deploy the structured performance management system across the operation.
  • Ensure that the performance management system is aligned with delivering world-class customer service by improving efficiency and reducing errors across all operational areas.

Qualifications / Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Strategic thinking, collaboration, stakeholder management, project leadership, change management and communications skills.
  • Proven teaching / coaching skills, driving analytical thinking, selling, and influencing skills
  • Lean six sigma certified or relevant project management experience
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
  • Innovative, analytical, solution-oriented mindset with problem solving and strategic thinking skills to evaluate and provide actionable insights
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive decisions and improvements
  • 4 years relevant experience (minimum)

    • Physical Requirements

  • Ability to move about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
  • Ability to travel up to 50%

    • Culture and Benefits

    A career at Sazerac offers you the opportunity to reach your full potential as part of a creative, decisive, high-performance team. Sazerac values the needs and wants of our team members and offers inclusive benefits to attract and retain the best talent. Our culture is built upon the values of hard work, diligence and personal responsibility.

    Sazerac Team Members enjoy :

  • Competitive Pay
  • Comprehensive Benefits from Day One including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
  • Family Coverage : Options to cover family members, including domestic partners.
  • 401(k) Plan : Immediate access to a matching 401(k) plan.
  • Flexible Time Away : Enjoy paid time off (PTO), holidays, and parental leave.
  • Mental Health and Wellness : Access to mental health care and wellness incentive programs.
  • Educational Support : Benefit from tuition reimbursement and our scholarship program for dependents of Sazerac team members.
  • Fun Extras : Enjoy branded apparel, fun events, and a team member bottle purchase program.
  • Training and Development : Opportunities for professional growth and development.

    • Benefits, salary range, and programs may vary by role or location. For roles within our commercial team - the Salary range refers to base salary only and does not include car allowance, annual bonus, fuel or cell phone reimbursement. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package. Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

    Min

    USD $102,869.34 / Yr.

    Max

    USD $154,304.01 / Yr.

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