Continuous Improvement Lean Project Manager

OpEx Continuous Improvement Lean Project Manager :

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.

The Operational Excellence project manager role will partner with our Global Business Services organization to drive process improvement and overall operational excellence within Philips through standardizing work, organizing Kaizen events, and conducting productivity coaching sessions.

In addition, this individual will focus on continuous improvements in the GBS Nashville organization.

Your role (Hybrid - 3d working from the office and 2d working from home) :

Implementation and support performance metrics to provide the Global Business Services (GBS) leadership team the necessary insights to drive performance to meet customer needs and expectations in a shared services environment.

Drive continuous improvement efforts in the hub through standardization of processes via end-to-end optimization, lean, advanced technologies, and digitalization of GBS functions.

Develop and coach the value stream team members on daily management and Pride problem-solving techniques.

Work closely with the process lead and functional leaders to drive cross value chain end-to-end integration.

Provide Lean Basics and problem-solving training for the Nashville hub as scheduled by the Hub leadership team.

Partner with other Operational Excellence team members and business leaders to conduct Kaizen events and various Lean brainstorming and whiteboard sessions.

Partner with the Operational Excellence team to track Continuous Improvement projects within the hub.

You're the right fit if :

You have a bachelor's degree and Lean / Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement experience preferred. PMI / PMP certification or working towards certification a plus.

You've 2+ years of experience successfully leading complex programs, projects, improvements, and initiatives using a structured approach.

You have experience in implementing daily management, problem-solving, and applying Change Management methodology.

You are a subject matter expert in all phases of development, launch, and maintenance including voice of the customer, requirements generation, design controls, verification, validation, usability, process validation, service, and support-readiness.

You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve.

Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in Nashville, TN.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.

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