Title: Lean Manufacturing Manager – Rock Star of Lean Transformation - focused on any combination of Global Logistics and Services, Supply Chain and Supplier Development, or Lean Operations Planning and Execution
Expertise: Asia, Europe, China, International, Lean Distribution, Lean Supply Chain, Lean Logistics, Lean Supplier Development, Lean Operations Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Sales
Client: (Confidential) High-Tech Consumer Electronic Products
Start: Immediate
Location: Cupertino, (Silicon Valley), California
Comp: Excellent first year total package includes base salary, significant sign-on bonus, and equity (stock) award
Position Overview
Global travel, complex distribution and customer service solutions, supply chain and supplier development activities, sales and operations planning; and a piece of the action (equity)…
Our client is an immensely creative and innovative research and development company which just seems to come up with brilliant ideas for some of the neatest high-tech electronic gadgets on planet Earth. You already know who they are, though you may not know them by name. Why not give some thought to joining the team?
The company designs and engineers high-profile, portable, hand-held consumer electronics products which are known and loved pretty much everywhere. Why? Because they have a whole bunch of very smart and dedicated people on board who love the excitement of thinking cutting-edge thoughts and doing leading-edge work.
Now, it so happens that these folks also do an excellent job of listening to their customers and then translating customer wishes and dreams into real-world, useful technology. Then they wow the world by delivering this technology in packages that demonstrate real value because they’re fun, easy-to-use and highly-reliable. That’s why.
The company’s rapid growth globally has created the need for one or two especially talented Lean practitioners to jump into vital and visible value stream improvement roles. Is it possible that you could be that right person, at the right time and in the right place? If you’re already smart, inspired and Lean, well, why not give it a shot? Find out more…
Position Detail – The Role
•Act as lead change-agent, systematically driving continuous improvement (CI) throughout the organization and its global logistics and distribution/fulfillment organization, or supply chain and supplier development group, or operations planning units
•Champion cross-functional CI initiatives and projects within warehousing and fulfillment facilities and contractors, finished product flow, customer direct-ship systems, customer service & response processes; or similar Lean focus within the supply chain or operations planning groups
•Identify what’s necessary to influence, lead and sustain company-wide Lean culture transformation – and do it
You
- Have demonstrated strong leadership skills in at least one or two previous hands-on roles as a successful Lean champion
- Thoroughly enjoy dealing with fast-paced, challenging and often “impossible” situations, and thrive on solving them
- Effectively manage multiple complex ideas, issues and initiatives simultaneously, and consistently deliver over and above expectations
- Earned a BS/BA in engineering or other technical field, and most likely added an MA/MBA
Travel - you should expect to travel as necessary, between the US and Europe, the UK and Asia, as well as domestically
Compensation - Excellent base salary, sign-on bonus and equity award at sign-on and subsequently in future.
Other - We’re particularly interested in Lean executives with experience in environments such as consumer electronics, telecommunications, portable electronics, mobile electronics, hand-held devices, and similar. So, it’s probable that alumni of Microsoft (Xbox?); Sony; Dell; HP; Cisco; Intel; Flextronics; Nokia; Motorola; RIM, and those countless other dedicated organizations driving Lean transformations throughout their global operations, might be a perfect fit. Obviously, a Toyota Production System background with consumer electronics experience would be an ideal combination. And of course, if your resume demonstrates successes at Lean innovators such as Toyota, NUMMI, Danaher, United Technologies, and - well you get the picture - all the better. You know who you are.
Also, we have a strong interest in individuals who have earned the LFM – LGO (Leaders for Manufacturing, now called Leaders for Global Operations) degree at MIT, or similar top educational institution.
Connect with Us - Please connect with me in whatever way is most convenient for you. We share no information about you with anyone outside our firm until we’ve agreed on this with you. So email me directly and tell me why you are the Rock Star of Lean. I’ll get right back to you ASAP!
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