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Job Description
We're seeking a highly motivated Strategic Growth Initiatives Leader to join our team. As a key member of our organization, you will play a pivotal role in helping us accelerate our growth journey with a Continuous Improvement mindset and approach.
About the Role
- Provide leadership, coaching, and support to build a Continuous Improvement culture and mindset within the organization.
- Identify areas of productivity improvements, process breakthroughs, and functional growth capabilities to work with business leaders and teams to realize them.
Key Responsibilities
- Sonova X System Establish a Continuous Improvement culture by acting as a coach and mentor, providing ongoing education to the AB Leadership team and their teams.
- Continuously improve performance fundamentals Deploy, train, and coach Sonova X methods, including Daily & Visual Management, Kaizen, Problem Solving, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Leadership Standard Work, and Hoshin Kanri.
- Drive for results Assist in achieving Strategic Plan objectives in collaboration with functional owners, proactively leading problem-solving processes to identify root causes and countermeasures for deviations and resolve transactional performance issues.
- Manage funnel of improvement initiatives Support leaders in defining and implementing a prioritized Continuous Improvement roadmap, driving a funnel of process improvement initiatives to implement the roadmap.
- Kaizens Identify, prepare, and lead Kaizen with a focus on realized results and sustainment.
- Continuously elevate commercial capabilities and expand the Sonova toolbox Continuously challenge process outcomes, apply Continuous Improvement tools, functional expertise, and change management to improve, sustain, standardize, and deploy key commercial and operational processes.
- Evolving the Sonova X System Collaborate with the global Sonova X community to create and deploy new standards and procedures, develop and deliver training.
- Ensure all improvements implemented are consistent with regulatory, quality, and corporate compliance requirements.
- Will travel 30% including 5-day onsite events at least every 3 months.
Requirements
- Practical work experience in a Lean/Continuous Improvement environment in a growth and transactional context.
- At least 7 years of experience in continuous improvement, including 5 years in a leadership role.
- Prior experience with Toyota Production Systems or a company with a similar system is highly preferred.
- Prior experience in MedTech is highly desirable.
- Experience in defining and deploying organizational and process change, operating as a change agent, demonstrated effective stakeholder management with organizational awareness and dexterity.
- Lean Expert – Demonstrated experience in CI in a commercial and office context, fluent in VSM, Kaizen, Problem Solving, Daily Mgmt, Hoshin Kanri, (Leader) Standard Work.
- Functional process expert – Exposed to and participated in various CI tools to drive growth.
- Project Management – Able to manage multiple projects/activities.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
- TeleHealth options
- 401k plan with company match
- Company paid life/A&;D insurance
- Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Legal/ID Theft Assistance
- PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, and paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company-paid counseling sessions)
About Us
At Jobleads-US, we're an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives. We prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration.
