Business Excellence Manager

Together We Saves Lives!

The keys to success are yours at Joyson Safety Systems! We are a global leader in design, development and manufacturing of safety-critical systems and components for automotive and non-automotive markets. We are committed to bringing life-saving technology to customers worldwide. Joyson Safety Systems leverages the power of collaboration and innovation to provide quality and service excellence for our customers worldwide. Our company is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, with a global network of more than 50,000 employees in 25 countries.

Our team is passionate about the automotive industry, focused on delivering quality and innovation for the future. We encourage lifelong learning and provide the resources to help our team members build the foundation for a strong future with us. We strive to promote from within, offering excellent opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Our talented team is hard working and dedicated to keeping people safe. We promote a collaborative, open culture; as a global business, we encourage our team members to communicate and work with colleagues around the world. As our operations continue to expand, we are always on the lookout for top talent to join our winning team.

We are looking for a Business Excellence Manager

Position Summary :

Management of the activities and projects in Business Excellence Department. Lead the CPP, CRP and special project team members and responsibilities within the specified PBU.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

The duties and responsibilities outlined in the job description are to be used as a guideline and are not meant to be all-inclusive of the essential functions of the position. Other duties may be assigned, as necessary.

• Organizational, technical, and commercial responsibility for the department and related projects / programs
• Lead the CRP activities for the associated PBU. Identify, develop and implement cost savings projects to meet or exceed the annual associated targets
• Track CRP performance and report out monthly on performance and project status
• Support development of the annual CRP savings target to support the AOP budget process
• Lead the CPP activities for the associated PBU. Targeted business acquisition plan development including benchmarking, BOM target pricing, initial design development and quotation development
• Lead the cross functional teams to bring all inputs together and challenge appropriately to support the on-time quote submission
• Align with GPL and other regions on component development toward market demands on product and cost to support targeted business
• Engage Sales and the PBU to communicate with customers and develop working relationships
• Develop and present the monthly executive presentation material for business acquisition
• Manage the CRP and CPP workload appropriately to balance special topics that are assigned
• Employee management with technical instruction (incl. defining KPIs) and disciplinary supervision, induction of new employees, goal setting and tracking and annual review development
• Enable employees to improve the processes within their department by themselves
• Elaboration of optimal work processes and improvement initiatives to ensure an efficient and standardized approach in all activities
• Informing management about decisions and actions in the department with escalation when needed

Qualifications :

Education and Experience :

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate in any employer / employee relations based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran’s status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Joyson Safety Systems does not provide immigration related sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if you will need JSS immigration sponsorship (e.g. H-1B, TN, OPT, etc.) now or in the future.