Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Scottsdale, or…

I’m conducting an executive search for a world-class practitioner of LEAN, Six Sigma and process improvement consulting and training.

Why Should You Consider this Position?

Because you are driven to excel. Passionate about LEAN. Steeped in Six Sigma. Creative. Analytical. Professional. You think and act like an entrepreneur. You crave to make a difference. You love to solve problems and your solutions must make an impact. Not just in the work cell, but across the enterprise, clearly improving your client’s operational and financial success.  You are hands-on, yet also connect to the big picture. You have breakthrough ideas, you share them, you collaborate. You are rewarded for your results. You derive professional and personal satisfaction from your career success. Is this you?  We must talk! (847 304-5301) 

Client Profile

Since 1994 our client has helped hundreds of companies, from the largest of the Fortune 500 to the smallest private equity portfolio company,  improve how they operate. They’ve delivered billions of dollars in bottom line benefits: higher margins, revenue growth, and more efficient use of capital. At the same time, they have helped clients truly transform their operations – boosting efficiency and efficacy, increasing customer satisfaction,  empowering individuals, and building internal skills and talent.

The Company was founded in 1994 by the progenitors of the Six Sigma revolution at Motorola. They developed the Six Sigma methodology, teaching companies like GE, Allied-Signal, DuPont and Merrill Lynch to achieve a higher level of quality, with substantially lower costs. Along the way, our client quickly found that the basic framework and tools of Six Sigma were applicable to much more than cost and quality, and well beyond the manufacturing floor or order-processing desk. From these real-world learnings and experiences, our client developed one of the most widely used and well-regarded management systems – a way of transforming a business using analysis, rigor, and individual empowerment.

Today, our client continues to improve and evolve from that legacy. The nature of their              consulting work has expanded well outside the boundaries of Lean and Six Sigma.  Their new brand, name and identity more effectively represent how they leverage process improvement expertise more broadly and deeply to help clients transform organizations.  

Our client works with commercial and investment Banks, private equity and professional services firms, and many global Fortune 500 firms in consumer products, energy, healthcare, industrial products and communications & technology industries.  The Company has offices in New York, Beijing, Dusseldorf, London, Paris, Scottsdale and Shanghai.

Position Summary

Our Director, Lean Six Sigma Consulting will ideally reside in the Metro New York, Atlanta, Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago or Scottsdale regions, or within any major metro area easily accessible to a hub airport.  He or she will travel regularly across the United States (some international travel possible) to client locations. Our Director, Lean Six Sigma Consulting will be responsible for managing client relationships and the Lean/Sigma work engagements that result from those relationships, from project beginning onward. Our Director will be hands-on in driving projects, applying Lean and Six Sigma techniques to analyze client/project operational and financial metrics, developing project execution plans and targets, and supporting overall execution of client engagements.

Responsibilities

·        Work closely with the client to analyze both operational processes and financial metrics of the client to assess project opportunities that positively impact the financial performance of the client business

·        Develop and implement the roll out the execution plan with emphasis on yielding multiple ROI for the client

·        Provide Lean training, facilitate Kaizen Events and provide follow-up to drive operational improvements

·        Mentor and coach others in the use of Lean tools on assessments, operational analysis and implementation of lean methods

·        Ensure that the work provided is consistent with the firm’s domain expertise and beliefs and is delivered with high-impact, tangible results

·        Support the firm’s activity in developing new business and developing intellectual property.

·        Extensive travel to client locations; international travel possible

Requirements

·        Minimum of five years of direct LEAN experience and at least two years of SIX SIGMA experience in a manufacturing environment and preferably a transactional environment (financial services, airlines, etc.).

·        Ability to clearly quantify project metrics/results in terms of hard savings, soft savings and non-financial improvements.

·        Three-plus years of prior consulting experience in a management consulting firm preferred. 

·        Five years of operational leadership experience in a large manufacturing or transactional corporation required.  Internal consulting experience for a recognized leader in Lean/Six Sigma (LSS) methodologies preferred.

·        Direct experience leading multiple kaizen events and Six Sigma quality-based projects.

·        Hands-on experience leading LEAN events in LEAN tools areas including setup reduction, TPM, standard work, etc.  Strong preference for experience in value stream design and plant re-design. 

·        MBA preferred, engineering or business undergraduate degree required

About Travel

The individuals who choose to be a part of our client’s success would describe the firm’s environment as empowering, attentive to each individual’s professional and personal goals and objectives, and family-friendly. By its nature, however, world-class consulting work requires extensive travel. Firm members find that a 75% travel expectation is not unusual.  Please consider this in light of your lifestyle preferences.

Contact Sheila Cunningham or Adam Zak: 

Adam Zak Executive Search, Executive Recruiting for the Lean Enterprise 

POB 129,  Barrington,  IL 60011-0129  USA   

Direct +1 847 304 5301    Main +1 847 304 5300  

resume@LeanRecruiter.com     www.LeanRecruiter.com

Global Leader in Lean Manufacturing Consulting

Moscow, Russia

Our client is a major international consulting firm, one of the top global consultancies, which has built a specialized functional Lean Manufacturing practice area within its Operations Group.  The Firm has set the standards of excellence in top management consulting for over three-quarters of a century. They advise decision makers in leading companies, the public sector, non-profit organizations, and innovative, fast-growing start-ups around the globe. Over 6,000 consultants are dedicated to fulfilling their mission: to help clients achieve substantial and lasting improvement in their performance.

We are searching for talented individuals to join our client’s team of consultants working in Lean Manufacturing. We seek a limited number of world-class, hands-on experts in Lean manufacturing systems and processes (Toyota Production System-based expertise).  Individuals will join the firm as consultants/specialists, or very senior level, seasoned consultants with very strong subject matter expertise, and will relocate to and work out of the Moscow, Russia office. 

Why Might You be Interested in This Position?

Today, achieving excellence in manufacturing increasingly brings competitive advantage. Are you interested in developing innovative change processes in production and helping clients to implement them? Are you looking for a professional environment in which you can continuously develop your own knowledge and skills? 

Our client offers unique opportunities to use your knowledge creatively to influence others. As a Specialist in Lean Manufacturing, you will work in a team of consultants in the role of expert in engineering or manufacturing, helping clients to achieve new performance highs. You will make an important contribution to the analysis, design and realization of Lean Manufacturing approaches, developing tailor-made solutions working closely with clients. You will share your experience and knowledge with colleagues internationally, thereby expanding our know-how and refining our approaches in the field of Lean Manufacturing. The Firm offers personalized training programs to prepare you for the job and attractive conditions and career prospects, depending on your experience.

Responsibilities

The Lean Manufacturing Specialist (LMS) will be an active member of a rapidly growing Eastern European/Russian practice of Lean Manufacturing/Toyota Production System professionals on our client’s team.  This individual will participate on client engagements within various manufacturing organizations to assist in facilitating transformations to lean production environments. Along with senior team members the LMS will also offer client management support and advice on strategic and operational questions relating to Lean Manufacturing.  The LMS will undertake changes both in terms of production system redesign, as well as improvement to the execution of the production system – thus the work will range from shop floor improvements to fundamental changes of work processes, information flows, and material flows.

Professional Background

We expect that this individual would have roots in production, engineering or manufacturing at the shop floor level, and through team and task leadership of mixed-ability individuals, would have risen up to the rigorous management of a manufacturing activity.  This individual would have been taught lean manufacturing concepts and has had the role of introducing said concepts on the shop floor, been placed in charge of continuous improvement teams, and therefore has a track record of having clear and personal impact on productions settings.

Specifics

·        You have a solid knowledge, based on practical experience, of all areas of Lean Manufacturing, e.g., the Toyota Production System, kaizen methods, TP, TQM, policy deployment, JIT, Kanban, Hoshin, SMED, 5S, Poka Yoke

·        You have several years' professional experience in the introduction and implementation of Lean Manufacturing concepts

·        You have an excellent university or technical college degree, with a technical or business specialization

·        You have outstanding analytical and conceptual skills 

·        You show great initiative and creativity, working well both on your own or in a team

·        You are confident, enthusiastic, personable, and mobile

You are able to convince others through your fluent written and spoken communications – in the language of the country where you will work, as well as in English.

Personal Characteristics

Highly motivated with a drive for personal excellence and client impact.  Bright, with a high energy level, tenacious and able to sustain effort over long periods of time, intellectual curiosity and broad vision.  A team player with exceptional problem-solving abilities, high level of personal initiative and the ability to function autonomously.  Self-confidence and comfort with new and rapidly changing situations and environments.

Location

Position is based out of Moscow, Russia office.  However, under certain circumstances, our client would consider another location in Eastern Europe, possibly Poland, the Czech Republic, or Hungary. 

Compensation

Excellent base salary, productivity incentive and comprehensive benefits package. Relocation assistance package designed to meet individual needs.

For further information:

Adam Zak, Principal

Adam Zak Executive Search, Executive Recruiting for the Lean Enterprise

POB 129, Barrington, IL 60011-0129, USA 

www.LeanRecruiter.com   resume@LeanRecruiter.com

Direct +1 847 304 5301