
Senior Manager - Commercial Continuous Improvement
- Milwaukee, WI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop the Commercial CI vision, strategy and improvement project roadmap, aligned to 1-year and 3-year growth initiatives
- Lead and facilitate Kaizen workshops, using lean and commercial continuous improvement methodologies to drive process improvement
- Build a CI culture among the Regal Rexnord commercial departments through coaching, training, mentoring and facilitating Commercial Kaizen workshops
- Lead the alignment of commercial associate’s annual objectives, aligned to 1-year growth initiatives and CI roadmap
- Identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity and waste within commercial processes
- Actively monitor project risks and proactively implemenent corrective & sustainment actions
- Take ownership of change initiatives, from concept to completion, that will drive commercial process improvements
- Program management & organization skills
- Continuous Improvement mindset and leadership skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- Business acumen – commercial experience
- Ability to gain followership and manage through influence (horizontally and vertically within the organization)
- Ability to identify and amplify business outcomes from project work (ROI)
- Thinks and acts with a customer-centric mindset to deliver exceptional commercial team (customer) support
- Prioritizes internal customer requirements and is dedicated to meeting or exceeding expectations
- Continuously improves internal processes to create value for the customer
- Develops and maintains successful customer relationships (internal and/or external)
- Takes personal accountability for decisions and actions, and always exercises good judgement.
- Does not make excuses for poor performance, open about what is not working and what needs to be done to fix it
- Takes personal ownership for adherence to safety, compliance, quality, and data security
- Consistently applies good judgement and maintains commitment to Regal’s core values
- Is intellectually curious and embraces continuous improvement, challenging the status quo
- Introduces and proactively seeks out new ideas and solutions to strengthen performance
- Holds self and others accountable to build and instill a continuous improvement culture
- Ensures best practices and lessons learned are adopted
- Education: B.S. Degree Required
- Certifications: Green-Belt and/or Project Management Certifications preferred, but not mandatory
- Experience: 5+ years of experience leading/facilitating Kaizen events required
- Experience facilitating Transactional Process Improvement Kaizen events (Commercial setting, not Manufacturing)
- Experience as a Continuous Improvement mentor/trainer
- Experience with 80/20 preferred
- Experience working in, or aligned to, commercial teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Care)
- Ability to influence key stakeholders in matrix environment
- Ability to adjust to varying priorities, must be flexible and able to handle more than one activity at a time
- Highly organized and detailed oriented
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong Business Insights Visualization Skills (Power BI preferred)
- Above average verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible, hybrid work location balance
- Travel:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance