Director, VITAL Deployment – Continuous Improvement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Define and implement the regional continuous improvement strategy that aligns with enterprise goals, regional priorities, and site maturity levels.

• Take ownership of the regional continuous improvement roadmap, governance framework, improvement portfolio, and benefit realization process.

• Provide guidance to operations executives, general managers, and functional leaders regarding investment priorities, readiness, resource allocation, and change strategies.

• Lead the Europe continuous improvement strategy, roadmap, and deployment priorities in accordance with enterprise standards and regional objectives.

• Manage regional continuous improvement governance, including portfolio evaluations, maturity assessments, benefit validation, operating system reviews, and updates to executives.

• Collaborate with operations executives and site general managers to allocate resources towards the most valuable opportunities.

• Supervise the regional continuous improvement portfolio to ensure initiatives align with financial commitments, risk mitigation, customer performance, and capability enhancement.

• Address systemic barriers, resource limitations, and performance risks with clear recommendations and countermeasures.

• Establish continuous improvement competency expectations and development pathways for site continuous improvement leaders, operations leaders, and functional partners.

• Cultivate regional continuous improvement talent by pinpointing skill gaps, nurturing future leaders, and addressing organizational design needs.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10–15 years of progressive experience in continuous improvement, operational excellence, manufacturing operations, or business transformation.

• At least 5 years of leadership experience in multi-site continuous improvement, operational excellence, or transformation initiatives within a manufacturing or industrial setting.

• Proven success in influencing senior leaders and managing through direct, matrixed, and cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to develop continuous improvement strategies, governance models, deployment roadmaps, and executive-level performance reports.

• Strong financial acumen with a track record of validating savings, productivity improvements, cost avoidance, and working capital enhancements.

• Experience in leading cultural change and deploying operating systems across multiple sites or business units.

• Required project/program management experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related technical field is preferred.

• A Master’s Degree or MBA is preferred.

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Master Black Belt, Lean certification, or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Project/program management certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Supportive work environment that encourages continuous improvement and innovation.