Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist – Lean Supply Chain

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Assist in the governance, ownership, standards, and advancement of the Lean Supply Chain Pillar.

• Ensure alignment of Lean Supply Chain initiatives with the priorities of Manufacturing Excellence and integrate efforts across the Conagra Performance System pillars and enterprise systems.

• Spearhead and support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at minimizing losses, eliminating waste, and enhancing operational performance.

• Utilize performance data, loss analysis, root cause problem-solving, and value stream methodologies to pinpoint opportunities and achieve measurable outcomes.

• Facilitate workshops, performance evaluations, and cross-functional improvement initiatives.

• Create and sustain scorecards, KPI frameworks, reporting tools, and analytical solutions to aid enterprise decision-making.

• Convert manufacturing and supply chain data into actionable insights, identifying risks, trends, and recommendations.

• Merge Lean Supply Chain principles with digital manufacturing, data visualization, automation, and contemporary manufacturing technologies.

• Collaborate with operations, engineering, IT, and digital teams to implement scalable, technology-driven improvements.

• Discover opportunities through advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, connected manufacturing technologies, and digital tools.

• Mentor site and platform teams on Lean Supply Chain standards, methodologies, and best practices.

• Assist in training sessions, workshops, playbooks, and leadership discussions.

• Drive change management initiatives to foster adoption, sustainment, and continuous improvement.

• Prepare and present findings to senior leaders, Operations Leadership Teams, and enterprise stakeholders.

• Convey performance trends, strategic priorities, and recommendations through fact-based storytelling.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Technology, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Supply Chain, Manufacturing Excellence, Operational Excellence, or related fields.

• Proven track record of applying Lean methodologies, structured problem-solving, and performance metrics to achieve measurable business outcomes.

• Exceptional analytical, communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, data visualization, and performance reporting tools.

• Experience in influencing cross-functional teams, leading initiatives without direct authority, and promoting the adoption of enterprise standards.

• Lean Six Sigma certification or an equivalent continuous improvement credential is preferred.

• Experience in supporting multi-site Lean Supply Chain, Conagra Performance System, or Manufacturing Excellence deployments is preferred.

• Familiarity with leveraging digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0 technologies, smart manufacturing, or advanced analytics to enhance operational performance is preferred.

• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems, manufacturing execution systems, Power Platform, Power BI, artificial intelligence-enabled analytics, predictive analytics, and digital performance management systems is preferred.

• Proven strengths in change leadership, capability building, influencing, collaboration, strategic thinking, systems thinking, and executive communication.

• Willingness to travel up to 75% to manufacturing sites, corporate meetings, and company events.

• May need to walk around facilities, climb stairs or ladders, kneel, perform repetitive tasks, and lift or carry materials of varying weights and sizes.

• Ability to work in manufacturing environments with large, moving equipment, potentially high noise levels, and varying temperatures.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans.

• Wellness incentive program.

• Mental wellbeing support.

• Fitness reimbursement.

• Bonus incentive opportunity.

• Matching 401(k).

• Stock purchase plan.

• Career development opportunities.

• Employee resource groups.

• On-demand learning.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Paid time off.

• Parental leave.

• Flexible work schedules (subject to your location and role).

• Volunteer opportunities.