Business Excellence Sr Manager

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. 

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Business Excellence Sr Manager located in Guadalajara, North Campus.

Reporting to the Director, Operations Engineering, the role provides direct contribution to teams according to established policies and goals. Demonstrates skills in guiding and/or facilitating.

What a typical day looks like:

• Work as a change agent and drive lean and six sigma activities as defined in the GBE A3.
• Applying and deploying Flex Lean Enterprise Values across the entire organization.
• In charge of eliminating waste and creating value by reducing variation in the processes to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.
• Drive and yokoten the identified Best practices based on the accord timelines.
• Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.
• Conduct Industrial Engineering, lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean Continuous Improvement culture through out the organization by co-guiding and co-facilitating Lean Deployment.
• Perform assessment of CIMT Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps.
• Diligentlly participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.
• For assigned special project/segment/customer priorities to formulate and propose strategy of Lean 
• Transformation. Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities.
• Incentivate a participation and tranning of Flex Employees, Suppliers and Customers.

Experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• BA/BS or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Business Excellence or Continuous Improvement roles.
• Strong expertise in Lean methodologies, with proven experience leading Kaizen events.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).
• Proven experience managing automation, cost reduction, cycle time reduction, headcount optimization, and overall efficiency improvement projects.
• Ability to lead and execute projects aligned with business initiatives and customer needs.
• Demonstrated deep expertise in highly complex situations across multiple functional areas.
• Strong capability to understand and drive the strategic impact of the function across multiple sites.
• Six Sigma Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred.
• Availability to travel as required.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.

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Job Category

Operational Excellence

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