Associate Manager, Operational Excellence

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Kiwi®, OFF!®, Windex®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.

As an Associate Manager, Strategic Corporate Initiatives (OPEX) at SC Johnson, you will be responsible for the deployment of Operational & Process Excellence in SCJ through OPEX main work streams:

• Process Excellence (PE): Improve efficiency and effectiveness in processes.
• Operational Excellence (OE): Create world-class operating model for the shared service centers.
• Lean Capability building: Build Lean knowledge across all employees and drive a continuous improvement culture.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Become an expert on Lean techniques and methodologies.
• Facilitate working sessions to help functional areas delivering improvements on their processes through Process Excellence.
• Help functional areas to incorporate Operational Excellence best practices into day to day activities.
• Project Management Officer (PMO) for PE/OE initiatives.
• Provide coaching and training to SCJ employees.
• Build global process harmonization and best practice sharing culture.
• Achieve and sustain a high-performing Operational and Process Excellence culture throughout the Organization delivering process speed, efficiencies and effectiveness.

REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in Economics, Engineering, or related careers.
• English Advanced Level.
• Travel availability.
• Passion for driving change and delivering results.
• Continuous improver – Operates from the mindset that “as is” should always be questioned. Advance usage of Continuous improvement tools.
• Analytical skills – Ability to structure, analyze and creatively solve problems.
• Influencing, Communication and presenting skills – Able to interact and influence senior and middle management to act on the change.
• Adaptability – Ability to integrate into a new working environment with ease and be able to manage uncertainty.
• Facilitation and work through others – Ability to facilitate and lead team sessions and obtain results through others.
• Impact focus – Extract the core meaning out of complex situations.

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.