Job Description
We are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for aLean Director Extended Value Streams and Kaizen within ourGlobal Supply Chain Performance team. This role is pivotal in shaping and executing Schneider Electric’s continuous improvement strategy across our global network of plants and distribution centers. If you are passionate about lean principles, value stream transformation, and driving radical performance improvements, this position is perfect for you!
Travel requirements for this role up to 25% within NAM.
What will you do?
Lead Strategic Direction:
- Define and drive the vision for lean extended value streams globally.
- Engage business leaders to realize end-to-end lean value streams.
- Develop and deploy global standards for Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Extended Value Stream Mapping (EVSM).
Execute Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen Initiatives:
- Build and manage a global program for VSM and EVSM deployment.
- Ensure accurate application of mapping techniques to define current and future states.
- Oversee a global kaizen portfolio, maintaining the highest standards based on Shingijutsu methodology.
Inspire and Build Community:
- Coach and mentor lean experts and business leaders.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement through hands-on learning and experimentation.
- Promote kaizen behaviors that prioritize progress, creativity, and practical solutions.
Monitor and Measure Performance:
- Track effectiveness of VSM and kaizen initiatives at all levels.
- Focus on key metrics: Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (inventory, productivity).
You will report directly to theGlobal Supply Chain Performance VP .
What qualifications will make you successful for this role?
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or MBA.
- 15+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or related fields.
- Proven hands-on mastery of lean principles and performance improvement.
- Experience in both operational leadership and lean expert roles.
- Global exposure across multiple products, processes, and companies.
- Strong program and portfolio management skills.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and influence capabilities.
- Analytical, clear-thinking, and outcome-oriented mindset.
- Proficiency in digital tools and fluent in English (additional languages a plus).
We know skills and competencies show up in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.
What’s in it for me? Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees, including, Flexible work arrangements, Paid family leave, 401(k) + match, and much more!
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
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