Title: Senior Continuous Improvement Expert
Location: Michigan-Southeast Michigan-Detroit
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Job Description
Job Summary
The Senior Continuous Improvement (CI) Expert works with all levels of the enterprise, both staff and business units, to deploy the Companys Continuous Improvement strategy. They are recognized as an industry expert in the field of continuous improvement change efforts, such as Six Sigma and/or Lean. The Senior CI Expert is responsible for creating and maintaining an effective strategic level implementation plan, to support and promote the organizations continued CI maturity along with coaching, teaching and applying CI methods, tools and practices effectively. They continuously scan for external best practices and is recognized as one of the company's industry contacts.
Key Accountabilities
-Provides support for the organization during project selection, scoping, and delivery to ensure effective application of Lean Six Sigma tools and alignment with business goals and strategy.
-Ensures two-way communication throughout the organization for the continuous improvement process. This includes keeping the continuous improvement (CI) champions, sponsors, process owners, management, and project owners
informed of the project status.
-Proactively identify gaps in the organizations performance and develop and execute strategic continuous improvement solutions to drive bottom line results.
-Scans the industry for best practices of improvement tools and methods, ensures alignment with the Continuous Improvement Strategy Group (CISG) director and applicable CISG manager, and implements them as appropriate.
-Provides support for the organizations project portfolio through guidance, advice, and prioritization of projects.
-Responsible for leading and managing the dynamics of high-impact cross-functional projects and business-wide improvement initiatives.
-Conducts CI (Lean/Six Sigma) training, identify Business Unit training candidate pool, and provides input on appropriate CI (Lean/Six Sigma) capacity.
-Train and/or coach all levels from senior executives to front line employees; including other CI personnel, in a one-on-one and/or group environment, on CI tools, principles, projects, and activities.
-Utilizes Operating System principles, methods and tools to design, implement, improve, monitor, and align the tools into the way work is performed.
-Supports organization leadership in development of CI Maturity Model assessments and Development Plan creation and execution.Qualifications
Minimum: Bachelors degree in business, science, or a related discipline, and 8-plus years of experience in implementing change initiatives, inclusive of 5-plus years of supervisory, project lead or project management experience. Must have: implementation experience in Lean, Six Sigma, or other performance operating systems; must be Lean, Six Sigma Black belt certified; a mastery of process variability reduction (Six Sigma) and waste reduction (Lean) principles, and; presented training at all levels and phases of projects.
Preferred: Masters degree in a job-relevant discipline and master black belt certified.
-Must be a strong facilitator, with the ability to influence, negotiate and resolve issues to reach consensus and common goals.
-Exercises judgment in coaching/mentoring black belt candidates and other CI personnel in the performance of their projects.
-Must have experience using a coaching and mentoring model with all levels of leadership with multiple business units and clientele.
-Mastery of Lean/Six Sigma tool set and a track record of application plus sophisticated CI tools.
-Understanding of organization and business knowledge that includes structure, enterprise and business unit strategy.
-Ability to work independently and drive aggressive project timelines.
-Able to convey project impacts in terms of their financial and budget impact.
-Recognized by the CI community as a leader in application of Lean and Six Sigma; a CI practitioner.
-Extensive CI experience in multiple areas of a company.
-High level of business acumen, having been responsible for day-to-day operations, schedules, metrics, etc.
About DTE Energy
DTE Energy is a Fortune 500 company based in Detroit, MI. We are a diversified energy company, involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Our operating units include Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.2 million customers in Southeastern Michigan, MichCon, a natural gas utility serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan and other non-utility, energy businesses focused on coal and gas mid-stream services, power and industrial projects, unconventional gas production and energy trading. Information about DTE Energy is available athttp://www.dteenergy.com
DTE Energy is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
