Senior Manager - Commercial Continuous Improvement

Scope of Role:

The goal of the Senior Commercial/CI Project Leader is to support Commercial Leadership (Sales, Marketing, Customer Care, etc.) in developing Continuous Improvement Project roadmaps and execution aligned to Commercial growth initiatives. 

Utilizing the 80/20 methodology and tools, the Commercial/CI Project Leader is expected to be a change leader in the commercial organization, helping our teams to focus on the highest value projects, by measuring and visualizing project outcomes, aligned to our Commercial strategy.

The Commercial/CI Project Leader is also expected to amplify the Continuous Improvement mindset throughout our commercial organization through coaching, training, mentoring and facilitation opportunities. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop the Commercial CI vision, strategy and improvement project roadmap, aligned to 1-year and 3-year growth initiatives
• Lead and facilitate Kaizen workshops, using lean and commercial continuous improvement methodologies to drive process improvement
• Build a CI culture among the Regal Rexnord commercial departments through coaching, training, mentoring and facilitating Commercial Kaizen workshops
• Lead the alignment of commercial associate’s annual objectives, aligned to 1-year growth initiatives and CI roadmap
• Identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity and waste within commercial processes
• Actively monitor project risks and proactively implemenent corrective & sustainment actions
• Take ownership of change initiatives, from concept to completion, that will drive commercial process improvements

The CI Project Leader should posess the following skills:

• Program management & organization skills
• Continuous Improvement mindset and leadership skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Business acumen – commercial experience
• Ability to gain followership and manage through influence (horizontally and vertically within the organization)
• Ability to identify and amplify business outcomes from project work (ROI)

Puts the Customer First

• Thinks and acts with a customer-centric mindset to deliver exceptional commercial team (customer) support
• Prioritizes internal customer requirements and is dedicated to meeting or exceeding expectations
• Continuously improves internal processes to create value for the customer
• Develops and maintains successful customer relationships (internal and/or external)

Owns Their Results

• Takes personal accountability for decisions and actions, and always exercises good judgement.
• Does not make excuses for poor performance, open about what is not working and what needs to be done to fix it
• Takes personal ownership for adherence to safety, compliance, quality, and data security
• Consistently applies good judgement and maintains commitment to Regal’s core values

Finds a Better Way Every Day

• Is intellectually curious and embraces continuous improvement, challenging the status quo
• Introduces and proactively seeks out new ideas and solutions to strengthen performance
• Holds self and others accountable to build and instill a continuous improvement culture
• Ensures best practices and lessons learned are adopted

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: B.S. Degree Required
• Certifications: Green-Belt and/or Project Management Certifications preferred, but not mandatory
• Experience: 5+ years of experience leading/facilitating Kaizen events required
• Experience facilitating Transactional Process Improvement Kaizen events (Commercial setting, not Manufacturing)
• Experience as a Continuous Improvement mentor/trainer
• Experience with 80/20 preferred
• Experience working in, or aligned to, commercial teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Care)
• Ability to influence key stakeholders in matrix environment
• Ability to adjust to varying priorities, must be flexible and able to handle more than one activity at a time
• Highly organized and detailed oriented
• Strong analyt