Be Part of the Future of Sleep! 

At Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), we're more than a mattress company, we're a leading global sleep company with a mission to help people sleep better so they can live healthier lives. With a 150-year heritage in delivering industry-leading sleep solutions, we own iconic brands including Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®.

 

What You'll Do:

 

The Business Excellence Manager at Serta Simmons Bedding is a highly visible leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence across our manufacturing network. 

 

The role is ideal for a proven change leader who thrives in a hands-on, plant-focused environment and enjoys influencing at all levels of the organization.

 

If you’re passionate about operational excellence and ready to make an enterprise-wide impact, we encourage you to apply today and join us in shaping the future of our operations.

How You'll Do It:

Enterprise Continuous Improvement Leadership

• Leads the deployment and sustainment of Lean and SSPS programs across the manufacturing network

• Partners with plant and functional leaders to drive operational excellence and enterprise-wide performance improvement

• Identify, prioritize, and scale cost-savings and efficiency initiatives with measurable business impact

• Drives Daily Management Rhythm (DMR) maturity and improve SQDCP performance across all sites

• Sponsors and guide Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Bedding Assessments, and strategic Kaizen initiatives

• Establishes and maintain Standard Work to ensure consistency and operational discipline

 

Leadership Development & Capability Building

• Builds continuous improvement capability by coaching CI Managers and plant leadership

• Designs and deliver Lean training aligned to business strategy and leadership expectations

• Fosters a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement

How You'll Do It Cont.d:

Program & Portfolio Management

• Leads multi-site strategic initiatives aligned to enterprise priorities

• Owns network-wide CI roadmaps, ensuring alignment, execution, and results

• Tracks and communicate progress through KPIs and executive-level reporting

• Supports senior leadership with strategic planning, prioritization, and execution

 

Standardization, Governance & Change Leadership

• Establishes governance for best practice identification, standardization, and deployment

• Leads audits and assessments to ensure compliance and sustained SQDCP improvements

• Drives change management and adaptability across the network, championing innovation and continuous improvement

What You'll Bring:

 

•  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 6+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, or operations; multi-site experience preferred

• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification preferred

• Proven experience leading network-wide Lean and continuous improvement initiatives

• Experience coaching and mentoring leaders in Lean methodologies

• Mattress manufacturing or similar industry experience preferred

 

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong working knowledge of Lean tools (5S, Value Stream Mapping, line balancing, visual management, flow/pull, Pareto analysis)

• Data-driven problem-solving with strong analytical and project management skills

• Ability to influence and coach leaders at multiple organizational levels

• Strong communication, presentation, and executive-facing leadership skills

• Comfortable working independently while managing multiple initiatives simultaneously

• Proficient in MS Office, Smartsheet, and Power BI; working knowledge of AI tools a plus

 

Location & Travel

• Remote-based position

• Estimated 50–75% travel to plant locations

• Preferred: candi