Manager, L&D Operational Excellence - Remote

Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) develops, manufactures, and markets a complete, solutions-based portfolio of high-quality medical devices used in a broad range of applications for numerous areas of the healthcare industry. TMC places a premium on providing customers with world-class products, training and education programs that drive clear economic value, better clinical outcomes and improved quality of life for patients. TMC is part of Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation; one of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers with $6+ billion in sales, 30,000+ employees worldwide and operations in more than 160 nations. Terumo Medical Corporation is comprised of two strategic business divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems and Terumo Medical Products.

We believe that the future is bright for everyone at Terumo. We work with the future in mind to generate lasting change, create a bigger impact and produce greater outcomes for today, and for decades to come.

At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver's seat - progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what's next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, impactful solutions for patients.

Join us and help shape wherever we go next!

Advancing healthcare with heart

 

Job Summary

This position will have overall responsibility for Logistics & Distribution Continuous Improvement and Program/Project Management work streams and will lead the logistics & distribution function transition into Lean Methodologies & Technology driven operations. This position is responsible for leading the investigation, planning, and implementation of the more complex improvements in and/or additions to current logistics & distribution processes that directly affects safety, quality and productivity with the end result of shipping product to customers more efficiently. As the scope of this initiative is across all of TMC logistics & distribution, you will collaborate with all functions and departments, at all levels, as well as other sites. 

The position draws on the entire spectrum of lean and continuous improvement principles as well as Program/Project management skills to provide operational excellence input in the establishment of significant strategic value to the organization. Working with Leadership and cross-functional teams, the position has responsibility for the management and execution of the logistics & distribution operational excellence program, developing and maintaining the resources necessary for executing the operational excellence strategy, the operational excellence training curriculum, and for providing input to managers for their associates' operational excellence development planning.

This position will assign, delegate, and assist in providing Operational Excellence-related activities or projects logistics & distribution associates and have direct reports.  Ensures compliance to Terumo’s quality policy, rapid response to logistics & distribution process flow issues, and assist/lead continuous improvement kaizen event activities.

The work performed affects the work of logistics & distribution, quality assurance, the impression of our product on customers, and the overall cost savings/profits to the Company.
 

Job Details/Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Logistics & Distribution Operational Excellence & Project Management work stream that will provide strategic leadership and, act as collaborative change agent with a global and innovative approach, delivering timely results aligned with TMC L&D Global objectives and transforming the NA Distribution Network into a world-class organization. The team includes industrial engineer, black belts, and systems analysts that are involved in the day-to-day lean transformation and continuous improvement efforts across our DC network.
• Drive process optimization initiatives within L&D, maximizing customer service and introducing new capabilities while continuously improving performance in operating costs, asset utilization, quality, and compliance.
• Support, influence, and facilitate strategy development; structure projects into programs and create a plan for efficient and effective implementation.
• Observes and evaluates industry trends, benchmarks operations against industry performance. Utilizes market trends and internal/external competitive benchmarks to identify