Title: Manager, Black Belt Medical Segment
Location: Ohio-Dublin-Atrium II
Job Number: 15001492
JOB TITLE:
Manager, Black Belt
At Cardinal Health, we're developing the innovative products and services that make healthcare safer and more productive. Join a growing, global company genuinely committed to making a difference for our customers and communities.
Organization:
Function:
Operational Excellence
Job Family:
Black Belt
What Black Belt contributes to Cardinal Health
Black Belt is responsible for driving change by focusing on customers, employees, and processes resulting in a culture of excellence.
Black Belts identify and execute against performance improvement opportunities across the enterprise using contemporary process improvement tools.
Demonstrates experience in applying contemporary improvement techniques and producing results for a function and/or business unit. Assesses current business performance against Cardinal Health's business strategy for a specific site and/or function. Works with multiple teams of business practitioners to synthesize findings ,develop improvement recommendations and lead execution of initiatives. Collaborates with customers and suppliers on improvement projects. Leads Kaizen and Black Belt projects. Possesses or is enrolled as a Lean Leader and/or Black Belt. Mentors and trains Kaizen Leaders and Green Belts.
Qualifications:
What is expected of you and others at this level
Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
Participates in the development policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
Projects may have significant and long-term impact
Provides solutions which may set precedent
Independently determines method for completion of new projects
Receives guidance on overall project objectives
Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
Accountabilities in this role
The Black Belt is responsible for
leading performance improvement projects as specified by the business unit
leadership team in coordination with the Field or Functional Deployment
Leader.
Responsible for implementation of corrective action plans and
verification of solution effectiveness. Black belts will work with the site
level financial services team to document the fiscal impact of solutions and
maintain all appropriate data within the Operational Excellence project
tracking system.
Conduct Six Sigma Define Measure Analyze Improve
Control (DMAIC), Lean and Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), projects, leading
teams to address business process problems and design new processes to
achieve results
Facilitate problem-solving and Work-Out sessions to
lead teams to address issues not requiring the DMAIC approach
Mentor Kaizen Leaders and Green Belts in completing
DMAIC projects
Instruct Lean Six Sigma training classes as needed
Conduct special data analysis projects as requested by
management
Identify opportunities for Six Sigma projects and
conduct analysis to scope projects
Coach operations managers to establish performance
measurement systems and goals aligned with organizational objectives
Establish Statistical Process Control charts where
applicable and train process owners in their proper use
Work with process owners and Information Technology
(IT) resources to make data available to process owners and Green Belts
for process improvement
Provide technical and statistical expertise to teams to
enhance quality of products and services
Communicate frequently with Master Black Belt and
Deployment Leader regarding project status, issues and accomplishments
Facilitate project replication, sharing of best
practices and documentation of standard operating procedures
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree strongly recommended
Advanced degree preferred
4-6 years experience
Supply chain, Distribution, and Warehouse experience
preferred
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
required
LSS
preferred
Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred
25% travel required
3PL experience preferred