Operational Excellence and Innovation Master – São Caetano do Sul

Empresa: General Motors

Descrição da vaga: Job DescriptionHybrid: This position does not require an employee to be on a full-time basisWhat You’ll Do (Responsibilities)Successfully led multiple transactional, proactive, and/or reactive projects with PDCA approach using continuous improvement methods such as Six Sigma (DMAIC, DMADV), Lean (thinking, office, manufacturing), Shainin or Red X, Kaizen, through its effective application, having as key responsibilities:– Act as continuous improvement and innovation project master with project management skills, practicing ownership and accountability ensuring initiation, progress and completion of project deliverables, focusing on execution and communicating progress, status and issues to executives and business leaders.
– Work closely with senior business leaders and project teams, demonstrating ability to coach & influence others, at all levels, with the institutionalization of the Operational Excellence and Innovation mindset.
– Provide training, coaching, and mentorship in excellence and innovation methodologies. Actively contribute to the development and refinement of Operational Excellence best practices, models, and methods, with presentation and facilitation expertise.
– Collaborate across teams and drive synergy toward common corporate objectives based on collective intelligence to overcome challenges.
– Serve as a change agent, promoting organizational change management initiatives and simplifying strategies into actionable plan.Skills
– Creative thinking with growth and innovation mindset with a belief that ‘everything can be made better’.
– Systemic view of processes and organizations.– Analytical thinking and results approach based on data insights.
– Result oriented, with resilience, flexibility and agility.
– Ability to deal with ambiguity, demonstrate resilience, and adapt to challenging circumstances.
– Managerial courage to lead and make decisions in complex situations.
– Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
– Self-starter that thrives in an entrepreneurial environment. Ability to take initiative, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation with limited oversight.– Data analytics know-how, big data manipulation knowledge, data integration and visualization background.Additional Job DescriptionYour Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
– Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
– Certification: Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification and experience is required.– Agile, Design Thinking and/or Lean background training.
– Language skills: Fluency in English; proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
– Background in Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Sales, Data Science or transactional areas.What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preference Qualifications)
– Experience in Process Improvement, Business Growth and Operations, Innovation or Project/Program Management.
– Technological literacy, experience using statistical software tools such as Minitab, business intelligence software, Power BI and advanced excel; data manipulation language knowledge (example Python, R, SQL, others).– Relevant data certifications: Data Analytics Professional, Data Analyst Associate, Data Science Specialist, others, is a plus.– Familiarity with artificial intelligence for business, with a high-level vision will be a differentiator.About GMOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.Why Join UsWe aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.Diversity InformationGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.