Sr. Lead, Continuous Improvement and Productivity

About the role

Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® and 24,000 talented teammates worldwide. The culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership, fostering a high‑performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment. The Newell Brands Supply Chain evolution focuses on driving productivity through capability building in people, processes, and technology, with the Planning, Engagement, Achievement & Knowledge (PEAK) improvement strategy at its core. This role will facilitate and work directly with site leadership to deliver CI strategy and capability deployment using PEAK systems, capabilities, and methodology, achieving objective performance improvement results through capability building, coaching, and deployment of Lean Sigma and TPM tools and systems.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development of Business Unit Master Plan to deliver long and short‑term business objectives through system deployment and capability building focused on alignment, the elimination of waste, and 100% employee engagement
• Work with site Leadership to establish monthly, quarterly, and annual deployment strategies, plans, and tactics for the sites
• Work with the sites to develop capability to own identification, facilitation, and tracking of functional cost improvement projects
• Align CI initiatives with the Overarching Strategic Plan and PEAK implementation strategy
• Coach and facilitate the leadership team through the integration of CI methods and strategy
• Build capability and deploy systems to optimize value streams and work processes
• Implement corporate loss analysis, idea generation, & promotion process
• Support to achieve the annual goal of Productivity at the facilities
• Support productivity governance and program management with monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
• Support in the development of MFG productivity budgets at the site level
• Provide analytics and business intelligence to support project selection, root‑cause analysis, project validation, etc.
• Ensure that objectives are passed down and understood
• Link pillar/PACS work groups to prioritized business opportunities
• Teach & support the teams in using problem solving & tracking tools
• Perform regular & periodic validation of each project / initiative with each function or operating unit
• Network with other global and organizational leaders & to learn and share “Best Practices”
• Provide guidance and alignment in support of the global PEAK Agenda
• Build the capability of the key internal resources needed to deliver on critical initiatives
• Foster key relationships with various functions
• Ensure that PEAK work is impacting both results, and the culture change including:
• Capability building for setting, tracking and problem‑solving measures
• Total employee involvement
• Linkages of individual and team activities to losses and the business need
• Successful implementation of large capital projects on time and on budget

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field required
• A minimum of 7‑10 years’ experience in a Central Supply Chain role with strategic and tactical experience with a continuous improvement methodology (TPM, Lean, Six Sigma) with a focus on education and training
• Functional or Operational Leadership Experience in a continuous improvement methodology (TPM, Lean, Six Sigma) environment – multi‑function and/or site (5 years)
• Six Sigma, Lean, TPM, or similar certification preferred
• Strong leadership skills and proven ability to organize and manage projects with positive results
• Ability to build trust and interact with all levels of the organization, up to and including senior management
• Creative, reliable, organized, adaptable, flexible, innovative, and a