Build a better career with MSC.Serving customer and community starts with the very best people doing their very best work. That is precisely what we have at MSC Industrial Supply Co., a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services. Watch HERE (https://youtu.be/VvCFDMQRyM8) to find out why you should work at MSC and join us as we continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace.Requisition ID :15429Employment Type :Full TimeJob Category : Business Innovation & Transformation Work Location :Davidson, NC (CSC)State or Province :North Carolina (US-NC)BRIEF POSITION SUMMARY: The Value Stream Coach will play a pivotal role in driving Lean principles and methodologies throughout the organization. This position focuses on partnering with functional business areas to optimize processes, reduce waste, enhance efficiency, and instigate cultural change. The Value Stream Coach will be responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and leading both near-term process improvements and large-scale Lean initiatives. DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coach cross-functional teams to facilitate Value Stream transformation to enhance business processes, ensuring an end-to-end perspective with a focus on improved service, operational excellence, and increased customer satisfaction.
Plan and facilitate Lean Kaizen Events to drive rapid improvements in specific Value Stream processes and areas, involving cross-functional teams in the problem-solving process.
Lead the implementation of Lean principles, tools, and methodologies to identify, prioritize, and drive process improvements across the organization.
Facilitate Value Stream Analysis events to gain deep insights into our processes, pinpoint bottlenecks, and develop actionable strategies for improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze and enhance current business processes, focusing on waste elimination, service quality improvement, and operational efficiency maximization.
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of Lean initiatives, including training materials, Lean roadmaps, process flowcharts, and implementation guidelines.
Develop and implement Value Stream metrics to track the success of process improvements, ensuring ongoing assessment, and adjustment as needed to sustain Lean practices.
Champion cultural change by influencing leaders and fostering a mindset of continuous improvement, teamwork, and Lean thinking at all levels of the organization.
Fosters the MSC Culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure fulfillment of MSC’s vision and unity of purpose.
Participation in special projects and performs additional duties as required.
INDICATES ESSENTIAL DUTIES
To perform this job successfully an associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, experience level and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of four years of experience in leading major Lean transformation initiatives.
Strong proficiency in Lean principles, tools, and methodologies.
Demonstrated success in implementing Lean practices and driving process improvements.
SKILLS:
Excellent documentation skills, including Lean training materials, process outlines, and value stream maps.
Strong project management and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision-making abilities.
Excellent communication, time management, presentation, and facilitation skills, especially in Lean concepts and tools.
Strong collaboration, project management, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated use of data analysis and metrics to drive decision making and continuous improvement.
Excellent analytical, conceptual thinking, strategic planning, and execution skills to drive organizational change.
Analytical mindset with the ability to understand complex business systems.
Strong commitment to the organization's mission.
Flexibility to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to change.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
A valid driver’s license and the ability to travel up to 10% of the time may be required.
Why MSC? People. Collaboration. Insight. That’s how you build something that works. Built on a foundation of trust, MSC works side by side with our customers to help them drive business results. With more than one million product offerings and 75+ years of experience across industries, MSC strives to help our customers achieve greater productivity, profitability, and growth through inventory management and other innovative supply chain solutions. We care about our associates and have programs in place to help our 6,500+ team members achieve their potential.
When you join our team, you will receive rewards and recognition for your contributions, training and professional development opportunities, Associate Inclusion Circles: Women, Pride, Black, Veterans, HOLA and DisABLEd as well as a variety of benefits to support you and your family's health, well-being, and financial future. If you are inspired to learn, take risks, and succeed as a team, you can build a better career at MSC.
Equal Opportunity Statement: At MSC, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and our associates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any category protected by applicable law. By applying to this job you agree to the Application and Acknowledgment Declaration terms. Click HERE (https://jobs.mscdirect.com/content/Acknowledgement/?locale=enUS&previewLink=true&referrerSave=false) to review.
