Job Overview

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Why you should join: TE Connectivity's Continuous Improvement Teams design and implement programs and projects to improve products, services, or processes aligned with business strategies. They coach teams; establish program performance metrics; and establish a process to:

• Develop a Continuous Improvement Strategy aligned to the global TE Operating Model (TEOA)
• Drive execution of continuous improvement aligned to Strategic Objectives
• Drive Performance Improvement Analysis and Analytics

Your main tasks:

Strategy:

• Work with the leadership team to develop a strategy to achieve maturity within the TEOA model  
• Align the Improvement Strategic Plan to the wider Strategy to target investment in priority areas
• Define the approach and plan needed to create a mindset and culture of continuous improvement
• Co-ordinate cross-functionally and across the wider TE business to leverage and share best practice.

Execution:

• Create the framework to identify and prioritize areas of potential improvement
• Define the annual improvement objectives and hold the business accountable for the delivery of the agreed projects
• Lead transformation improvement projects and support a team of Kaizen facilitators in the preparation for and leadership of all continuous improvement activity
• Create mechanisms to track project progress and essential feedback loops to manage risk Create oversight on the progress of measurable KPI’s through regular tracking and review meetings with senior staff and executive management
• Develop suitable metrics to demonstrate progress and impact and to direct future priorities
• Develop a talent plan to ensure global coverage of a team of Kaizen facilitators and Site Leaders (indirect reporting)
• Ensure suitable training is available to maintain the Kaizen facilitator talent pool

What your background should look like

Your ideal profile:

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced competence in understanding full end-to-end aspects of operations, the product development lifecycle, and essential aspects of navigating a highly regulated environment
• Enable Change: Innovates to create productivity, commits to change across the organization identifies opportunities to streamline, and removes barriers to execution
• Bias for Action: Drives ownership, and solves problems to deliver results
• Collaborator and Influencer: Proven track record of forging excellent relationships across organizations and delivering senior level results
• Pace and Passion: Ability to work in a fast-paced, global, matrixed environment focused on achieving results, guided by TE behaviors
• Team Builder: With high cross-cultural awareness, strong listening skills, empowering leadership style, and a commitment to performance/professional development
• Agility and Resilience: Embeds a winning culture that is responsive and adaptable to change, collaborative yet accountable, setting a positive example.
• 10+ years leadership in a multi-national, product and technology development environment with preference for experience in related industries.
• Track record of delivering consistent and demonstrable year-over-year improvements aligned to business strategy
• Experience leading an organization on the continuous improvement journey from the initial stages of a structured business model to an optimized one
• Experience in design engineering and the product development stage gate process Proficiency in standard reporting/presentation and data analysis tools Experience in Six Sigma and Lean methodologies

Competencies:

• SET: Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
• Languages:
• English
• Spanish, Chinese and/or German is an advantage

Competencies