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ITG Brands · 2 weeks ago

Supply Chain MFG Excellence Learning & Development Manager

North Carolina, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$131K/yr - $131K/yr

5+ years exp

ITG Brands is the third-largest tobacco company in the USA, committed to innovation and operational integrity. The Supply Chain MFG Excellence Learning & Development Manager will manage the IOS Education and Training strategy to enhance manufacturing excellence and operational efficiency across the organization.

Tobacco

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Responsible for managing and executing the IOS Education and Training strategy to transform the Company’s operations to world class

Effectively create, implement, and embed learning and capability strategies, plans and actions with agreed measures and metrics, to understand and address critical skill and expertise needs in IOS in the business

Coordinate the efforts to execute all aspects of educational program, knowledge transfer and training technologies to prepare pillar owners by plant and regional pillar leaders to support operational excellence efforts

Lead the IOS Education and Training pillar for Americas region

Actively influence and contribute to the design, delivery, and embedding of Manufacturing Excellence/IOS learning strategies

Collaborate with and influence local and regional leadership staff across functions and plants to ensure successful execution of improvement projects from a Learning and Development perspective, identifying resource requirements, and ensuring alignment with business objectives

Oversee external vendor partnering to create and/or source solutions to meet business needs regarding IOS Playbooks to ensure educational/cultural impact

Create the technology/knowledge transfer process of IOS pillars systems

Define and Implement strategies across all functions to deliver and sustain best-in-class efficiency across all supply chain functions and manufacturing systems

Manage Training and Develop strategies for both direct and indirect employees to enhance IOS/ manufacturing excellence culture/ capabilities

Create the Educational materials for the shopfloor IOS narrative

Support the efforts to create the cultural change to deliver IOS world class results

Build the foundation for a culture of continuous improvement

Manage the Training infrastructure which includes Training Calendars, Facilities, Materials, and Change management initiatives

Manage Skill Matrices development, including delivery, qualification, maintenance and completion (EOJT & HITD/T&T training)

Create Health check/ tracking/ KPI’s for IOS program to measure and evaluate effectiveness of service and solution delivery, determining return on investment and identifying and implementing actionable insights in support of continuous improvement in operating practices and processes

Qualification

Operational Excellence ProgramSupply Chain ManagementDevelopmentTobacco Industry ExperienceProcess Data AnalysisManufacturing TechniquesProject ManagementBachelor’s DegreeUnion Environment ExperienceHigh Performance OrganizationsInnovative Development Solutions

Required

Requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Management, Manufacturing, or related field of study

5 years in corporate training and development

Tobacco industry corporate and operation training experience

Experience operating in a union environment

Experience implementing an Operational Excellence Program such as Integrated Work Systems (IWS)

Experience with supply chain management and integration

Experience managing learning and development programs

Experience developing innovative development solutions

Experience with operational and process data analysis; Project management

Application of Manufacturing Techniques (JIT and Lean Manufacturing-Kaisen)

Experience in developing High Performance Organizations

Benefits

Competitive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability plans

Dollar for dollar 401k match up to 6% and 5% annual company contribution

15 Company-paid holidays

Generous paid time off

Employee recognition and discount programs

Education assistance

Employee referral bonus program

Hybrid workplace – remote / in office

Summer hours

Casual dress policy Monday through Friday

Company

ITG Brands

America’s third-largest tobacco company and a member of the globally recognized Imperial Brands PLC family.

Founded in 2015

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.itgbrands.com

H1B Sponsorship

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