Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Description

Company Summary

Constellation Brands is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. We offer a wide range of exciting career opportunities in sales, marketing, operations, production, finance and administration. As a part of the Constellation team, employees are encouraged to improve their skills and performance throughout their careers through various professional and educational development programs. Constellation provides a robust onboarding program in addition to ongoing training initiatives to help employees integrate into the organization quickly and maximize their growth potential.

Position Summary

As a member of the Business Transformation Office’s Continuous Improvement Department, this position will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the company’s Continuous Improvement capabilities, focusing on Lean/CI/Agile initiatives. This role provides Continuous Improvement leadership on methodologies, training, and technologies associated with both process improvement and related project management activities (i.e. Six Sigma, DMAIC). These activities will include company-wide, cross functional projects as well as ad hoc initiatives. Additionally, this role will coach and mentor Continuous Improvement trainees and project leaders across the organization.

The Continuous Improvement Manager will report to the Director of Continuous Improvement.

Responsibilities:

Build a Continuous Improvement Culture

• Develop key business leaders through training and mentoring. Work with team leaders with the goal of driving a Continuous Improvement culture throughout the organization
• Provide team leaders with hands-on leadership, coaching, and business perspectives to ensure performance & development objectives are met while maximizing effectiveness of company resources

Deliver Training on Continuous Improvement

• Work cohesively with the Business Transformation Office to deploy Continuous Improvement training across the organization, fostering the development of change agents throughout Constellation Brands
• Act as a liaison with internal communications to raise awareness, interest, and action with regard to the training opportunities and materials available to employees around

​CI initiative Development from project ideation to post-project monitoring and control

• Provide support to the Continuous Improvement Department and administrative functions support to validate the financial and overall improvement objectives of the initiative
• Advocate Continuous Improvement to all corporate functions in Constellation, as well as partner with segment business units
• Monitor appropriate measures and metrics for capturing project benefits on all activities and provide coaching on use of tools and templates. Other responsibilities as required to oversee, direct, develop, plan, train and ensure the success of the Continuous Improvement program at Constellation Brands

Personal Competencies:

• Energetic and enthusiastic team player who can effectively mentor, coach, and train colleagues at all levels
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, consulting, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to effectively partner and influence stakeholders across varying levels of the organization
• Detail oriented, analytical, and well-organized
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to quickly pivot and adapt in an ever-changing business environment
• Fueled by curiosity, creativity, and restless to deliver what’s next

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field
• 5+ years experience in a CPG company (beverage alcohol industry a plus)
• Continuous Improvement methodology knowledge and/or experience leading or participating in Continuous Improvement initiatives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Continuous Improvement training and/or certifications (e.g. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt)
• Proven mentoring and coaching skills with the ability to train and develop others in an adult learning environment
• Advanced project management skills and knowledge of tools for evaluating existing work processes and recommending improvements in workflow
• Knowledge of beverage alcohol industry
• Experience with statistical tools and data analysis

Physical Requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age. Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time and work on a computer for extended periods. Lifting may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location

Rochester, New York

Additional Locations

Chicago, Illinois

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Insights & Innovation

The salary range for this role is:

$92,500.00 - $141,700.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).

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