About the Role
We are seeking an experienced continuous improvement practitioner to join our Gore Business System (GBS) Office to help tackle some of the most complex challenges as we transform Gore Medical. In this role, as a member of the extended EMEA Regional leadership team, you will be a strategic partner to the Commercial Sales and Marketing Organization, driving adoption of the Gore Business System. As a GBS Specialist, you will collaborate with, influence and coach leaders and teams to empower associates, optimize processes, and solve critical problems. Your work will be essential in delivering sustainable results and advancing our mission to improve more lives.
The preferred location for this position will be located at our sales office in Barcelona, Spain with potential for alternative locations considered nearby another EMEA Sales office.
Responsibilities
- Support Gore Business Systems (GBS) implementation across Gore Medical in EMEA
- Facilitate teams in Kaizen and rapid process-improvement, from problem identification through solution implementation and successful monitoring
- Utilize data, best practices, and prior Continuous Improvement deployment experience to identify performance gaps, work with local leaders to develop and execute improvement plans
- Utilize a structured problem-solving approach to analyze current conditions, identify improvement opportunities, and deploy appropriate Lean tools to resolve
- Coach others to create and execute methods to promote desired process-improvement behavior
- Support development and delivery of GBS tools and training content
- Continuously expand knowledge of process improvement through external benchmarking
- Actively support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in alignment with Gore’s Culture and Principles
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or Ops Management, or 5+ years of successful Leadership and or Continuous Improvement work history
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience implementing continuous improvement, Lean, and/or six sigma applications
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to transparently communicate and relate to people at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated ability to coach, lead and influence both individually and broadly across the division (including leading leaders)
- Demonstrated lean or operational excellence proficiency
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective training materials, simulations, and exercises
- Proven ability to facilitate kaizen, diverse problem solving and improvement events
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Travel up to 25%
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Desired Qualifications
- Experience in a Commerical function such as Sales or Marketing
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
