CI Project Leader

Job Description:

Project Leader – Enterprise Continuous Improvement

INNOVATE without boundaries! 

At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success -- so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide support to your business unit. 

Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen. 

Your Role on Our Team:

Lead and manage cross-functional business improvement projects from strategy through execution. Drive operational efficiency and customer experience by applying strong project management skills, coordinating resources, and ensuring successful implementation and sustainment of enterprise-wide initiatives.

You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities: 

Project Leadership

• Lead medium to large-scale business improvement projects across multiple departments and locations.
• Develop and execute project plans and governance documents such as charters, schedules, budgets, action plans, etc
• Capability to quickly establish credibility, influence project teams and persuade professionals at all levels from individual contributor to Sr Leadership
• Strategic leadership to continually challenge status quo and strive for solutions that are sustainable and provide long-term value for the business
• Identify and escalate (when needed) key project hurdles or roadblocks.
• Consistently grasp full project scope with minimal guidance, while evaluating alignment with broader business goals and interdependencies across the business
• Ability to translate issues into business impact in a clear and concise manner for leadership’s visibility and understanding.
• Inspire and drive project team and stakeholders to transform our business in alignment with established future-state vision.
• Ensure changes are fully integrated through follow-up communication and consistency.
• Drive accountability and maintain cross-functional momentum throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with key stakeholders and effectively communicates up, down, and across the organization
• Use data-driven insights to guide decision-making and measure success
• Confidence to ask questions and constructively challenge subject matter experts and other leaders to drive clarity and alignment within the project team
• Maintain a strategic cross-functional mindset and understand how business decisions will impact entire organization
• Schedules, develops agendas for, and facilitates project meetings. Documentation of discussion with action items effectively captured is shared shortly thereafter.
• Establish appropriate metrics and track progress, achievements, and results. This includes executive level reporting, management updates - keeping visibility to team members and stakeholders, to ensure adherence to timelines.
• Evaluate project interdependencies and proactively manage integration across departments
• Responsible for change management & change adoption following ADKAR framework

Lean/Process Improvement Mentality

• Analyze current business processes to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Breakdown complex issues and help teams align on problem that needs to be addressed
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define future-state processes and develop actionable plans.
• Apply appropriate Lean/Problem Solving tools as needed to support project goals including Process Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, RACI,
• Perform analysis of current state & provide multiple what-if scenarios for improved process. Understand and present financial impacts of these scenarios
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and improvement events to engage teams and accelerate execution.
• Develop and deliver Lean/Project fundamental training to all levels of organization as needed (advocate of Lean/project management methodologies). Build the skills of all functional leaders and associates through hands-on interactions and personal mentoring
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The TOOLS you’ll bring with you:

• Minimum 6+ years total experience with 2-4 yrs related project management experience
• Previous facilitator and coaching experiences where problem solving, process development and/or behavior change methods and tools have been used
• Strong Project Management skills
• Advanced problem identification and resolution skills
• Results driven and deadline oriented.  Ability to manage projects in a fast paced and agile culture.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and competing priorities across the business
• Thrives in a collaborative work environment.  Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships
• Strong Data Analysis skills – MS Excel, Power BI, etc
• Self-Starter and Effective Communicator with both verbal and visual content
• Experience with digital whiteboarding tools such as Lucidchart/Lucidspark

Other TOOLS we prefer you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Engineering, IT, or equivalent years of directly related experience in Lean/Project Management roles
• Lean Certification, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, TPS
• Finance, Distribution/logistics, Supply Chain, Product Data experience
• Service Now, SharePoint, Digital Assets, Microsoft Power Platform, VBA, SQL experience
• Prosci Change Management Certification

Working Conditions: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, stretch, reach, and effectively communicate with others in the workplace
• Sitting for prolonged periods of time
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens
• Repetitive use of hands and fingers to operate office equipment
• Moderate noise such as talking, computers, phones, and printers
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time
• May require travel dependent on company needs up to 25%

We provide these great perks and benefits: 

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
• And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.