Process Excellence Lead

<h2≥Job Overview:</h2≥<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥As a certified Black Belt (or equivalent), you will act as the Process Excellence expert responsible for being a change catalyst, leading improvement teams and working projects across businesses as part of Covance's Process Excellence initiatives. </span≥</p≥<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥ </p≥<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥N</span≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥o direct / indirect reports: However, it is critical to interact with all levels of internal staff, other business unit Process Excellence leads, and functional leaders, and clients.</span≥</p≥<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥<strong≥ </strong≥</span≥</p≥<ol≥<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥<strong≥ Essential Job Duties:</strong≥</span≥</li≥</ol≥<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥<strong≥ </strong≥</span≥</p≥<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥During this full time assignment, you will be:</span≥</p≥<ul≥<li style="color: #000000;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Leading process improvement teams and directing timely completion of projects that support critical goals and customer satisfaction requirements, and serve as the departmental point of contact for specific project initiatives and best practices. </span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Working across all Covance functions with process owners, champions, and business leaders to facilitate setting priorities, developing agendas and designing objectives related to Covance Process Excellence. </span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Training, mentoring, coaching, and challenging team members, process owners and project champions in the use of problem solving and process design tools, methodologies and techniques to drive continuous improvement and develop a Covance Process Excellence mindset. </span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Developing and communicating business cases to support recommendations for change to current business practices and processes, and developing controls to monitor the progress associated with implementation of recommended changes.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Partnering with multiple levels within the organization identifying and prioritizing opportunities to improve customer satisfaction, enhance productivity, drive growth, further employee engagement and performance. You will be partnering with business unit deployment champions, VP of Quality and other Business Process Improvement Leaders to ensure that best practices are shared across the organization.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<p style="margin: 0px;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Demonstrating strong project management skills, including an ability to plan and execute projects that meet cost, resource and outcome expectations; manage complex and/or competing priorities effectively; and meet commitments in an accurate and timely manner.</span≥</p≥<h2≥Education/Qualifications:</h2≥<h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span≥Minimum Required:</span≥</h2≥<ul≥<li style="color: #000000;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Minimum of Bachelor of Science/Arts (BS/BA) degree.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Minimum level of process excellence experience as a certified black belt (or equivalent) three to five years.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Relevant experience may be substituted for education.</span≥</li≥</ul≥<h2≥Experience:</h2≥<h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"≥<span≥Minimum Required:</span≥</h2≥<ul≥<li style="color: #000000;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Quantitative reasoning (demonstrated competence with math concepts and statistical tools; ability to understand and draw conclusions from facts and data).</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Strong written and verbal communications skills, as demonstrated by presentation of problems to appropriate people in an objective and non-judgmental manner; matching influence strategies to the situation; delivering oral and written communications with clarity and impact.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to perform intermediate/advanced computer skills (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Minitab, etc.)</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to coach Green Belt candidates to certification</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Strong leadership skills as demonstrated by:</span≥<ul≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to apply innovation and exploration of non-traditional ideas in solving problems</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Well respected within the organization</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to use personal energy and positive attitude to influence</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to prioritize work and adaptability to changing work demands</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to maintain composure under pressure</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"≥Ability to negotiate issues and suggestions.</span≥</li≥<li style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt;"≥<span style="font-size: 12pt;"≥<span style="font-family: calibri,sans-serif;"≥Ability to effectively train employees at all levels in simple to complex problem solving, project management and basic Lean Sigma skills.      </span≥ </span≥</li≥</ul≥</li≥</ul≥