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First Solar Inc Manager- Continuous Improvement - Integrated Supply Chain USA in Perrysburg, Ohio

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: This person will be responsible for business process improvements within the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) and will operate as a business analyst and project leader for both procedure change management, process, and technology continuous improvement initiatives. As such, part of the responsibilities will be to manage process analysis and lead teams across the ISC to implement appropriate changes that resolve process and technology gaps, and/or drive efficiency improvements. This person will interact with cross functional peers across First Solar to aid with root cause analysis in identified inefficient and or broken processes. This person will also be responsible for leading system implementations, managing metrics and reporting. Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in a related technical or business field, plus a minimum of five (5) years of experience in Supply Chain or Process Improvement functions Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred ISM or APICS Certification preferred 5+ years of project management, management consulting, and/or process improvement experience, preferably in manufacturing, sourcing, and procurement Strong working knowledge of problem solving / root cause analysis and process management required; Six Sigma, Lean and/or kaizen highly desired Strong familiarity with SAP, Oracle and/or other ERP solutions Experience working with e-procurement, planning, warehouse management, and transportation management solutions desired Experience working with a global organization including familiarity with global compliance & regulations impacting ISC desired Demonstrated leadership skills in cross functional collaboration, facilitating meetings, identifying / tracking risks and mitigation plans, cost benefit analysis & delivering results Ability to find, gather, clean up and analyze data from various sources Ability to identify gaps in processes or reporting that needs to be addressed The candidate must be able to work independently across functions and at multiple levels Demonstrated ability to lead change initiatives and drive process excellence Demonstrated ability to make a significant change in a variety of environments with multiple learning experiences Strong capability to coach and mentor both functionally and cross functionally Strong success record of working in a matrix environment with a focus on building relationships and driving improvements Required Skills/Competencies: Track record of driving solutions to assigned tasks utilizing a proactive approach to problem solving. Track record of achieving results in challenging assignments. Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including presentation planning and delivery skills. Strong organizational skills with project planning, program management expertise Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate others to accomplish objectives and gain desired results Demonstrated ability to build collaborative strategic alliances with a good balance of strategic thinking and operational execution Knowledge of continuous improvement, quality management and supply base management processes Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, Oracle and/or other ERP system functionality Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs. Essential Responsibilities: Collaboratively develop functional long term vision and lead ISC process improvement initiatives Run rapid problem solving exercises to arrive at root cause; Drive sustainable corrective actions Drive standardization of global ISC processes Partner with ISC functions, other functions, site leadership and others to complete performance maturity assessments and develop action pla

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