About the Company - Kodiak Building Partners generates more than $3 billion of annual revenue serving general contractors, homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers through its Operating Companies across the United States with a diverse array of products from five distinct segments: Lumber and Building Materials, Millwork, Appliances, Construction Supplies, and Commercial Drywall products.
About the Role - Kodiak is seeking a VP of CI Program Management who will lead our continuous improvement programs for Kodiak HQ and its forty plus operating units located nationally across the continental US. This position will report to the Sr Vice President of Continuous Improvement and will be a part of the Headquarters organization.
Responsibilities -
Utilize A3 thinking aligned to strategy (through Strategy Deployment) to implement Continuous Improvement programs in support of Kodiak HQ and its forty plus operating units.
Plan:
Clarify the problem: Identify problem types, identify key roles, define good problem statements, business case considerations, and the critical four voices.
Breakdown the problem: understand how to stratify the problem, go-and-see to collect data, visualize flow, and articulate critical to success factors.
Set target condition: define good target statements (SMART) and clarify assumptions.
Root cause analysis: basic qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, and effective visualization.
Develop countermeasures: brainstorming and evaluating and selecting solutions.
Do:
Implement countermeasures: setting up a test plan and hypothesis testing.
Check:
Verify results: Interpreting and communicating results.
Act:
Standardize process: celebrating success, levels of standardization and scaling solutions.
Qualifications -
Minimum of bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field.
Minimum of six years experience in leading others in a direct reporting relationship required.
Minimum of six years of continuous improvement experience (including strategy deployment, A3 thinking, management system, value stream mapping, Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, and GEMBA walks) required.
High emotional intelligence (EI) preferred.
Master's degree in business administration, industrial engineering, or supply chain management preferred.
Lean and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
PMP or related certification is highly desirable.
Shingo model knowledge and experience is highly desirable.
Required Skills -
Strong organization and time-management skills to prioritize, delegate tasks and set goals for productivity.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.