Director, Continuous Improvement

As the Director of Continuous Improvement, you will lead enterprise-wide initiatives to build a Lean culture and drive operational excellence across our Supply Chain. You’ll partner with site leaders and other continuous improvement experts across the Supply Chain to streamline processes, reduce waste, and accelerate value delivery. Your leadership will help fuel growth while reinforcing our core values: Team First, Deliver Big, Think Bold, Be Fearless & Fair.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
• Champion the development of a continuous improvement culture across the organization.
• Set and govern Supply Chain-wide continuous improvement priorities using Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and Agile methodologies.
• Lead transformational initiatives to reduce lead times and eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Collaboration & Governance
• Partner with Continuous Improvement leads across the Supply Chain to synchronize efforts and share best practices.
• Work with the Supply Chain Leadership team to align on Supply Chain wide program initiatives and training plans
• Capability Building
• Build a scalable continuous improvement system through coaching, training, and deployment of experts.
• Develop and manage central continuous improvement training programs.
• Mentor and coach junior team members and future leaders.
• Culture & Change Leadership
• Promote agile collaboration, time management, and accountability.
• Partner with Operations Excellence team to identify and implement process improvements.

Benefits:

Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated.

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in supply chain management with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt or Lean equivalent with a track record of leading large-scale transformations.
• Proven success in building enterprise-wide CI systems and executing impactful projects.
• Strong program management and data analytics skills.
• Experience in Agile environments
• Ability to coach, train, and motivate cross-functional teams.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills—written and verbal.
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership and managerial capabilities.
• Proven ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational, time management, and conflict resolution skills.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop.  We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.