Kansas Ag Connection
Global Director of Performance Excellence (WA-11171)
Kansas Ag Connection, Dodge City, Kansas, United States, 67801
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#### Salary:$180,000 - $200,000 + Excellent Benefit Package
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|PLEASE NOTE: We will not be able to reply to you if your resume does not meet the position requirements. There is NO closing date. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.**QUALIFICATIONS:*** Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related manufacturing discipline* 8+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing environments* Lean Six Sigma Black Belt required; Master Black Belt preferred* Proven ability to influence and lead continuous improvement initiatives* Demonstrated project portfolio and governance experience aligning value drivers to decision-making* Strong analytical, organizational, and strategic thinking skills with an execution focus* Excellent communication, facilitation, change management, and mentoring skills* Deep knowledge of Operational Excellence principles* Fluency in English required; additional languages a plus* Experience working in developing countries and remote locations* Willingness to travel internationally up to 30%* Physically able to navigate challenging industrial environments**JOB DESCRIPTION:**Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is representing a global, diversified agribusiness organization with integrated commodity trading, manufacturing, and logistics operations across multiple international regions. We are seeking a **Global Director of Performance Excellence**. This role provides advanced thought leadership and hands-on execution of operational excellence and reliability excellence management systems to drive operational performance, value creation, and sustainable results across manufacturing sites. The position will initially focus on deploying continuous improvement initiatives that support customer expectations in geographically diverse and often remote environments.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead and execute continuous improvement and reliability excellence roadmaps across sites and regions, ensuring sustainable adoption of performance excellence processes and measurable outcomes.* Build a strong continuous improvement culture that enables safe, efficient operations through structured project identification, daily improvement, and performance tracking.* Define, monitor, and improve KPIs for safety, quality, reliability, cost, and productivity across global operations.* Partner with leaders at all levels to leverage data and analytics to drive operational insight and sustained performance.* Collaborate with Organizational Development to design and deploy Continuous Improvement Belt and Root Cause Analysis training and certification programs.* Partner with automation and site teams to identify, prioritize, and scale digital and automation improvements across regions.* Champion leading practices and ensure consistent implementation to support operational discipline and process confirmation.**ALL INQUIRIES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NO FEES TO APPLICANTS.***If you feel that you are not a candidate for this position, but know someone who is, we do offer a Referral Bonus if we place your referral into this position.*
#### Phone:308-382-7454
#### Fax:308-382-7427
To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 01/12/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.|
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#### Location:, ,
#### Company:
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#### Job Type:Full Time
#### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A
#### Salary:$180,000 - $200,000 + Excellent Benefit Package
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and to the .Your alert was created successfully.×## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on .
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to manage your alerts# Global Director of Performance Excellence (WA-11171)| Number of Years Experience: \* |
| Minimum Education Completed: \* |
|| Education Major / Discipline Category: \* |
| Most Recent / Current Occupation: \* |
|PLEASE NOTE: We will not be able to reply to you if your resume does not meet the position requirements. There is NO closing date. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.**QUALIFICATIONS:*** Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related manufacturing discipline* 8+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing environments* Lean Six Sigma Black Belt required; Master Black Belt preferred* Proven ability to influence and lead continuous improvement initiatives* Demonstrated project portfolio and governance experience aligning value drivers to decision-making* Strong analytical, organizational, and strategic thinking skills with an execution focus* Excellent communication, facilitation, change management, and mentoring skills* Deep knowledge of Operational Excellence principles* Fluency in English required; additional languages a plus* Experience working in developing countries and remote locations* Willingness to travel internationally up to 30%* Physically able to navigate challenging industrial environments**JOB DESCRIPTION:**Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is representing a global, diversified agribusiness organization with integrated commodity trading, manufacturing, and logistics operations across multiple international regions. We are seeking a **Global Director of Performance Excellence**. This role provides advanced thought leadership and hands-on execution of operational excellence and reliability excellence management systems to drive operational performance, value creation, and sustainable results across manufacturing sites. The position will initially focus on deploying continuous improvement initiatives that support customer expectations in geographically diverse and often remote environments.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead and execute continuous improvement and reliability excellence roadmaps across sites and regions, ensuring sustainable adoption of performance excellence processes and measurable outcomes.* Build a strong continuous improvement culture that enables safe, efficient operations through structured project identification, daily improvement, and performance tracking.* Define, monitor, and improve KPIs for safety, quality, reliability, cost, and productivity across global operations.* Partner with leaders at all levels to leverage data and analytics to drive operational insight and sustained performance.* Collaborate with Organizational Development to design and deploy Continuous Improvement Belt and Root Cause Analysis training and certification programs.* Partner with automation and site teams to identify, prioritize, and scale digital and automation improvements across regions.* Champion leading practices and ensure consistent implementation to support operational discipline and process confirmation.**ALL INQUIRIES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NO FEES TO APPLICANTS.***If you feel that you are not a candidate for this position, but know someone who is, we do offer a Referral Bonus if we place your referral into this position.*
#### Phone:308-382-7454
#### Fax:308-382-7427
To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 01/12/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.|
|
|| --- | --- || Land O Lakes
Park City, Kansas | Cargill, Inc
Dodge City, Kansas || Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT
Kansas |
|23 people are interested in this job. #J-18808-Ljbffr