Continuous Improvement Lead
Ebro Electronic GmbH, Charlotte, NC, United States
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R47534Xylem ist ein Fortune 500 Wassertechnologieunternehmen mit global 23.000 Mitarbeitenden in über 100 Ländern und einer Mission: unseren Kunden durch innovative Technologielösungen und unser Fachwissen bei der Lösung von Wasserproblemen und -herausforderungen zu helfen. Wir sind der weltweit führende Anbieter effizienter, innovativer und nachhaltiger Wassertechnologien, die dafür sorgen, dass unser Wasser nachhaltig genutzt, optimal verwaltet, erhalten und wiederverwendet wird.**Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead – Transactional Excellence****Travel:** Up to 50% **About Xylem**Xylem is a global water technology company committed to creating innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s water challenges. Across more than 150 countries, our people are united by a purpose: to build a more water‐secure world through technology, collaboration, and continuous improvement.**The Opportunity**Xylem is seeking a Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead to help accelerate enterprise‐wide performance through **Lean transformation in transactional and service environments**. This role is designed for a CI leader who thrives beyond the factory floor and is passionate about improving how businesses operate across functions such as **Finance, Sales, IT, Customer Service, and Operations**.Reporting into the Water Solutions and Services (WSS) organization, the CI Lead partners closely with functional and site leadership to improve end‐to‐end business processes, enhance customer value, and deliver measurable financial impact. This role blends strategic influence, hands‐on execution, and coaching to embed Lean thinking as a sustainable way of working.**What You Will Do**The CI Lead enables teams across multiple sites and functions to adopt Lean principles and continuous improvement mindsets. This includes leading and coaching transactional improvement initiatives, building CI capability, and standardizing processes and methodologies that drive simplicity, flow, and performance.Responsibilities include partnering with business and functional leaders to identify improvement opportunities across key transactional value streams such as order‐to‐cash, quote‐to‐order, procure‐to‐pay, record‐to‐report, IT service management, and customer experience. CI initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities and focused on delivering meaningful, quantifiable results for customers and the business.The role facilitates cross‐functional improvement events, mentors teams in Lean tools such as process mapping, value stream mapping, problem solving, and standard work, and supports teams in sustaining gains over time. The CI Lead also analyzes operational and financial performance metrics, identifies trends and root causes, and helps leaders translate insights into action.In addition, this role plays a key part in sharing best practices and lessons learned across the organization, helping build enterprise‐wide consistency and maturity in Continuous Improvement. The CI Lead actively models Xylem’s values and Growth Enabling Behaviors by fostering accountability, empowerment, and a culture of learning and innovation.**What You Bring**A successful candidate brings deep experience in Continuous Improvement and Lean methodologies, particularly within **transactional, service, or enterprise environments**. A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred. Lean certification and/or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is strongly preferred.Typically, this role requires 5–10 years of experience in CI or operational excellence roles, with a demonstrated ability to lead change across functions and influence without direct authority. Experience applying Lean in Finance, Sales, Shared Services, IT, or Customer Operations is essential.Strong financial acumen is required, including the ability to interpret performance metrics, understand P&L impacts, and connect improvement initiatives to financial outcomes. Excellent facilitation, communication, presentation, and stakeholder‐management skills are critical, along with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‐on execution.This role is well suited for a motivated CI leader who enjoys working in a global, matrixed, and fast‐paced environment and is comfortable traveling up to 50% to support assigned sites and teams.The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $130,000 plus bonus.
Starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location, and is not typically at the top of the range.
At Xylem we offer a competitive compensation package with a generous benefit package, including Medical, Dental, Vision plans, 401(k) with company contribution, paid time off, paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement.Werden Sie Teil des globalen Xylem-Teams und gestalten Sie innovative Technologielösungen mit, die die Nutzung, Verfügbarkeit, den Schutz und die nachhaltige Verwendung von Wasser sicherstellen.
Unsere Produkte kommen in der öffentlichen Versorgung, der Industrie, im Wohnbereich und in gewerblichen Gebäuden zum Einsatz – mit dem Ziel, intelligente Maschinen, Anlagen, Messsysteme, Netzwerktechnologien und fortschrittliche Analysen für Wasser-, Strom- und Gasversorger sowie die Industrie bereitzustellen. Arbeiten Sie mit uns an einer Welt, in der die aktuellen und kommenden Wasserherausforderungen mit Kreativität und Engagement gelöst werden und in der Inklusion und Zugehörigkeit als Treiber für Innovation erkannt werden, um unsere Wettbewerbsfähigkeit weltweit zu stärken.At Xylem, you'll not only contribute to solving water issues but also have the chance to make a difference through our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark.
We prioritize our employees' well-being through inclusion and belonging as well as our Employee Resource Groups (ERG). Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace, Xylem fosters an inclusive environment free from discrimination or harassment.Please note that the information in this job description outlines the general nature of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Xylem is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions. We reserve the right to modify this job description and assign additional duties as needed. Embrace the opportunity to be part of Xylem's transformative journey in shaping the future of water technology! #XylemCareers #GlobalImpact #WaterInnovation #J-18808-Ljbffr
Hybridelocations:
Charlotte, North Carolina:
Sarasota, Florida:
Morrisville, North Carolina (Office):
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Houstontime type:
Full timeposted on:
Heute ausgeschriebenjob requisition id:
R47534Xylem ist ein Fortune 500 Wassertechnologieunternehmen mit global 23.000 Mitarbeitenden in über 100 Ländern und einer Mission: unseren Kunden durch innovative Technologielösungen und unser Fachwissen bei der Lösung von Wasserproblemen und -herausforderungen zu helfen. Wir sind der weltweit führende Anbieter effizienter, innovativer und nachhaltiger Wassertechnologien, die dafür sorgen, dass unser Wasser nachhaltig genutzt, optimal verwaltet, erhalten und wiederverwendet wird.**Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead – Transactional Excellence****Travel:** Up to 50% **About Xylem**Xylem is a global water technology company committed to creating innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s water challenges. Across more than 150 countries, our people are united by a purpose: to build a more water‐secure world through technology, collaboration, and continuous improvement.**The Opportunity**Xylem is seeking a Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead to help accelerate enterprise‐wide performance through **Lean transformation in transactional and service environments**. This role is designed for a CI leader who thrives beyond the factory floor and is passionate about improving how businesses operate across functions such as **Finance, Sales, IT, Customer Service, and Operations**.Reporting into the Water Solutions and Services (WSS) organization, the CI Lead partners closely with functional and site leadership to improve end‐to‐end business processes, enhance customer value, and deliver measurable financial impact. This role blends strategic influence, hands‐on execution, and coaching to embed Lean thinking as a sustainable way of working.**What You Will Do**The CI Lead enables teams across multiple sites and functions to adopt Lean principles and continuous improvement mindsets. This includes leading and coaching transactional improvement initiatives, building CI capability, and standardizing processes and methodologies that drive simplicity, flow, and performance.Responsibilities include partnering with business and functional leaders to identify improvement opportunities across key transactional value streams such as order‐to‐cash, quote‐to‐order, procure‐to‐pay, record‐to‐report, IT service management, and customer experience. CI initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities and focused on delivering meaningful, quantifiable results for customers and the business.The role facilitates cross‐functional improvement events, mentors teams in Lean tools such as process mapping, value stream mapping, problem solving, and standard work, and supports teams in sustaining gains over time. The CI Lead also analyzes operational and financial performance metrics, identifies trends and root causes, and helps leaders translate insights into action.In addition, this role plays a key part in sharing best practices and lessons learned across the organization, helping build enterprise‐wide consistency and maturity in Continuous Improvement. The CI Lead actively models Xylem’s values and Growth Enabling Behaviors by fostering accountability, empowerment, and a culture of learning and innovation.**What You Bring**A successful candidate brings deep experience in Continuous Improvement and Lean methodologies, particularly within **transactional, service, or enterprise environments**. A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred. Lean certification and/or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is strongly preferred.Typically, this role requires 5–10 years of experience in CI or operational excellence roles, with a demonstrated ability to lead change across functions and influence without direct authority. Experience applying Lean in Finance, Sales, Shared Services, IT, or Customer Operations is essential.Strong financial acumen is required, including the ability to interpret performance metrics, understand P&L impacts, and connect improvement initiatives to financial outcomes. Excellent facilitation, communication, presentation, and stakeholder‐management skills are critical, along with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‐on execution.This role is well suited for a motivated CI leader who enjoys working in a global, matrixed, and fast‐paced environment and is comfortable traveling up to 50% to support assigned sites and teams.The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $130,000 plus bonus.
Starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location, and is not typically at the top of the range.
At Xylem we offer a competitive compensation package with a generous benefit package, including Medical, Dental, Vision plans, 401(k) with company contribution, paid time off, paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement.Werden Sie Teil des globalen Xylem-Teams und gestalten Sie innovative Technologielösungen mit, die die Nutzung, Verfügbarkeit, den Schutz und die nachhaltige Verwendung von Wasser sicherstellen.
Unsere Produkte kommen in der öffentlichen Versorgung, der Industrie, im Wohnbereich und in gewerblichen Gebäuden zum Einsatz – mit dem Ziel, intelligente Maschinen, Anlagen, Messsysteme, Netzwerktechnologien und fortschrittliche Analysen für Wasser-, Strom- und Gasversorger sowie die Industrie bereitzustellen. Arbeiten Sie mit uns an einer Welt, in der die aktuellen und kommenden Wasserherausforderungen mit Kreativität und Engagement gelöst werden und in der Inklusion und Zugehörigkeit als Treiber für Innovation erkannt werden, um unsere Wettbewerbsfähigkeit weltweit zu stärken.At Xylem, you'll not only contribute to solving water issues but also have the chance to make a difference through our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark.
We prioritize our employees' well-being through inclusion and belonging as well as our Employee Resource Groups (ERG). Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace, Xylem fosters an inclusive environment free from discrimination or harassment.Please note that the information in this job description outlines the general nature of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Xylem is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions. We reserve the right to modify this job description and assign additional duties as needed. Embrace the opportunity to be part of Xylem's transformative journey in shaping the future of water technology! #XylemCareers #GlobalImpact #WaterInnovation #J-18808-Ljbffr