Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist – Lean Supply Chain

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $82k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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Conagra Brands

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1919

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

Food & Beverage • Manufacturing

Conagra Brands is a major packaged foods company that develops, manufactures, and markets a wide portfolio of consumer food brands, including frozen meals, snacks, baking mixes, and other grocery products. The company operates production plants across the U. S. (and internationally), manages more than 100 brands, and emphasizes product development, manufacturing, and consumer-facing packaged goods.

📋 Description

• Support enterprise ownership, governance, standards, and maturity progression of the Lean Supply Chain Pillar • Align Lean Supply Chain initiatives with Manufacturing Excellence priorities and integrate work across Conagra Performance System pillars and enterprise systems • Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce losses, eliminate waste, and improve operational performance • Use performance data, loss analysis, root cause problem solving, and value stream methodologies to identify opportunities and deliver measurable results • Facilitate workshops, performance reviews, and cross-functional improvement activities • Develop and maintain scorecards, KPI frameworks, reporting tools, and analytical solutions for enterprise decision making • Translate complex manufacturing and supply chain data into actionable insights, risks, trends, and recommendations • Integrate Lean Supply Chain principles with digital manufacturing capabilities, data visualization, automation, and modern manufacturing technologies • Partner with operations, engineering, information technology, and digital teams to implement scalable, technology-enabled improvements • Identify opportunities to leverage advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, connected manufacturing technologies, and digital tools • Coach site and platform teams on Lean Supply Chain standards, methodologies, and best practices • Support training, workshops, playbooks, and leadership discussions • Lead change management efforts driving adoption, sustainment, and continuous improvement of Lean systems and behaviors • Prepare and deliver presentations for senior leaders, Operations Leadership Teams, and enterprise stakeholders • Communicate performance trends, strategic priorities, and recommendations through clear, fact-based storytelling

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Industrial Technology, Data Analytics, or a related field • Minimum of 5 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Supply Chain, Manufacturing Excellence, Operational Excellence, or related disciplines • Demonstrated success applying Lean methodologies, structured problem solving, and performance metrics to deliver measurable business results • Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, data visualization, and performance reporting tools • Experience influencing cross-functional teams, leading initiatives without direct authority, and driving adoption of enterprise standards • Experience supporting multi-site Lean Supply Chain, Conagra Performance System, or Manufacturing Excellence deployments preferred • Experience leveraging digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0 technologies, smart manufacturing, or advanced analytics to improve operational performance preferred • Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems, manufacturing execution systems, Power Platform, Power BI, artificial intelligence-enabled analytics, predictive analytics, and digital performance management systems preferred • Demonstrated strengths in change leadership, capability building, influencing, collaboration, strategic thinking, systems thinking, and executive communication • Ability to travel up to 75% to manufacturing sites, corporate meetings, and company events • Ability to meet the physical requirements of manufacturing facility visits, including walking, climbing stairs/ladders, kneeling, repetitive tasks, and lifting or carrying materials • Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement credential preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans • Wellness incentive program • Mental wellbeing support • Fitness reimbursement • Bonus incentive opportunity • Matching 401(k) • Stock purchase plan • Career development opportunities • Employee resource groups • On-demand learning • Tuition reimbursement • Paid time off • Parental leave • Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) • Volunteer opportunities