Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist – Lean Supply Chain

🕒 August 27

🌽 Illinois, Nebraska – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Nebraska – Remote

💵 $82k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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Conagra Brands

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1919

📣 Marketing

📦 Logistics

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Marketing • Logistics • Food & Beverage

Conagra Brands is a leading food company passionate about creating impactful and inclusive culture within the food industry. Known for producing a wide variety of consumer food products such as popcorn, brownies, vegetables, and single-serve meals, Conagra is committed to diversity, inclusion, and supporting its team in personal development. With a significant presence across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the company emphasizes ethical practices, consumer focus, broad-mindedness, and agility in its operations. Conagra Brands prides itself on being one of the best places to work and is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

📋 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 manufacturing and supply chain data into actionable insights, risks, trends, and recommendations • Integrate Lean Supply Chain principles with digital manufacturing, data visualization, automation, and modern manufacturing technologies • Partner with operations, engineering, IT, and digital teams to implement scalable, technology-enabled improvements • Identify opportunities using 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 • Prepare and deliver presentations for senior leaders, Operations Leadership Teams, and enterprise stakeholders • Communicate performance trends, strategic priorities, and recommendations through 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 • Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement credential preferred • 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 • May be required to walk around facilities, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, perform repetitive tasks, and lift or carry materials of varying weight and size • Ability to work in manufacturing environments with large, moving equipment, potentially high noise levels, and varying temperatures

🏖️ 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