Operational Excellence Manager

About the role

As an Operational Excellence Manager, you will be a key player in shaping a supportive and engaging work environment for the Northlake, TX, plant, a manufacturer of quality coffee. Your role will act as a strategic partner in implementing and sustaining the TreeHouse Management Operating Structure (TMOS). You will lead initiatives to analyze and improve supply chain processes using advanced continuous improvement methodologies, with a focus on enhancing product quality, operational efficiency, financial performance, and overall business operations. You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to: Partner with site leadership and process owners to implement and sustain the TreeHouse Management Operating Structure (TMOS), ensuring standard manufacturing processes are consistently applied. Act as both a tactical and strategic resource, serving as a change agent and modeling leadership behaviors aligned with TMOS. Monitor and support key performance indicators (KPIs) related to supply chain performance; coach KPI owners through gap analysis, corrective actions, and performance validation. Collaborate with division-level continuous improvement leaders to ensure alignment with enterprise-wide strategies and initiatives. Lead a portfolio of moderate to large-scale projects to optimize supply chain processes and overall operational efficiency. Identify process requirements, improvement opportunities, and best practices; lead replication efforts across sites to ensure consistency and effectiveness. Leverage site data to prioritize projects and define scope, objectives, resources, timelines, and team roles. Own and drive continuous improvement initiatives at the site level, identifying the need for change and managing business process transformation. Lead project review meetings to assess progress, address obstacles, resolve issues, and communicate results, issue regular summary reports. Conduct advanced analyses of product and information flow, using both qualitative and quantitative data to develop insights and recommendations. Deliver training and coaching to develop internal capabilities in continuous improvement tools and methodologies. Important Details: This is a full-time, on-site role on First Shift, Monday through Friday. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts and weekends. You'll fit right in if you have: Bachelor's degree in Operations, Management or related field is required. Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least three years in a project management or continuous improvement role is required. Strong situational leadership skil