Sr. Manager, AIM Deployment

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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action:
Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.

The evolution of the Newell Supply Chain includes a focus on driving Continuous Improvement through building capability in people, processes, and technology. PEAK, Newell’s branded improvement strategy, is fundamental to that goal. A Center of Excellence with a deep competency in implementation of PEAK PACS (Processes, Applications, Capabilities, and Systems) in a Factory/Warehouse setting is a crucial element in our future success.

This role will facilitate and lead the CI strategy and capability deployment in the factories and Warehouses to support business imperatives through the effective deployment of Advanced Initiative Management, (AIM), through PEAK systems, capabilities, and methodology. This role will support the delivery and execution of all capital investment assets using AIM and PEAK tools; DFMEA, FMEA, PFMEA, Lifecyle Cost Analysis as well as other tools to deliver a world class engineered solution from concept to implementation to achieve vertical startup.

The successful candidate will support all global Business Segments and Site leaders in coordinating, coaching, developing, implementing, building capability and implementation across the Newell Network to meet defined goals and milestones for vertical startup of investment assets

Lead the North Global AIM PAC Continuous Improvement Pillar

• Lead the development and support the strategy of systems, coaching, training, analysis, calibration, and project leadership for Advanced Initiative Management (AIM) deployment across the Global Newell Network.
• Build team capability to support implementation, expansion, and deployment of AIM teams.
• Develop KPI metrics for including the tracking of key measures of success for Commissioning, Qualification and Validation, (CQV) that tie directly to performance measures.
• Teach, mentor, and coach Business Segments, Functional, and Site Senior Leaders on how to apply AIM and linkage with other PEAK Pacs through the appropriate use of roadmaps and tools.
• Lead the AIM team in development, updating and tracking all material for AIM PAC, including training material, templates, scorecards, tools
• Responsibility to drive the AIM PAC agenda globally
• Provide guidance in support of the global PEAK Agenda, aligning AIM initiatives with the Overarching Strategic Plan and PEAK implementation strategy.
• Facilitate meetings, Kaizen and project workshops to solve urgent business needs, while building the capability of the key internal resources needed to deliver on critical initiatives.
• Support the build of resident site AIM PACS teams and link PACS work groups to prioritized business opportunities.
• Provide analytics and business intelligence to support project selection, root-cause analysis, and project validation.
• Professionally challenges current and/or traditional ways of thinking and lead new ways/approaches

The successful candidate must be technically competent within various types of supply chain verticals along with the ability to lead a team and coach others on productivity tools to drive accelerated productivity gains

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent years of hands‑on experience.
• 5+ years’ experience in a leadership position within the equipment and asset design, development, automation and repair and maintenance environment.
• Deep knowledge and evidence of implemented standardized processes and procedures for early equipment management, ensuring consistency and efficiency across projects.
• Deep and demonstrated knowledge of PEAK pacs and interconnections with AIM
• Interpersonal…