About the company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People and Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys. We have annual revenues of ~$500 million and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 16 consecutive quarters of net sales growth as we have grown to #4 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last three fiscal years), equity given to every full-time employee as a part of their new hire package, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

About the role

We are currently looking for a motivated, collaborative, and experienced Continuous Improvement professional to join our dynamic, high-growth company. This position will be based in our Oakland, CA corporate HQ and will report directly to the Senior Director, Distribution.

The Director, Continuous Improvement is responsible for building a culture of Lean and Continuous Improvement within the organization. The Director will develop and maintain short and long-term best practices that tie our strategic imperatives and act as a change agent, systematically driving the use of Lean to drive continuous improvement throughout the company. They will work closely with every department in the company and third-party providers to support our continuous improvement journey including lead cross functional teams to Value Stream map at the company level and at the department level as well as lead Kaizen events, 5S, Kanban, root cause analysis and other continuous improvement efforts.

The best candidates will embrace e.l.f.’s dynamic culture of executing with quality and speed to drive solutions and bring 7 to 10 years of experience in the continuous improvement field. We need someone who has advanced knowledge of structured problem solving (Black Belt certification or similar experience) and demonstrated proficiency in structured problem-solving tools (Statistical Process Control, Kaizen, Process Mapping, 5S, Fishbone, etc.) who is a change agent with strong credibility and influence while working in cross functional teams. Our new Director will also need strong project management skills including scoping, problem statements, goal definition, and timeline management, experience with performance metrics and process improvement and excellent interpersonal communication, time management, presentation, and organizational skills with the ability to handle changing priorities and use of good judgement.

Please note that our Oakland HQ is open in a hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

Detailed Responsibilities and Requirements

Responsibilities:

Responsible for building a culture of Lean and Continuous Improvement in the organization by inspiring change.
Develop and maintain both short and long-term best practices that tie our strategic imperatives.
Act as a change agent, systematically driving the use of Lean to drive continuous improvement throughout the company.
Identify and lead loss/waste elimination activities throughout the company.
Facilitate problem solving activities to drive root-cause, sustainable solutions to prevent recurrence.
Facility and lead project teams and Governance team.
Follow-up and track monthly savings and report to exec and governance team actual savings to our annual goals.
Build a competitive team through coaching, mentoring, and training employees in the understanding and deployment of continuous improvement methodology and practices.
Provide guidance to organization leadership team on targeted projects and activities.
Provide mentoring and guidance to all participants on projects and activities such as process mapping, value stream mapping, performance standards/metrics, ROI analysis, and project management.
Develop and deliver meaningful communication and updates regarding initiatives including progress, risks, issues, mitigation plans, timelines, and success stories through our monthly CI newsletter. This includes sharing out the teams who participated and celebrating the accomplishments.
Maintain and communicate key site performance indicators/dashboards for Continuous Improvement.
Maintain data base of projects, tracking and reporting progress and performance to key stakeholders.
Provide thought- leadership and ensuring the identified solutions are scalable and sustainable.

Requirements:

Advance knowledge of structured problem solving (Black Belt certification or similar experience)
Demonstrated proficiency in structured problem-solving tools (Statistical Process Control, Kaizen, Process Mapping, 5S, Fishbone, etc.)
Change agent with strong credibility and influence while working in cross functional teams.
Experience leading and influencing a team with common or shared goal, providing direction and coaching for performance and development
Project management skills including scoping, problem statements, goal definition, and timeline management
Experience with performance metrics and process improvement
Excellent interpersonal communication, time management, presentation, and organizational skills with the ability to handle changing priorities and use of good judgement
Must be flexible to work a variety of hours as business demands
A self-starter who is flexible, collaborative, and innovative
Ability to perform tasks concurrently with ease and professionalism
Strong work ethic, integrity, and commitment to excellence
Must be willing to travel within the US and Internationally
Strong ability to effectively prioritizes tasks based on company and department goals
Excellent oral, written communication, and interpersonal skills needed to work with teams both within the US and Internationally
Ability to make recommendations that continuously improve policies and procedures
Proficient in Excel, and or a database application
College degree with 7-10 years of work experience of listed responsibilities is preferred. Okay to replace work experience for college degree
Continuous Improvement training and certification a must

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