Sr. Manager, Business Excellence at Flex in Milpitas, CA

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary 

 To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Sr. Business Excellence Manager located in Milpitas, California. Report to the Operations Director. The Business Excellence Manager will lead a team of Business Excellence Leaders and Business Excellence Technicians responsible for driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, Lean transformation, process standardization, and productivity enhancement across manufacturing operations supporting L06, L10, and L11 manufacturing environments. This role serves as a strategic partner to Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management teams to improve operational performance, capacity, quality, cost, delivery, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will act as a change agent, driving a culture of continuous improvement through Lean, Six Sigma, Industrial Engineering, and data-driven decision-making while ensuring sustainable business results aligned with customer and organizational objectives. What a typical day looks like: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Business Excellence Leaders and Technicians to support manufacturing operations and strategic improvement initiatives. Lead Kaizen events and couch new lean six sigma practitioners Engage organization in a Continuous Improvement culture Partner with Operations leadership to drive performance improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory, and Productivity metrics. Lead site-wide Continuous Improvement programs, Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping activities, and operational transformation initiatives. Establish and govern standard work, best practices, visual management systems, and performance management processes across manufacturing operations. Drive labor productivity, capacity optimization, direct labor efficiency, cycle time reduction, and cost improvement initiatives. Support programs by improving manufacturing scalability, operational readiness, and execution excellence. Lead cross-functional teams in root cause analysis, corrective actions, and sustainable problem-solving efforts using Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Identify and eliminate operational waste while improving material flow, factory utilization, and process efficiency. Develop operational dashboards, KPIs, and business intelligence tools to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement. Facilitate Continuous Improvement Maturity Assessments and develop action plans to close identified gaps. Drive digital transformation and Industry 4.0 initiatives through automation, data analytics, and smart manufacturing solutions. Support capacity planning, factory expansion, production ramp activities, and new product introductions programs. Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to improve end-to-end value streams. Champion the deployment of Flex Lean Enterprise principles and drive Yokoten implementation of best practices across the site. Lead annual strategic planning initiatives related to operational excellence and business performance improvement. Present business performance, project updates, and operational improvement strategies to site leadership and customer stakeholders. Ensure sustainability of improvements through governance mechanisms, audits, controls, and operational reviews. The Experience We're Looking to Add to Our Team Typically requires 8+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Business Excellence, Operations