Manager, Operational Excellence PMO
Zeus
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Columbia • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of a portfolio of continuous improvement and manufacturing optimization projects.
- Establish and manage project governance frameworks, tools, and standards across the PMO team.
- Monitor program health, risk mitigation, and benefit realization across all projects.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Manufacturing Project Managers, supporting their technical and leadership growth.
- Assign project leads based on skillset, business priorities, and development opportunities.
- Foster a high-performance team culture that values collaboration, accountability, and results.
- Partner with senior leaders to identify key operational challenges and strategic improvement areas.
- Prioritize initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and resource availability.
- Drive alignment between CI efforts and enterprise-level operational and financial objectives.
- Develop and maintain KPIs and dashboards to track the impact of PMO-led initiatives.
- Ensure projects have clear benefit targets (cost savings, throughput improvement, waste reduction, etc.).
- Deliver formal progress updates to executive leadership on a regular cadence.
- Champion the use of Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, and other proven methodologies across the PMO.
- Promote standardization of project documentation, root cause analysis methods, and benefit tracking.
- Build strong relationships with internal customers across manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, and IT.
- Facilitate cross-functional workshops and alignment meetings to ensure project momentum and stakeholder buy-in.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Industrial Management, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years in manufacturing or operations roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership or PMO capacity.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and CI initiatives at the enterprise level.
- PMP Certification or equivalent project management training preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt preferred)
- Advanced knowledge of project management software (e.g., Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Asana).
- Strong business acumen, analytical skills, and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
- Experience in the plastics industry a plus.
Benefits
- Zeus offers competitive pay and a great benefits package.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementcontinuous improvementmanufacturing optimizationLeanSix SigmaDMAICKPI developmentbenefit trackingroot cause analysisdata analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationaccountabilitycommunicationrelationship buildingteam culture developmentstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingstakeholder management
Certifications
PMP CertificationLean Six Sigma Green Belt