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Job Summary:

This position manages and drives the company's Supplier Continuous Improvement
program. Leveraging the company’s existing APQP and Lean Production System, this
role is responsible to identify and implement Continuous Improvement projects
with key suppliers that improve quality and lower the company’s total landed
costs for purchased goods and services.

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Develops and implements a comprehensive company-wide continuous improvement
program with the supply base,



leveraging key elements of the existing Lean
Production System.
* Leads Supplier Kaizen events to develop and implement supplier cost reduction
projects.
* Acts as project manager for assigned projects/suppliers, using existing LZB
project management tools, including management of APQP process for new
supplied product and supplier changes.
* Develops and maintains the full business case for cost reduction projects,
including all necessary information to accurately describe the extent and
cost of the proposed changes.
* Ensures that all elements of the Supplier CI program are in alignment with
Divisional and Corporate strategies.
* Supports the promotion and execution of value engineering workshops and
brainstorming sessions with key stakeholders to develop a continual stream of
Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) / cost reduction ideas.
* Drive the adoption of key Lean elements with the supply b

📌 Supplier CI Manager II (Ramos Arizpe)
🏢 La-Z-Boy
📍 Ramos Arizpe