Operational Excellence Specialist

At Kenco Logistics, you’re more than just a team member—you’re part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and a strong commitment to its people. As one of the leading 3PL providers in the U.S., Kenco offers a dynamic and supportive work environment where your ideas matter and your growth is a priority. With a focus on safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement, Kenco empowers employees to make a real impact in the supply chain industry while building rewarding careers. Join a company where your contributions help move the world forward—one shipment at a time. About the Position The Senior Operational Excellence Specialist is responsible for leading, driving, and supporting enterprise-wide initiatives aimed at enhancing team member safety, quality, efficiency, employee satisfaction, and customer satisfaction. This role requires a highly experienced professional with a proven track record in Lean Six Sigma methodologies and a deep understanding of operational excellence principles. This position leads high-impact initiatives, mentors cross-functional teams, and ensures alignment between continuous improvement efforts and organizational objectives. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence cultural and operational transformation across the organization. This role is instrumental in shaping and scaling operational excellence practices to deliver long-term value to both the organization and its customers. Functions Leads the application of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to strategically reduce waste and variation across operations, driving measurable impact on efficiency and profitability. Advises and partners with senior site leadership to achieve and sustain advanced Kenco Operating System maturity targets, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Oversees and tracks value creation initiatives (VCI), providing strategic insights and recommendations to maximize ROI from continuous improvement efforts. Champions Lean principles by guiding Hoshin planning activities to align the organization around strategic priorities and establish Lean systems across all areas of the vertical. Provides operational excellence leadership and drives the implementation of Kenco’s Minimum Requirements at startup and high-priority locations, ensuring scalability and consistency. Conducts advanced process analysis to identify systemic inefficiencies, eliminate bottlenecks, and implement sustainable solutions using expertise in process design, clearly defining responsibilities, inputs/outputs, and workflow connections. Facilitates advanced training sessions and workshops on Kenco Operating System, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and process improvement tools, empowering leaders and teams to embed a culture of continuous improvement., Drives change management initiatives at the organizational level, ensuring successful adoption of new processes, systems, and the continuous improvement culture. Collaborates with executives and senior leaders to align operational excellence initiatives with long-term strategic objectives and ensure enterprise-wide impact. Mentors and coach’s teams and leaders in applying Lean tools and methodologies (e.g., 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis), fostering a culture of sustainable improvement at scale. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management or related field required. Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in operational excellence, process improvement, engineering or related required. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex, enterprise-wide concepts to executives, cross-functional leaders, and diverse teams in a clear and compelling manner. Proven track record of driving operational excellence through mentoring and guiding leaders and teams to achieve strategic and measurable outcom…

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