Continuous Improvement Consultant I (HYBRID)

Job Posting End Date: November 15

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Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: 

• Award-winning culture 

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority 

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability 

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) 

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution 

• Mental health support 

• Career advancement opportunities 

• Student loan repayment options 

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that’s just the beginning…  

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General Summary:

General Summary
This is the first step in a two-level career path in the Continuous Improvement Office. This position is responsible for driving the Great Ideas program in partnership with the functional area leadership within UUS. Individual will work closely with business partners to identify the best approach to Great Ideas based on the needs of that particular business area, including but not limited to: providing input on best practices, continuous improvement methodologies, identifying and selecting high potential ideas, marketing of the program, and appropriate tracking mechanisms.

In addition to supporting the Great Ideas program, individual will be accountable for providing support to the CI Consultant II team on process assessments to identify those with the greatest opportunity for improvement in terms of efficiency, quality, and/or customer service. Individual will lead small scope projects utilizing continuous improvement methodologies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Play a leadership role with business partners to identify the best approach to Great Ideas based on each individual business area needs.
• Individual will lead small scope projects utilizing continuous improvement methodologies. These initiatives have an impact on market share, top line growth and bottom line results.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement Consultant II in conducting process assessments.
• Lead by example as an active change agent by leverage influencing skills that come from prior Continuous Improvement experience.
• Establishes strong, effective and collaborative partnerships with key business area leaders and subject matter experts.
• Support the business area by evidencing a solid understanding of the strategic direction and goals. Will focus on ideas that constantly strive to eliminate waste, improve customer satisfaction, and increase market share via the use of but not limited to Lean Six Sigma tools and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Quantifies and develops appropriate cost benefit measures for new or redesigned value-added processes.
• Collect and analyze reported results from business areas on a quarterly basis.
• Partner with Corporate Communications and Corporate Marketing to market CI approach across the organization and to ensure that CI becomes a way of doing business for UUS.
• Partnership with CI resources at Colonial, Unum UK, and Corporate to share best practices and ensure cross organizational awareness of Great Ideas program specifics.
• Incumbent will provide training, coaching, and mentoring of functional area Green Belts and Great Ideas Team Leaders on the use and practice of Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

• 2-5 years of continuous improvement  experience with knowledge of multiple methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, TQM, Kaizen, process re-engineering

• Bachelors degree and/or equivalent business experience
• Green Belt trained/certified with the expectation that Black Belt training will be complete within 1 year
• Position requires extensive independent interaction with business area management and subject matter experts
• Experience managing continuous improvement related projects
• Demonstrated statistical analysis skills and abilities
• Advanced PC skill required (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, MiniTab, etc.)
• Strong ability to work effectively in a dynamic, rapidly changing business and technical environment
• Proficient at handling multiple priorities, conflict resolution, delegating, team building
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence various business partners and business leaders to create the optimal Great Ideas program for their specific area
• Strong interpersonal skills with focus on building positive relationships with business partners
• Excellent advisory skills; ability to deal with/think through ambiguity, complex issues, competing priorities and make thoughtful recommendations
• Highly effective oral/written communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong training and mentoring skills
• Some travel required

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$63,500.00-$120,000.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.  All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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