Operational Excellence Engineer

Acumed LLC

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

Job Scope

The Operational Excellence Engineer is part of the Business Transformation Office and drives process improvements across non-manufacturing functions (e.g., supply chain, R&D, logistics, IT). The role optimizes data and information flow, embeds standard work, and deploys automation to increase throughput, reduce cost, and improve customer experience.

Partnering with Transformation leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, this role converts insights into defined initiatives with timelines, resources, and metrics, leading implementation through go-live to ensure value realization.

The role manages 3–5 concurrent initiatives supported by matrixed subject matter experts and leads cross-functional transformation but does not manage day-to-day operations.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities using Lean and CI tools.
• Focus on non-manufacturing processes (e.g., inventory, RA/QA workflows, product development, data management) emphasizing data flow, systems utilization, and process automation.
• Gather and analyze data from ERP, BI, and PPM systems and translate insights into recommendations.
• Lead workshops, conduct root cause analysis and evaluate cost-benefit of proposed solutions.
• Develop project plans including scope, timeline, resources, and success metrics. Lead/support initiatives through hand-off to process owners.
• Partner with leadership to establish governance, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and reporting to drive accountability, track results, and evaluate effectiveness.
• Present project updates, risks, and performance metrics to leadership.
• Embed change management practices to support adoption and sustainability.
• Collaborate with departments where processes intersect with enterprise systems to enable business process automation, system enhancements or new technologies.
• Support capability development through training, problem-solving tools, and standard procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; technical field preferred.
• 5–8+ years experience in operational excellence, transformation, process improvement, or similar roles.
• Experience applying Lean/CI tools to solve real business problems with measurable results.
• Strong analytical skills with experience managing large datasets and mapping complex processes.
• Familiarity with enterprise systems (ERP, BI, PPM); experience with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Project, or Power BI preferred.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. Ability to balance strategic goals with tactical execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio).

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.