Continuous Improvement Leader - Pricing, Quoting, Item Configuration (CPQ)
Hartsville, SC
$106,000 - $127,000
Job Description
From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, we have been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.
Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.
As the Continuous Improvement Leader for CPQ, you will play a pivotal role in standardizing and enhancing our level 2 business activities on a global scale. Your primary focus will be on the Configuration of Items, Costing and Pricing of Products, and the Quote Generation and Delivery processes. You will report to the Global Process Owner for Lead to Cash and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to streamline operations, eliminate non-value-added activities, and drive business value through process enhancements.
What you’ll be doing:
· Collaborate with the Global Process Owner to optimize the design of level 2 CPQ processes, aligning them with future state goals.
· Develop and own the strategic roadmap for CPQ processes, ensuring alignment across the enterprise.
· Lead change initiatives in CPQ, from assessment to implementation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
· Identify opportunities for synergy and optimize resource allocation.
· Champion global process standards and align them with business requirements and the operating model.
· Drive improvements in cycle time, governance, transparency, and data reliability.
· Utilize lean and six sigma methodologies to drive ongoing process enhancements.
· Prioritize and resolve business issues, leveraging the appropriate resources.
· Collaborate with diverse, global teams to map, define, improve, and monitor CPQ processes.
· Identify opportunities for technology-driven automation and ensure process compliance.
· Drive centralization, automation, and standardization of CPQ activities.
· Establish, track, analyze, and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) over time.
· This position is located at our Corporate Headquarters in beautiful Hartsville, SC and close to exciting destinations (Myrtle Beach, SC Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC).
We’d love to hear from you if:
· Process knowledge and subject matter expertise in CPQ-related Lead to Cash activities.
· Strong networking skills and the ability to secure buy-in from key influencers.
· Exceptional change management abilities to influence senior stakeholders.
· Outstanding communication skills.
· Strong business acumen.
· Proficiency in project management.
· Effective people management and leadership skills.
· Technical awareness within the function.
· Knowledge and application of lean and six-sigma methodologies.
· Ability to oversee and influence remote and diverse teams.