PLEASE NOTE: We will not be able to reply to you if your resume does not meet the position requirements. There is NO closing date. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nQUALIFICATIONS:\r\n\r\n\r\n\tBachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related manufacturing discipline\r\n\t8+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing environments\r\n\tLean Six Sigma Black Belt required; Master Black Belt preferred\r\n\tProven ability to influence and lead continuous improvement initiatives\r\n\tDemonstrated project portfolio and governance experience aligning value drivers to decision-making\r\n\tStrong analytical, organizational, and strategic thinking skills with an execution focus\r\n\tExcellent communication, facilitation, change management, and mentoring skills\r\n\tDeep knowledge of Operational Excellence principles\r\n\tFluency in English required; additional languages a plus\r\n\tExperience working in developing countries and remote locations\r\n\tWillingness to travel internationally up to 30%\r\n\tPhysically able to navigate challenging industrial environments\r\n\r\n\r\nJOB DESCRIPTION:\r\n\r\nHansen Agri-PLACEMENT is representing a global, diversified agribusiness organization with integrated commodity trading, manufacturing, and logistics operations across multiple international regions. We are seeking a Global Director of Performance Excellence. This role provides advanced thought leadership and hands-on execution of operational excellence and reliability excellence management systems to drive operational performance, value creation, and sustainable results across manufacturing sites. The position will initially focus on deploying continuous improvement initiatives that support customer expectations in geographically diverse and often remote environments.\r\n\r\nKey Responsibilities\r\n\r\n\r\n\tLead and execute continuous improvement and reliability excellence roadmaps across sites and regions, ensuring sustainable adoption of performance excellence processes and measurable outcomes.\r\n\tBuild a strong continuous improvement culture that enables safe, efficient operations through structured project identification, daily improvement, and performance tracking.\r\n\tDefine, monitor, and improve KPIs for safety, quality, reliability, cost, and productivity across global operations.\r\n\tPartner with leaders at all levels to leverage data and analytics to drive operational insight and sustained performance.\r\n\tCollaborate with Organizational Development to design and deploy Continuous Improvement Belt and Root Cause Analysis training and certification programs.\r\n\tPartner with automation and site teams to identify, prioritize, and scale digital and automation improvements across regions.\r\n\tChampion leading practices and ensure consistent implementation to support operational discipline and process confirmation.\r\n\r\n\r\nALL INQUIRIES ARE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NO FEES TO APPLICANTS.\r\n\r\nIf you feel that you are not a candidate for this position, but know someone who is, we do offer a Referral Bonus if we place your referral into this position.\r\n
