VES Leader, Fundamentals LATAM (Continuous Improvement)

Location: Hybrid, based at the São Paulo, Brazil (Vila Gertrudes) office, with periodic visits to the Extrema (MG) manufacturing site and approximately 50% travel across LATAM.

Company

hirify.global develops product identification products, consumables, and software for printing, coding, and marking across food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.

What you will do

• Own and deploy VES fundamentals processes across LATAM, focusing on Commercial, Service, and Business Support functions.
• Drive sustainable improvements in VES KPIs, kaizen sustainment, practitioner development, and VES culture.
• Coach leaders and associates on daily management, visual project management, Growth Rooms, PSP, standard work, and related VES tools.
• Facilitate kaizen activities, including preparation, charter review, approval, implementation, and follow-through.
• Audit processes and systems at Gemba, identify root causes, and define improvement actions with senior leaders.
• Drive best-practice adoption to improve customer experience, service delivery, productivity, growth, and business performance.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience deploying continuous improvement and/or VES processes, including PSP, VMDM, and standard work.
• Experience with organizational change management, process improvement, root-cause analysis, countermeasures, and leading through influence.
• Experience applying continuous improvement methods in Commercial, Service, Customer Experience, Business Support, Shared Services, or operational environments.
• Ability to coach and develop leaders, communicate executive summaries, and use data analysis, spreadsheet, graphics, and statistical tools.
• Fluency in Portuguese, English, and Spanish is required.
• Ability to travel approximately 30–50% across LATAM is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with VES, Danaher Business System, or equivalent continuous improvement systems.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement training.
• Experience facilitating Growth Rooms, PSP reviews, daily management, and visual management systems.
• Experience supporting Commercial Excellence, Sales Operations, Service Excellence, Customer Experience, Customer Support, or Shared Services.
• Experience working in matrixed multinational environments and influencing leaders without direct authority.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a global and inclusive network focused on products that support safe food, medicine, and essential goods.
• Opportunity to collaborate across the broader Veralto network and deepen professional capabilities.
• Role combines office-based collaboration in São Paulo with regional travel and manufacturing-site visits.