The Global Lean Leader will coach and drive lean behaviors and principles by partnering with business leaders to achieve operational excellence. They are responsible for implementing continuous improvement strategies, facilitating kaizen events, and supporting automation and robotics integration across manufacturing and logistics.
Job Description Summary
Coach, drive and lead lean behaviors, principles, and tools by partnering with Operating Leaders in business management roles (e.g. GM of Business Unit, or Executive Lead of a Function). Drive cultural transformation resulting in step-change in operational business metrics. May also be roles that are part of Corporate Operational Excellence Team.
Problem Solving skills and root cause analysis capabilities
Kaizen facilitation
Robotics and automation and AI industrial experience
Leadership and communication skills, influencing techniques
Strategy and Development
Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational and transactional performance
Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Lean activities
General and Task Management
Develop a robust continuous improvement strategy in partnership with the Management Team and key business stakeholders
Implement and support cultural change across the organization and drive business improvement in a Toyota Lean style
Provide project management, analytical and research skills and expertise
Provide expertise, professional advice and guidance to the business in business improvement, drawing from proven industry practice and methodologies
Report on progress of projects, understanding the risks, dependencies, budgets, resourcing, issues, critical milestones and forthcoming pipeline, and actions necessary to ensure success
Undertake continuous training and development
Contribute and support the operational rhythm
Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
Identify business improvement opportunities within the organization
Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
DfX, support in NPI to ensure manufacturability, automation, standardization
Support automation and robotization projects in manufacturing and logistics from Lean perspective
Alignment of 3P with Automation & Robotics integrations
Support make or buy evaluations
Good practice evaluation and deployment
New AI opportunities evaluation and deployment
Intra functional VSM
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in an accredited university or college
Minimum of 10 years of experience of Lean implementation in Lean dedicated roles in manufacturing industry and overall experience of 14+years.
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