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28d ago

Operational Excellence Lead(m/w/x)

Oranienburg
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior

Description

As an Operational Excellence Lead, you will drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives, develop a high-performing team, and ensure that improvement activities align with business goals. This role involves collaborating across functions to enhance performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

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Requirements

  • Master’s degree in a technical field or business
  • Deep, hands-on experience in project deployment
  • Extensive experience in Quality, Supply, Supply Chain, or Operations environment
  • Demonstrated passion for challenging the status quo
  • Courage of conviction and openness to critical feedback
  • Positive, resilient leadership and networking skills
  • Strong program management capabilities
  • Exceptional coaching, teaching, presentation, and facilitation skills
  • Courage to make difficult decisions and recommendations
  • Ability to provide coaching and feedback at all levels
  • Excellent listening skills and emotional intelligence
  • Systematic thinking with strong knowledge of business processes
  • Flexibility and learning agility
  • Advanced knowledge of lean management and problem-solving methodologies
  • Fluent written and spoken English with strong presentation skills
  • German language is a plus

Education

Master's degree

Work Experience

approx. 4 - 6 years

Tasks

  • Implement and sustain Lean Manufacturing initiatives
  • Develop a team of Lean/Operational Excellence Champions
  • Communicate Lean activities' impact on performance and financial targets
  • Translate Site Strategy into a Lean roadmap with measurable KPIs
  • Prioritize Lean projects based on business impact
  • Deliver improvement waves like Kaizen events and SMED workshops
  • Define meaningful KPI targets and ensure data integrity
  • Drive regular performance reviews using Lean visual management
  • Collaborate with Quality to enhance compliance and performance
  • Align Lean practices with regional and global standards
  • Promote participation in Lean Communities of Practice
  • Co-create a balanced Lean roadmap with site leaders
  • Integrate Lean workstreams and highlight cross-functional synergies
  • Support strategy deployment to align improvement activities with site priorities
  • Build Lean capabilities through training and coaching
  • Coach Lean leadership behaviors to strengthen accountability
  • Foster a culture of waste identification and problem-solving

Languages

EnglishBusiness Fluent

GermanBasic

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Trusted working hours

Competitive Pay

  • Attractive and competitive salary
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Bonuses & Incentives

  • Performance-related bonus
  • Employee Referral Program

More Vacation Days

  • 30 vacation days

Retirement Plans

  • Company pension plan
  • Deferred compensation as desired

Learning & Development

  • Further education and training

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Subsidized sports programs

Free or Subsidized Food

  • Subsidized canteen

Corporate Discounts

  • Employee discounts

Workation & Sabbatical

  • Long-term account with various possible uses

Other Benefits

  • Disability insurance
  • Group accident insurance
  • Employee Recognition Program

Mental Health Support

  • Global Wellbeing Program

Additional Allowances

  • Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees

Childcare

  • Interactive online courses for employees' children

Family Support

  • Parent Child Office

Informal Culture

  • Open-minded and modern working environment
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