Continuous Improvement Specialist - Vertiv Operating Systems

Vertiv Group Corporation; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Competitive timezone-aligned benefits

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a result‑driven Continuous Improvement professional to lead and implement Lean and Lean Six Sigma initiatives that improve KPI performance across the organization, using Vertiv Operating System (VOS) methodologies.

Under the VOS Manager, you will diagnose barriers, train teams, and manage multiple CI initiatives, collaborating with departments and suppliers as needed to deliver measurable improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3+ years of experience.
• Six Sigma/Lean certifications preferred.
• Experience leading diverse teams on CI projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement CI projects (Lean, Lean Six Sigma) to improve department performance.
• Serve as a change agent driving cultural transformation and adoption of CI practices.
• Lead department-level CI initiatives including data analysis, planning, change management, and training.
• Develop and deploy VOS strategy in collaboration with department managers.
• Communicate results and train teams across the organization.

Skills

Operational execution

Change leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder engagement

Process analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Six Sigma / Lean certifications (preferred)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

Job Summary:

A brief synopsis of the role; this summary is intended to describe all employees at Vertiv who perform this work. Your HRBP can provide the Job Architecture description if needed.

• Responsible for leading and implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) projects (e.g. Lean and Lean Six Sigma initiatives) to improve department performance in alignment with key initiatives across the organization.
• Be part of a highly skilled team of change agents working with all areas of assigned departments as well as aspects related to external customers and suppliers when applicable.
• Develop, execute and sustain effective process improvements that drive KPI improvements utilizing Vertiv Operating System (VOS) methodologies.

Under the direction of the VOS Manager, this individual contributor will:

• Serve as a change agent by driving the required cultural transformation and the adoption of successful process improvement practices and by diagnosing barriers to project success and facilitating resolution.
• Leads assigned departments’ business improvement projects including data analysis, preparation & planning, change management, and training of CI methodology e.g. LEAN.
• Share responsibility for process improvement with assigned departments’ manager.

Responsibilities

• Directly impacts assigned department’s core processes.
• Frequently interacts with peer groups, normally involving information/best practice exchange, basic problem resolution and process improvement opportunities identification.
• Leads change initiatives and drives process excellence.
• Leads facility VOS communications, education and training.
• Implements site analysis including baseline of assigned departments business processes and financial analysis and continuous measurement and improvement.
• Partners with department manager to develop and deploy VOS strategy.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent of 3 plus years’ experience
• Six Sigma / Lean certifications, preferred

Requirements:

Required Experience

• Proven track record of operational execution
• Prior experience in leading diverse teams to achieve a common goal
• Prior experience using word processing, spreadsheet, statistical analysis, and presentation software.
• Ability to interact with all levels within the organization
• Ability to work within a matrix management environment
• Work with minimal supervision
• Ability to understand customer / client issues and creatively apply solutions to real-world issues with world-class result
• Ability to organize and schedule people and tasks; Use goals to guide actions and create detailed action plans; manage multiple projects
• Execution orientated, with a strong sense of urgency around tangible results
• Able to demonstrate leadership without formal authority
• Strong written and oral communication / presentations skills
• Work well in a team environment, with sound negotiation and issue resolution skills
• Excellent Facilitation skills
• Ability to assume a role of authority as necessary; advocate new ideas, even when risk is involved; delegate responsibility and empower teams to make decisions; provide constructive feedback to others
• Ability to apply systems thinking to generate solutions; focus on process rather than isolated events; Use tools to define problems; Be systematic in identifying problem areas and opportunities
• Being open to change (positive or negative) in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations.
• Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others.
• Quality Focused, Attentive to Detail, and Results-Oriented.
• Ability to influence positive change effectively.