Lean Partner (M/F/D)*

TGW Logistics; Marchtrenk; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Home office

Company child care facility

Job summary

TGW Logistics seeks a Lean Partner to drive strategic improvement across all levels, coaching leaders and partnering with C-Level teams to unlock performance and value. You will own the Business Improvement agenda, using Lean Six Sigma to implement impactful changes and sustain them throughout the organization.

You’ll train and mentor teams, lead LEAN initiatives, and ensure measurable efficiency gains while maintaining alignment with company culture and values.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of applying Lean in business settings.
• Excellent English; German a plus.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.
• Ability to coach senior stakeholders and lead workshops.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic improvement initiatives across all levels, from shopfloor to C-suite.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify opportunities and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Lead and facilitate workshops, board meetings, and LEAN initiatives aligning with goals.
• Conduct root cause analyses and embed structured problem-solving into daily operations.
• Coach senior stakeholders and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure sustained change with clear structure and momentum across projects.
• Support scalability and performance through measurable efficiency improvements.
• Lead complex LEAN projects in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Job description

In this role, in addition to you leading projects - you’ll be coaching leaders, challenging the status quo, and partnering directly with C-Level executives and their teams to unlock performance, efficiency, and value across the business. You’ll take ownership of the Business Improvement agenda, using your deep knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles to identify and implement impactful changes that make a real difference. The Lean Partner role is ideal for someone who has the character, credibility, self-drive and coaching mindset to inspire sustainable change from the ground up.

What you’ll be handling:

• Drive strategic improvement initiatives across all levels of the organization - from the shopfloor to the C-suite
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify improvement opportunities and eliminate inefficiencies
• Lead and facilitate workshops, board meetings, and LEAN initiatives that align with our cultural values and strategic goals
• Conduct root cause analyses and embed structured problem-solving into daily operations
• Coach and influence senior stakeholders, enabling a shift in mindset and embedding a continuous improvement culture
• Ensure sustained change by training, bringing clarity, structure, and momentum to every project
• Support business scalability and performance through measurable efficiency and effectiveness improvements
• Comfortable leading complex LEAN projects in a fast-paced, evolving business

What you’ll need:

• Excellent English written and verbal skills (German advantageously)
• Strong foundation in process-oriented business operations, with practical, hands‑on experience
• Confidence and insight to translate strategic goals into practical action
• Ideally hold a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (or equivalent qualification)
• minimum of five years’ experience in applying Lean
• Strong analytical skills and uses data to guide decisions and measure impact
• Ability to builds strong, trust‑based relationships across diverse teams and international environments and is a well communicator (facilitating workshops, coaching, etc.)
• shaping a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement is your passion

What you’ll receive:

• Participation in an agile development team, latitude, clear objectives and regular feedback
• Wide variety of tasks and room for creativity
• Responsibility in a successful international company with a strong focus on culture and values
• A reliable and stable employer based on the philosophy "Focusing on People – Learning and Growing"
• Exciting, international projects for renowned customers
• Support in reconciling work and family life (flexible working hours, flex time, home office, company child care facility, etc.)

Ready to start? We're looking forward to meeting you. An immediate start is possible.

We offer an attractive salary in line with the market, which can be above the collective agreement depending on qualifications and experience. The minimum gross basic salary based on full-time employment per year is 53.242 Euro.

TGW is an employer that promotes equal opportunities. We invite everybody interested in this job to apply.