Lean Process & Systems Consultant

Central Innovation; Ku-ring-gai; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Innovation in Australia seeks a Process & Systems Consultant to help clients optimise operations using Lean, Six Sigma and ERP solutions. You will partner with executives to map current and future processes, identify waste and scope technology that drives productivity and profitability.

From discovery through post-implementation, you will lead workshops, document requirements, and deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in business process improvement and operational consulting.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies in operations and admin environments.
• Experience with ERP/MRP implementations including requirements, configuration and testing.
• Experience facilitating workshops and gathering requirements from stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document complex processes clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer business processes end to end to identify operational inefficiencies, bottlenecks, duplication and non-value-adding activity
• Plan and facilitate discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews and site walkthroughs to build an accurate picture of how work is actually performed
• Develop current-state (As-Is) and future-state (To-Be) process maps, value stream maps and supporting documentation that clearly communicate the change required and the benefit it delivers
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies — including waste identification, root cause analysis, variation reduction and process capability assessment — to improve throughput, quality and consistency
• Gather, analyse and document business, functional and non-functional requirements, distinguishing genuine operational need from stated preference
• Produce solution scope documents, functional specifications, Statements of Work and implementation recommendations that are clear, complete and commercially defensible
• Configure and implement business systems in accordance with approved solution designs and the agreed future-state processes
• Serve as the primary business consultant throughout customer engagements, owning the relationship for all process analysis and scoping activity
• Present findings, process recommendations and supporting business cases to operational and executive stakeholders in a clear, structured and persuasive manner
• Develop and maintain consulting methodologies, templates, tools and best practices that improve the consistency, quality and efficiency of engagements

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Stakeholder Management

Workshop Facilitation

ERP/MRP Experience

Requirements Gathering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or Supply Chain

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Central Innovation in Australia seeks a Process & Systems Consultant to help clients optimise operations using Lean, Six Sigma and ERP solutions. You will partner with executives to map current and future processes, identify waste and scope technology that drives productivity and profitability.

From discovery through post-implementation, you will lead workshops, document requirements, and deliver measurable outcomes.