CI Specialist / Continuous Improvement Business Partner (m / f / d), WSS Segment Europe

We are looking for an experienced CI Specialist / Continuous Improvement Business Partner (m / f / d) who is responsible for managing the overall execution of strategies that support and drive Xylem’s Lean transformation and are focused on improving our value proposition to the customer while delivering significant financial results to the bottom line.

You will be supporting multiple international sites to drive cultural lean development and empowerment at a macro level, while supporting transformations and events to eliminate waste from the organization.

Locations : Herford or Ludwigshafen (Germany), Sundbyberg (Sweden), Nanterre (France), Montecchio (Italy). Other Xylem locations in Europe are also optional. We offer a Hybrid contract and this role requires travel of 50% or more if needed to cover the assigned sites.

Responsibilities:

• Lead CI implementation, standardization, and consistency across multiple sites (CI implementation, training and projects, CI processes, methods and tools to eliminate waste and promote flow)
• Deliver Training and Coaching to teams and colleagues
• Work with sites business leads to support their priorities and align CI projects to their needs
• Proactively identify and communicate areas for operational and strategic improvement and share best practices / learnings
• Mentor and coach in process mapping, 5S, VSM, etc. events with site cross-functional teams
• Analyze current and past trends in KPI’s highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Create and finalize standard work documents / procedures and best practices
• Live our culture and exemplify our Growth Enabling Behaviors to be highly inspired to innovate, highly empowered to lead and highly accountable to deliver

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business (Master’s Degree Preferred)
• Lean Certification or Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (Preferred)
• 5-10 years of industry experience in a lean / continuous improvement organization
• Expert knowledge of lean business system implementation and development; capable of working independently, with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated experience in Lean Management, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement Management
• Ability to apply Lean methodologies in non-manufacturing environments (e.g. Services, Transactional)
• Proven record of financial data management, ability to read and draw conclusions from financial reports and P&L statements
• Excellent Presentation and Project Management skills, Facilitation skills, Influencing skills
• Ability to work in and lead a team, showing initiative and commitment
• Ability to drive a project both strategically, and hands-on enough to support at the team level

For questions regarding this opportunity, please reach out to Niklas Naunheim, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at +49 1621374371.

We are looking forward to your application!

Xylem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

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