Implementations Director

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading logistics company in Nordrhein-Westfalen is seeking an experienced Implementation Director to lead process implementation and optimization efforts across warehouse sites in Germany. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in engineering, extensive operational excellence experience, and strong automation expertise. In this role, you will develop best practices, manage project timelines, and foster a collaborative environment. This position requires both effective leadership and analytical skills.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in operational excellence in global roles.
• Proven ability to build best-in-class processes and standards.
• Strong experience in automation.

Aufgaben

• Develop and continuously improve the implementation playbook.
• Own global reporting on deployment timelines and KPIs.
• Provide expert mentoring and support for regional implementations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across regions.
• Lead end-to-end implementations and manage project budgets.
• Identify risks and conduct post-implementation reviews.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Process optimization

Automation expertise

Analytical mindset

Teamwork

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s in engineering or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Implementation Director to lead our process implementation and optimization efforts for our warehouse sites in Germany.

The Director of Implementation & Operational Excellence is responsible for standardizing and optimizing GXO’s automation deployment processes by applying consistent best practices and driving a unified "One GXO" approach. This role leads a team focused on continuous improvement, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, improving service quality, and delivering measurable results through effective strategy execution. The role reports into the Managing Director Germany.

What you’ll do on a typical day

• Develop and Maintain Implementation Playbook: Create and continuously improve a best‑in‑class implementation playbook, incorporating internal and external best practices, standardized processes, and step‑by‑step guidance.
• Reporting & Insights: Own global reporting on deployment timelines and KPIs through dashboards and data analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Implementation Support & Expertise: Provide subject matter expertise, mentor teams, and support regional implementations to ensure consistent application of best practices and measurable success.
• Continuous Improvement & Community Building: Drive continuous improvement initiatives, build a cross‑regional expert community, foster knowledge sharing across the enterprise.
• Project & Client Leadership: Lead end‑to‑end implementations, manage timelines and budgets, coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure successful client onboarding and solution delivery.
• Risk & Performance Management: Identify risks, define success metrics, conduct post‑implementation reviews, and ensure smooth handover to operations.

What you need to be successful

At a minimum

• Bachelor’s in engineering or any other related field.
• Extensive experience leading Operational excellence in global roles.
• Proven experience in building best‑in‑class processes and standards.
• Strong background in Automation.

Preferred skills

• Strategic thinking, critical and analytical mindset.
• Process mindset, methodical approach.
• Influential leadership skills (with and without authority levels).
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Problem‑solving skills.
• English and German verbal and written communications skills to work effectively with stakeholders.
• Organizational agility skills, innovation skills, curious mindset.
• Global mindset, respect for procedures and standards.
• Lean Six‑sigma, Kaizen, Shingo or any other related methodologies qualification.