Lean Engineer (m/w/d)

American President Lines; Wolfsburg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

30 days annual leave

E-learning platform

Bike leasing

Pension scheme

Friendly team

Job summary

CEVA Logistics in Wolfsburg is seeking a Lean / BPE Engineer to support contract and operational logistics analysis and improvement projects. You will partner with site leaders to identify inefficiencies, plan optimization, and deliver measurable profitability gains.

The role requires a degree in a relevant field, strong Lean skills, and fluency in German with good English, plus a valid Class B licence. Join a global logistics leader with development and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics or a comparable qualification.
• Relevant professional experience in the logistics industry, preferably in contract logistics.
• Strong expertise in Lean Management, project coordination, and process planning and optimisation.
• Very good German and good English language skills.
• Valid Class B driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Analysing the site to identify economic potential and inefficiencies with site management.
• Analysing operational logistics processes and compare with contracts to find inefficiencies and improve.
• Developing operational, commercial and organisational measures to increase profitability.
• Reviewing billing arrangements, cost structures and material flows for optimisation.
• Working with international and cross-functional teams to implement improvements.
• Delivering employee training on LEAN methodologies.
• Leading and coordinating logistics improvement projects.

Skills

Lean Management

Project coordination

Process planning and optimisation

German language

English language

Driving licence

Education

Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics or comparable

Job description

Wolfsburg_DEU

CEVALogistics

Contract Logistics

Full Time

CEVA Logistics provides global logistics services that connect people, products and businesses around the world. We operate in 170 countries with more than 110,000 employees across over 1,300 locations. This supports our ambition of becoming one of the Top 5 global contract logistics providers.

For our site in Wolfsburg, we are looking for a Lean / BPE Engineer (m/f/d) to join us at the earliest possible date. In this role, you will support the site in evaluating and analysing customer contracts and operational activities through clearly defined methodological approaches.

Your Responsibilities

In your new role, you will report to the Business Process Excellence Manager (BPE) and act as the main point of contact for the responsible department managers regarding the analysis, planning and optimisation of logistics processes, particularly through:

• Analysing the assigned site to identify economic potential and inefficiencies in collaboration with site management and the local process engineer
• Analysing operational logistics processes and comparing them with contractual agreements to identify inefficiencies and develop improvement recommendations
• Developing operational, commercial and organisational measures to increase site profitability, aligning these measures with site management and supporting their implementation
• Reviewing billing arrangements, cost structures, material flows and production performance to identify and implement optimisation opportunities
• Working closely with international and cross-functional teams to support the development and implementation of improvement initiatives
• Delivering employee training on process optimisation and efficiency improvement using LEAN methodologies
• Leading and coordinating logistics improvement projects to enhance efficiency and sustainability

Your Profile

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics or a comparable qualification
• Relevant professional experience in the logistics industry, preferably in contract logistics
• Strong expertise in Lean Management, project coordination, and process planning and optimisation
• Very good German and good English language skills
• Valid Class B driving licence

What We Offer

• Long-term development opportunities and career advancement prospects within an innovative company
• 30 days of annual leave
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities through our e-learning platform, including professional training as well as soft skills and language courses
• Company bike leasing
• Company pension scheme
• A welcoming team with a first-name culture that looks forward to meeting you

As a global organization, and partof the CMA CGM group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, attitudes and local knowledge of our customers, can we succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.