Account Executive Sr

EU019 Vishay Electronic GmbH; Valladolid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in sustainable packaging solutions seeks a Global Operational Excellence & Strategic Programmes Manager based in Europe. You will drive the development and implementation of Lean methodologies across multiple sites, enhancing operational efficiency and standards. This role requires substantial international exposure, strong leadership, and expertise in Lean/6Sigma to support organizational growth and excellence.

Formación

• Lean / 6Sigma certification required.
• 10+ years developing and implementing Lean methodologies.
• International lean program management experience.

Responsabilidades

• Lead strategic development of global Lean Production initiatives.
• Conduct audits and assess operational excellence.
• Facilitate workshops and coach teams on lean methodologies.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Strategic mindset

Organizational capability

Flexible and resilient

Highly sophisticated communication style

Educación

Lean / 6Sigma certification or equivalent

MS Office advanced and Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Global Operational Excellence & Strategic Programmes Manager

Based in Europe (possible locations UK, Austria, France, Netherlands, Poland, Spain or Germany)

Job ref : CST / 63050

Salary : Commensurate with experience

The company :

Our client is a global supplier of sustainable packaging solutions. The company operates from 23 production facilities in nine countries, employing more than 6,000 people with sales of approximately $4.8bn. They create working environments where employees feel valued, can work to their full potential and where their achievements are celebrated.

Role overview :

The primary focus of the role involves the strategic development and programme management of global multi-site Lean Production initiatives / methodologies that focus on defining, deploying, and implementing a production system with the aim to drive growth and development across the company’s sites. A key responsibility will be delivering the creation of lean methodology standards, independently running workshops, conducting audits, and assessing workbooks and equipment standards. Additionally, the role requires regular reporting of the status of the plants to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities :

• Leadership and follow up on the definition of the various projects related to different initiatives of Growth and individual sites.
• Creation and implementation of OPEX workbook.
• Take a leadership role in major capital investment projects.
• Define equipment standards, workflow, and layouts.
• Lead OPEX Workshops across multiple factories and cultures.
• Support audits to state Operational Excellence level of the plants.
• Facilitate deployment of lean manufacturing and OPEX mentality.
• Creation of tracking systems for the projects.
• Monitor the status of Lean Initiatives / Methodologies for the plants.
• Support the definition of technical standards for new investments.
• Coaching the teams in the implementation of the different initiatives with a very strong focus on operational excellence initiatives as well as on technical standards.
• Work closely with the Global Operational Excellence Director in the identification of opportunities to improve and make the company more competitive.
• Close collaboration with different regions to support identifying Best Practices and support for proper communication across the locations / sites.
• Close collaboration with other functions such as IT, CI, Innovation, Production, Quality.
• High involvement in tracking savings coming from Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Standardization and harmonization of activities across multiple global locations.
• Support benchmarking and workshops exercises by collecting and analyzing data to help identifying and implementation of improvements.
• Compliance with the Company Management Systems (e.g. Project, Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations) and keeping them up to date.

Education & Training :

• Lean / 6Sigma certification or equivalent.
• MS Office advance and Power BI.

Experience :

• Over 10 years’ experience in developing and implementing Lean / 6Sigma methodologies across multiple sites and cultures.
• International lean programme management experience.
• Over 15 years’ experience in manufacturing environments (ideally automotive industry or a sector that is renowned for its commitment to operations excellence).
• Proven experience in defining an OPEX strategy as well as playing a leading role in its implementation and roll-out.
• Prepared to travel extensively on an international basis.
• Analytical thinking.
• Strategic mindset.
• Organizational capability.
• Flexible and resilient.
• Gravitas to present at all levels.
• Conscientious and high motivation.
• Highly sophisticated communication style.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.

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