Continuous Improvement Manage

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Great Brickhill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental

24/7 online GP

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits discounts

Cycle to work

Saving scheme

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. in Milton Keynes is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to join our team, supporting Waitrose.

You will sit as a key stakeholder within the site’s leadership team to facilitate the implementation of a bespoke CI strategy across the site. Through coaching and training you will promote a culture of CI at all levels, delivering CI initiatives and large-scale projects using a robust Project Management framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in CI management role.
• Proven track record in change management.
• Prince2 and Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a Continuous Improvement strategy across the site.
• Lead and coordinate CI initiatives and projects to improve processes and performance.
• Encourage staff to identify improvement opportunities and ensure activities are resourced and driven to completion.
• Create a Project tracking suite for business cases and Project Initiation Documents.
• Maintain personal and professional development and encourage staff training.

Skills

Project management

Continuous improvement

Change management

Analytical skills

Staff coaching

Leadership

Education

PRINCE2 Foundation

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Job description

Ready to turn data into meaningful action? Can you spot opportunities for improvement where others see obstacles? Want to lead a culture of continuous improvement?

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Continuous Improvement Manager to join our team in Milton Keynes, supporting our customer, Waitrose. Sitting as a key stake holder within the site’s leadership team, you will be required to facilitate the implementation of a bespoke CI strategy across the site. Through coaching and training you will promote a culture of CI at all levels, utilising the available trained resources to deliver a wide array of CI initiatives and large-scale Projects using a robust Project Management framework.

This is a full time, permanent on site position, predominately working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £56,000.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Develop and implement a Continuous Improvement strategy to support a culture of CI across all areas of the site
• Lead and coordinate a wide variety of identified and approved initiatives and projects designed to improve processes and performance in all areas of the business and site but with a major focus on operations
• Ensuring all staff are actively encouraged to identify improvement opportunities and ensure activities are resourced, managed and driven to successful completion
• Creation of a Project tracking suite to enable project owners to create and build business cases and Project Initiation Documents in a clear and consistent manner
• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff in their development and training

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Prince 2 foundation and Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt is advantageous but not essential
• Have demonstrable experience in a similar CI Management role
• Proven track record in change management and cultural development experience
• Good analytical and numerical skills with a high level of attention to detail

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in the business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.