Lean Transformation Lead — Operational Excellence & Growth

Lean Executives Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development

Job summary

Lean Executives Ltd. is searching for a Head of Lean Business System / Operational Excellence Leader to drive a structured improvement framework across a key site. You will embed continuous improvement, strengthen performance and deliver sustainable change with senior stakeholders.

The role focuses on developing the CI/Lean strategy, delivering P&L improvements, and leading cross-functional transformation and governance. A hands-on leader who coaches others is essential.

Qualifications

• Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean, Business Systems, Transformation or Manufacturing Operational Excellence leaders with a proven track record of delivering measurable operational and financial improvements within manufacturing, engineering, industrial or supply chain environments.
• Experience of P&L ownership or significant P&L improvement, supply chain optimisation, cross-functional transformation and deploying Lean/Operational Excellence systems across site-wide or multi-site environments.
• Hands-on leadership style with strong stakeholder management and the ability to turn strategy into sustainable execution.

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading the CI/Lean Business System strategy.
• Driving Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and structured problem-solving activity.
• Improving manufacturing performance, productivity, quality and profitability.
• Identifying and delivering P&L improvement and measurable bottom-line benefits.
• Driving supply chain improvement, including flow, service, inventory and cost.
• Leading cross-functional transformation and process optimisation.
• Establishing governance, KPIs and data-driven performance management.
• Coaching leaders and developing CI capability across the organisation.
• Leading and developing a high-performing CI team.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Structured problem-solving

P&L improvement

Supply chain optimization

Cross-functional transformation

Governance & KPIs

Coaching leaders

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Lean Executives Ltd. is searching for a Head of Lean Business System / Operational Excellence Leader to drive a structured improvement framework across a key site. You will embed continuous improvement, strengthen performance and deliver sustainable change with senior stakeholders.

The role focuses on developing the CI/Lean strategy, delivering P&L improvements, and leading cross-functional transformation and governance. A hands-on leader who coaches others is essential.