Business Analyst - Lean

Advanced Resource Managers; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 61,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers in Dublin is seeking a Lean Transformation Consultant for a 2-year contract with hybrid work arrangements (3 days onsite per week). You will analyse end-to-end processes, map current state workflows, identify waste, and design optimized future states using core Lean tools.

The role requires baseline data analysis, statistical methods (e.g., Minitab), and facilitating Kaizen events while engaging stakeholders across all levels to drive continuous improvement and link

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse end-to-end workflows, map current state processes, identify non-value-added activities (waste), and design optimized future states.
• Ability to baseline FTE's and establish both qualitative and quantitative data analyses.
• Deep practical knowledge of core Lean tools including 5S, Kaizen events, Kanban systems, Just-In-Time (JIT), Poka-Yoke (error-proofing), Standardized Work, and Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, A3 problem-solving).
• Proficiency in collecting baseline process metrics (takt time, cycle time, lead time, throughput rates) and leveraging statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab) or workflow modelling platforms.
• Ability to get buy-in across all organizational levels, from shop-floor frontline workers (Gemba walks) to executive leadership.
• Ability to run focused Kaizen events, cross-functional problem-solving workshops, and process design sessions that foster active team engagement.
• Ability to shift organizational mindsets toward continuous improvement (Kaizen) and empower internal teams to sustain improvements long after the consulting engagement ends.
• Ability to connect operational improvements directly to financial metrics, customer value, and overall business strategy.
• Experience managing project scopes, milestones, timelines, and cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables meet client objectives.

Responsibilities

• Analyse end-to-end processes and map current state to identify waste.
• Lead Kaizen events and cross-functional workshops to design improved future states.
• Baseline and analyse qualitative/quantitative data, including takt/cycle/lead times.
• Engage stakeholders across all levels to secure buy-in and sustain improvements.
• Connect operational improvements to financial metrics and business strategy.

Skills

End-to-end analysis

Process mapping

Waste identification

Future-state design

Baseline data

Lean tools

5S

Kaizen events

Kanban/JIT

Poka-yoke

Standardized Work

Root cause analysis

Minitab

Workflow modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Gemba walks

Cross-functional facilitation

Tools

Minitab

Job description

2-year contract - up to €54 per hour - 9 hours a day

Dublin based - hybrid working - 3 days a week onsite

• Ability to analyse end-to-end workflows, map current state processes, identify non-value-added activities (waste), and design optimized future states.
• Ability to baseline FTE's and establish both qualitative and quantitative data analyses.
• Deep practical knowledge of core Lean tools including 5S, Kaizen events, Kanban systems, Just-In-Time (JIT), Poka-Yoke (error-proofing), Standardized Work, and Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, A3 problem-solving).
• Proficiency in collecting baseline process metrics (takt time, cycle time, lead time, throughput rates) and leveraging statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab) or workflow modelling platforms.
• Ability to get buy-in across all organizational levels, from shop-floor frontline workers (Gemba walks) to executive leadership.
• Ability to run focused Kaizen events, cross-functional problem-solving workshops, and process design sessions that foster active team engagement.
• Ability to shift organizational mindsets toward continuous improvement (Kaizen) and empower internal teams to sustain improvements long after the consulting engagement ends.
• Ability to connect operational improvements directly to financial metrics, customer value, and overall business strategy.
• Experience managing project scopes, milestones, timelines, and cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables meet client objectives.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Able to analyse processes and information in a structured way.
• Good understanding of basic Lean principles, including identifying waste, duplication, unnecessary hand-offs, bottlenecks and opportunities to simplify processes.
• Process Mapping & Documentation
• Able to capture how processes currently operate, produce clear process maps and document pain points, improvement opportunities and proposed future-state changes.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Confident and professional when engaging with subject-matter experts and wider programme stakeholders. Building relationships is also important.
• Clear Communication
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarise information clearly and concisely and produce good-quality outputs.
• Adaptability & Proactivity

Comfortable working in a fast-paced transformation environment where priorities may change. Takes initiative, learns quickly and is willing to pick up new tasks or subject areas with appropriate support