Continuous Improvement Manager

Christian Dior; Toscana; Sur place; EUR 63 000 - 77 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Christian Dior Couture, located in Italy, seeks a seasoned Continuous Improvement leader to drive productivity, quality, and cost across leather goods operations. You will spearhead lean initiatives, deploy robust methodologies, and align actions with business priorities.

You will animate the local CI team, identify losses, optimize production flows, and ensure governance and KPI reporting. Strong expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and data analytics is essential to deliver sustainable

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Lean Management, Six Sigma Black Belt, Kaizen, and related process-improvement frameworks.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis, data visualization, and trend identification.
• Ability to map processes and design optimized future states using VSM tools.
• Strong project management skills to lead multiple improvement initiatives.
• Expertise in root-cause analysis techniques like 5 Whys, Fishbone, and FMEA.

Responsabilités

• Lead continuous improvement strategy across leather goods operations to boost productivity, quality, service, and cost.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence through structured problem solving and capability building.
• Identify losses, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and non-value-added activities; define corrective actions.
• Optimize end-to-end production flows to improve lead times and workshop efficiency.
• Disseminate best practices across teams, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• Own materials and productivity performance, focusing on leather consumption and waste reduction.
• Monitor usage and productivity vs targets; drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate the local Continuous Improvement team; set priorities and ensure roadmap execution.
• Lead the manufacturing transformation project with governance and risk management.
• Define and report KPIs on productivity, materials, and cost; track corrective actions.
• Evaluate new approaches and technologies to accelerate process innovation and visibility.
• Implement structured value analysis to identify optimization opportunities and sustainable savings.

Connaissances

Lean Management

Six Sigma Black Belt

Kaizen

Data Analysis

Value Stream Mapping

Project Management

Root Cause Analysis

Description du poste

Christian Dior Couture, the House of Dreams, is renowned worldwide for its unique savoir-faire and the explosive creativity that come together within our métiers of excellence. Our Maison is a place where we foster growth and seek individuals who have the courage to dare and succeed. Join us and shape your future in a pleasant, dynamic, and inclusive environment, where we create and pass on excellence with determination, courage, and optimism.

Drive operational efficiency, cost reduction, and enhanced quality and customer satisfaction by fostering a culture of operational excellence across leather goods operations. Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on loss identification, production flow optimization, materials performance, and productivity enhancement, while ensuring the deployment of robust methodologies, tools, and best practices.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the continuous improvement strategy across leather goods operations to improve productivity, quality, service, and cost performance.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence through structured problem-solving, performance discipline, and continuous capability building.
• Identify operational losses, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and non-value-added activities across production flows, and define actions to eliminate them.
• Optimize end-to-end production flows to improve lead times, workshop efficiency and service level.
• Identify, formalize, and disseminate best practices across teams, workshops, and sites to ensure consistency and scalability of improvements.
• Act as the owner of materials and productivity performance, with a strong focus on leather consumption, scrap reduction, and resource efficiency.
• Monitor material usage and productivity performance versus targets, analyze deviations, and lead corrective and preventive action plans.
• Animate and coordinate the local Continuous Improvement team, setting priorities, building competencies, and ensuring execution of the improvement roadmap.
• Lead the manufacturing transformation project, ensuring governance, cross-functional alignment, milestone delivery, risk management, and achievement of expected business impact.
• Define, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to productivity, materials and cost; propose and track corrective action plans where needed.
• Identify and evaluate new approaches, tools, and technologies that can accelerate process innovation, improve industrial performance, or enhance operational visibility.
• Implement a structured value analysis routine to identify optimization opportunities, challenge cost drivers, and generate sustainable savings.

Profile

Hard Skills:

• Continuous Improvement Methodologies: deep expertise in Lean Management, Six Sigma (Black Belt certification), Kaizen, and other relevant process improvement frameworks
• Data Analysis and Metrics: proficiency in statistical analysis, data visualization, and the use of tools to identify trends, measure performance, and track improvements
• Process Mapping and Value Stream Analysis: ability to map current processes, identify waste, and design optimized future states using tools like Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• Project Management: strong project management skills to lead and manage multiple improvement initiatives simultaneously
• Root Cause Analysis: expertise in techniques such as 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) to identify underlying problems

Additional information

Soft Skills:

• Leadership and Influence: ability to inspire, motivate, and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority, influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Communication: excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex ideas, present findings, facilitate workshops, and engage employees
• Problem-Solving: strong analytical and critical thinking skills to diagnose complex issues and develop effective, sustainable solutions
• Strategic Thinking: ability to link continuous improvement initiatives to broader business objectives and organizational strategy
• Facilitation: skilled in leading group discussions, workshops, and brainstorming sessions to drive consensus and generate ideas
• Resilience and Adaptability: persistence in overcoming obstacles and adapting to changing priorities and organizational needs
• Gross annual salary of at least €70.000 CCNL Pelli e Cuoio

Cross-Functional Collaboration: ability to work effectively across different departments and functions to achieve common goals

"Whatever you do - whether for work or pleasure - do it with passion! Live with passion," wrote Christian Dior.
Well before he embarked on his destiny as a couturier, Christian Dior was fascinated with art. The young Normandy native and several friends opened an art gallery when he was just 23. In 1938 he learned the métier of pattern cutter with Robert Piguet and three years later began working as a designer for Lucien Lelong. Right from the founding of his Maison in 1946, he transformed his dreams into irresistible creations, seeking to break with the somber war years by elevating pure joy. His visionary spirit celebrated and enchanted women the world over. In only ten years, Monsieur Dior revolutionized the conventions of elegance and femininity, designing collections infused with dreams.