Operations & Lean Lead - Global Inventory & Plant Excellence

Keenfinity Group; Ovar; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Gym / sports activities

Training opportunities & certifi­c

Career progression

Global collaboration

Discounts

Job summary

Keenfinity Group in Ovar, Portugal, seeks a hands-on Technical Advisor to lead operations excellence and global supply chain improvements. The role focuses on plant performance, standards deployment, and DIO reduction across the manufacturing network.

The candidate will analyze data, define roadmaps, and drive sustainable cash and working-capital impact while collaborating with cross-functional teams worldwide. On-site position with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Consulting.
• Strong experience in inventory management and DIO reduction.
• Hands-on manufacturing experience, preferably EMS/electronics/high-mix, low-volume.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to work with large datasets.
• Excellent understanding of MRP, planning parameters, safety stock, lead times, lot sizes, WIP and inventory segmentation.
• Advanced Excel and preferably Power BI / data analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical and analytical support resource for the global DIO improvement program.
• Analyze inventory data by plant, customer, material, SKU, supplier and inventory category.
• Identify main drivers of excess, obsolete, slow-moving and strategic inventory.
• Break down DIO into actionable drivers across Demand, Supply, Planning, Purchasing, Production and Logistics.
• Quantify improvement potential and prioritize opportunities based on financial impact.
• Develop dashboards, analytics and management reporting to monitor progress.
• Benchmark performance between plants and identify transferable best practices.
• Support the definition of global DIO reduction standards, KPIs and governance.
• Follow up actions with the plants and challenge deviations from targets.
• Ensure improvements translate into sustainable cash and working-capital impact.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Inventory management

DIO reduction

Data analytics

MRP planning

Tools

Power BI

MRP systems

Job description

Keenfinity Group in Ovar, Portugal, seeks a hands-on Technical Advisor to lead operations excellence and global supply chain improvements. The role focuses on plant performance, standards deployment, and DIO reduction across the manufacturing network.

The candidate will analyze data, define roadmaps, and drive sustainable cash and working-capital impact while collaborating with cross-functional teams worldwide. On-site position with opportunities for growth.