Business Unit Lead

Barloworld Equipment (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment service provider in South Africa is seeking a Lean Business Manager to oversee BBS initiatives and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of lean experience, including 3 years in management. Responsibilities include managing the team, coaching on BBS concepts, and ensuring the delivery of projects aimed at enhancing process metrics. A degree and relevant certifications are required. This position offers an opportunity to influence organizational changes and improvements.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years lean business experience with minimum 3 years in management.
• Demonstrated experience as a lean/continuous improvement leader.
• Successfully demonstrate Project/portfolio management experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive objectives for VSAs and RIEs.
• Manage development of MDI methodology.
• Provide execution leadership and metrics for BBS initiatives.
• Coach and mentor BBS managers.
• Coordinate delivery of BBS projects to achieve company goals.
• Lead required BBS cultural change.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Written and Verbal communication

Conflict management

Influencing and negotiation

Drive, Energy and Initiative

Practical Execution Management

Developing People

Programme and Project management

Professional / Technical Competence

Education

Relevant B Degree

BBS Bronze Certification or equivalent

Tools

Statistical Analysis tools

Job description

Key Outputs

• Drive the objectives for the identified VSA's and RIE's within the area of responsibility (where and when applicable)
• Manage the development of the Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) methodology
• Leads within the business unit through the transformation process using a coaching style and Socratic (critical thinking) learning approach at all levels
• Frames/Develops and communicates expectations and required behavioural changes for the leadership team and various levels of employees throughout the area of responsibility
• Provides vision to the leadership team as to “what good looks like”
• Maintains a “transformation story” that showcases the results and ROI to BWE, presents the story as needed to compel continued improvement efforts and/or encourage employees to use the Barloworld Business System
• Identifies existing challenges within the organization and communicates to senior leadership the possible risks and ramifications of the behaviour
• Manage the collation of all the information and required inputs for mission control review
• Lead RIE preparation as per the BBS preparation schedules
• Lead sustainment program post event and ensure that all activities are completed no time and in full.
• Ensure that site daily rhythm creates the correct short interval control to enable rapid problem solving
• Manage the value stream steering team routine and develop the require standard work
• Activate the escalate structure when necessary
• Manage the training and development of the areas BBS appointed resources

Primary Output

• Manage the BBS commitments
• Provide execution leadership, relevant metrics, financial justification and valuation for BBS initiatives
• Identify opportunities for replication of global best practices, establish the best practice process, ensure sharing of BWE-generated best practices and monitoring and reporting of Best Practice implementation.
• Coach and mentor BBS managers and team members in BBS concepts
• Coordinate the delivery of BBS projects/initiatives to drive improvement in process metrics, target financial benefits, and achieve company goals
• Negotiate and assign resources for area of responsibility and ensure that barriers to delivery of BBS initiatives are removed
• Provide management direction and guidance for the implementation of new/revised solutions
• Provide oversight into the BBS projects by preparing periodic portfolio progress reports and cost savings realisation plans and actuals as required
• BBS is operating as per standard within the area of responsibility
• Leading the required BBS cultural change
• Creating an enabling environment for the embedding of BBS
• Utilise the methodology of simplification, augmentation and automation to identify opportunities to automated processes

Qualification, Experience and Competencies

• Minimum Required Qualification: Relevant B Degree; BBS Bronze Certification or equivalent validated lean experience/accreditation
• Minimum required experience: At least 5 years lean business experience with at least 3 years spent in management; Demonstrated experience as a lean/continuous improvement leader.
• Successfully demonstrate Project/portfolio management; Experience in applying Statistical Analysis
• Tools and Techniques
• Minimum Required Competencies: Problem solving (L3); Analytical thinking (L3); Written and Verbal communication (L2); Conflict management (L2); Influencing and negotiation (L3) ; Drive, Energy and Initiative (Results-Focus) (L3); Practical Execution Management (Planning, Organising & Monitoring) (L3); Developing People (L2); Programme and Project management (L3); Professional / Technical Competence (L2)