Lean Manager

As the LEAN Manager you will lead the LEAN Teams based on our sites.  You will define and manage further growth of the LEAN organization, motivate and develop your Team.  You will define the focus of the Lean Activities for the country in accordance with the CEVA strategy and operational needs. You will ensure achievement of agreed LEAN targets on time and in full.

You will be responsible to define and take appropriate actions to achieve company objectives linked to LEAN activities:

• Increase of the profitability by improvement activities
• Increase of Service Levels towards our customers
• Facilitation of the “Lean Culture”
• Deployment of Operational Standards and Innovative Solutions

• You bring a bachelor’s degree (Logistics, Management or similar) with strong link to process management.
• You have already at least 7 years of warehousing experience – in operational management, project management or process engineering.
• You can combine the data driven analytical way of work with “hands on” interactions on the shop floor.
• You have experience in management of remote specialist teams - combining team management and coaching.
• You like to access the challenges and detect solutions in analytical way using facts and figures. You have experience in analysing of warehousing service contracts as well as profit and loss statements. You already experienced a P&L responsibility. 
• You have excellent communications skills which allow you to work with the operational teams on the shop floor but also to convince higher management and external clients. Ability to communicate in English is a must.
• You are an excellent team player with the ability to lead efficiently different types of teams – including virtual and international.
• You have already a deep experience with warehousing processes and LEAN methods which you continuously extend by obtaining new knowledge in the independent and target oriented way. You can train others.