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Lean Team Support Specialist- Supply Chain

Reed
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Stafford, Staffordshire ST18 0NB, England

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan

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  • The Lean Team Support Specialist position is based in Staffordshire, with some travel required in the North West.
  • Candidates should have a proven track record of implementing Lean in supply chain, head office, and service environments, along with a Lean/C.I Practitioner Certification or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
  • The role involves supporting the development of Lean strategies, coaching teams, and facilitating projects to improve Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, with additional benefits including a company pension scheme, generous holidays, and opportunities for career development.
  • The working hours are typically Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, with some flexibility required and interviews scheduled throughout April.

Job Title: Lean Team Support Specialist

Working for a major supply chain partner

Location: Staffordshire, with some travel in the North West

Working Hours: Normally between 8:00am - 16:00 with some flexibility required. Monday to Friday.

How will you contribute?

  • Support the development and integration of the Lean Strategy across the business through the delivery of a defined Roadmap and projects delivered to agreed timescales.
  • Provide coaching and mentoring support to those who are executing Lean initiatives.
  • Support the facilitation of projects, workshops and training to improve Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery that engage people to deliver sustainable, measurable change.
  • Support Managers and Lean Specialists with data analysis to assure solutions implemented deliver the required benefit.
  • Work with finance functions to support the mechanisms to track financial benefits.
  • Support the Lean capability build across the network to ensure a sustainable pipeline of Lean Champions.

What will you bring?

  • Experience in coaching teams and working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including senior level, in building mature Lean/Continuous Improvement capability within sites.
  • Proven track record of implementing Lean in a supply chain, head office, and service environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships throughout the business and discuss complex issues in a plain and concise manner.
  • Ability to identify, analyse and quickly assimilate information.
  • Lean / C.I Practitioner Certification, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified, or equivalent.

What you will receive:

In addition to generous remuneration, the culture is a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits including an online discount platform, onsite parking, and much more.

Includes significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multiskilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Permanent role with interviews taking place throughout April.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.