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Global Lean Leader

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

5S, SW, VSM, SMED, Single Piece Flow, Strategy Deployment, Kanban, Heijunka, daily management @ genba, SQDIP/SQDC, VOC,

Requirements Summary

5S, SW, VSM, SMED, Single Piece Flow, Strategy Deployment, Kanban, Heijunka, daily management @ genba, SQDIP/SQDC, VOC, Action Planning Problem

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Coach, drive and lead lean behaviors, principles, and tools by partnering with Operating Leaders in business management roles (e.g. GM of Business Unit, or Executive Lead of a Function). Drive cultural transformation resulting in step-change in operational business metrics. May also be roles that are part of Corporate Operational Excellence Team.

Responsibilities

~2 min read
  • →Lean: 5S, SW, VSM, SMED, Single Piece Flow, Strategy Deployment, Kanban, Heijunka, daily management @ genba, SQDIP/SQDC, VOC, Action Planning
  • →Problem Solving skills and root cause analysis capabilities
  • →Kaizen facilitation
  • →Robotics and automation and AI industrial experience
  • →Leadership and communication skills, influencing techniques

Strategy and Development

  • →Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational and transactional performance
  • →Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Lean activities

General and Task Management

  • →Develop a robust continuous improvement strategy in partnership with the Management Team and key business stakeholders
  • →Implement and support cultural change across the organization and drive business improvement in a Toyota Lean style
  • →Provide project management, analytical and research skills and expertise
  • →Provide expertise, professional advice and guidance to the business in business improvement, drawing from proven industry practice and methodologies
  • →Report on progress of projects, understanding the risks, dependencies, budgets, resourcing, issues, critical milestones and forthcoming pipeline, and actions necessary to ensure success
  • →Undertake continuous training and development
  • →Contribute and support the operational rhythm
  • →Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
  • →Identify business improvement opportunities within the organization
  • →Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
  • →DfX, support in NPI to ensure manufacturability, automation, standardization
  • →Support automation and robotization projects in manufacturing and logistics from Lean perspective
  • →Alignment of 3P with Automation & Robotics integrations
  • →Support make or buy evaluations
  • →Good practice evaluation and deployment
  • →New AI opportunities evaluation and deployment
  • →Intra functional VSM

Requirements

~1 min read
  • Bachelor’s degree in an accredited university or college
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience of Lean implementation in Lean dedicated roles in manufacturing industry and overall experience of 14+years.

  • Fluent English
  • Finance acumen
  • Project Management
  • Communication skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Lean: 5S, SW, VSM, SMED, Single Piece Flow, Strategy Deployment, Kanban, Heijunka, daily management @ genba, SQDIP/SQDC, VOC, Action Planning
  • Problem Solving skills and root cause analysis capabilities
  • Kaizen facilitation

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Location & Eligibility

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Who can apply
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About this job

Posted
8 days ago
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has 3,014 open jobs on Jobera in 49 countries.

Listing Details

Posted
October 8, 2026
First seen
October 8, 2026
Last seen
October 13, 2026

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Global Lean Leader