At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead continuous improvement projects in Supply Chain, focusing on Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
- Company: Join a global leader in distribution operations based in the UK.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, travel opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity for global travel and career advancement in a collaborative team.
- Why this job: Drive meaningful change in a dynamic environment and enhance your project management skills.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in operations, strong problem-solving skills, and a Bachelor's degree.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Overview
Sr Manager, Projects – Supply Chain Productivity.
Responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives across Warehouse & Logistics, identifying and validating opportunities with cross-functional teams while focusing on Quality, On Time Delivery and Cost.
This role reports to the Sr Director, Supply Chain Performance and is part of Global Distribution Operations located in the UK.
Responsibilities
- Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in Quality, Delivery and Cost that is tied to Policy Deployment (PD) and Daily Management (DM) by leveraging DBS tools and the change management process.
- End-to-end view alignment and building a kaizen funnel to enable the team to execute on prioritized events.
- Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives that comply with the kaizen process, managing the funnel from idea inception to sustained results.
- Partner with manufacturing sites and distribution to identify and execute process improvements with a holistic view.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in operations or a DBS role.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Demonstrated ability to assess metrics and situations holistically.
- Rigorous data-driven problem solver.
- Proven track record in delivery of continuous improvement.
- Travel
Ability to travel – 25-50% globally.
- Additional
- Demonstrated ability to drive project management and/or cross-functional improvements in operational and transactional settings (nice to have).
- Complex problem solving with the ability to identify productivity opportunities.
- Statistical/data analytics and tracking of cost savings.
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We think you need these skills to ace Sr Manager, Projects- Supply Chain Productivity in Cardiff
Continuous Improvement
Quality Management
On Time Delivery
Cost Management
Policy Deployment (PD)
Daily Management (DM)
DBS Tools
