About the Role:

Company: An Austrian family-owned business and a true “one-stop shop” for customers, providing integrated solutions that streamline processes, reduce interfaces, and optimize internal resources.

The Lean Manager is responsible for the development of World Class Operations Management as a system within the company to support the team in reaching the defined targets. He / she defines relevant standards in coordination with the GPI and supports the groupwide development of the system itself. The Lean Manager supports in matching the step-by-step development of World Class Operations in the company with the strategy and the individual company targets and ensures a coordinated approach.

Principal Duties:

• Planning the WCOM journey and overseeing its implementation by the organizatio
• Training and coaching leaders and employees on lean principles, methodologies, techniques and best practices
• Monitoring effectiveness and sustainability of implemented Lean processes and making necessary adjustments
• Supporting the groupwide development of the WCOM system

Authority and Responsibility:

• Definition, conception, decision, drive, implementation and challenging of the local WCOM journey
•  Support in the global development of the WCOM journey and participation in global best practice communities
•  Checking compliance with globally defined standards

Experience and Qualification:

• At least 3 to 5 years of professional experience in Lean Manufacturing / World Class Manufacturing
• Some Lean leadership experience to effectively communicate with managers and team members
• In-depth understanding of Lean philosophy, principles and methods to streamline processes and reduce waste throughout the whole organization
• Profound project management qualification skills to plan, execute and oversee Lean projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget
• Excellent communication skills to clearly articulate Lean strategies, the benefits of their implementation to stakeholders and influence employees at all levels to adopt Lean thinking
• Ability to train and coach employees on Lean concepts and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Ability to work cross-functionally and foster collaboration among various teams in the organization to achieve the objectives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify process inefficiencies and devise appropriate solution
• Languages: English business fluent

Internal Parties (Interfaces):

• GPI Corporate Functions (Global Lean Manager, Operations, Process Excellence, Technical Category Manager, ...)

External Parties (Interfaces):

• Cooperation with external companies, institutes, consultants, authorities, …
• Where necessary, project-related cooperation with customers and suppliers

Contract Details:

• Working Schedule: Full-time, on-site in Lerești, Arges!