Lean Manager (Kaufering, Germany)
Kaufering
Job reference: WD-0036167
What's the role?
As a Lean Manager, you'll be at the forefront of driving change and innovation at Hilti. Imagine earning the trust of stakeholders and business leaders as you develop and strengthen the Lean mindset across the organization. You'll lead lean initiatives and complex lighthouse projects on a global scale, making a significant impact on our operations.
Your role will involve coaching and upskilling the organization on LEAN principles, systems, and methods to drive end-to-end improvements and sustainability. You'll live and demonstrate a strong business acumen, listening and understanding the business to naturally incorporate the lean mindset and support the respective business strategy.
You'll co-develop and coordinate LEAN programs with business and global process managers across functions and local organizations. Owning and maintaining Lean systems, methods, and platforms to drive operational excellence will be a key part of your responsibilities.
Moreover, you'll facilitate value stream projects and kaizen/problem-solving workshops globally, creating a tangible impact. Assessing the business based on our world-class Lean Assessment for sites in advanced maturity on Lean and supporting the assessment of more mature sites will enable you to create a roadmap for the next 12-18 months.
This position will be based in Kaufering, Germany.
Your role will involve coaching and upskilling the organization on LEAN principles, systems, and methods to drive end-to-end improvements and sustainability. You'll live and demonstrate a strong business acumen, listening and understanding the business to naturally incorporate the lean mindset and support the respective business strategy.
You'll co-develop and coordinate LEAN programs with business and global process managers across functions and local organizations. Owning and maintaining Lean systems, methods, and platforms to drive operational excellence will be a key part of your responsibilities.
Moreover, you'll facilitate value stream projects and kaizen/problem-solving workshops globally, creating a tangible impact. Assessing the business based on our world-class Lean Assessment for sites in advanced maturity on Lean and supporting the assessment of more mature sites will enable you to create a roadmap for the next 12-18 months.
This position will be based in Kaufering, Germany.
Who is Hilti?
At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner in productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide innovative solutions that shape the buildings, roads, and infrastructure essential to daily life. At Hilti, careers are made real by empowering you to explore the possibilities, maximize your potential, own your development, and create meaningful impact every day.
What does the role involve?
With this role you will be key driver for overseeing and optimizing Logistics management of our production network. Which involves Inbound logistics, Inventory optimization, production flow and Warehouse and Distribution management within the individual plant as well as across our Global production Network. You will be collaborating with key peers in the organization like Business Units and Global Logistics.
By leading process communities, you will be responsible for the definition, implementation and improvement of state of the art process management system (process, data, system, organizational structure) with the objective of increasing customer experience, employee experience, efficiency & effectiveness, and compliance for a business process
Enables efficient onboarding of new users, qualification of experts by knowledge management through adequate documentation and providing trainings. You will report on the progress KPIs, suggest and support local improvement actions, lead workshops with internal and, occasionally, external stakeholders (e.g. consultants, software providers…).
By leading process communities, you will be responsible for the definition, implementation and improvement of state of the art process management system (process, data, system, organizational structure) with the objective of increasing customer experience, employee experience, efficiency & effectiveness, and compliance for a business process
Enables efficient onboarding of new users, qualification of experts by knowledge management through adequate documentation and providing trainings. You will report on the progress KPIs, suggest and support local improvement actions, lead workshops with internal and, occasionally, external stakeholders (e.g. consultants, software providers…).