Senior Consultant: Operational Excellence; Logistics Job Durban area,South Africa,Business

Position: Senior Consultant: Operational Excellence (Logistics)

Our client in the Logistics Industry is seeking a Senior Consultant:
Operational Excellence to join their team in KZN.

Purpose of the role: The Senior Consultant: OE is responsible for enabling and facilitating the adoption of the operational excellence culture within the KZN Operations through change management, training and couching of the business units and/or contracts on continuous improvement tools.

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a Lean deployment plan which will provide the required return on investment through waste elimination, costs reduction and improved operational efficiencies

Manage the implementation of Operational Excellence program in all KZN operations

Ensure alignment between Operational Excellence initiatives with the BU/accounts strategies

Develop business units’ internal problem solving capacity through training and coaching of problem solving methodologies, Kaizens and Kaizens events

Ensure that Lean foundational practices and entrenched in all areas of responsibilities

Actively participate in the development of Lean Practitioners within own area of responsibility

Act as a Change Agent, facilitate the adoption of the operational excellence culture, identify and remove barriers to success.

Assess the progress on the OE program and provide feedback to the leadership of the area of responsibility.

Assist colleagues in the area of responsibility with measuring, tracking and reporting of the financial benefits from improvement projects.

Investigate and identify opportunities for improvement

As an OE Champion, expand the use of operational excellence methodologies and structured problem solving approach in the business

Requirements:

The minimum levels of work, experience and qualifications required for this role are:

Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management

2 years experience in operations preferably in a Supply Chain environment

3 years experience in implementing OE programs

Lean Six Sigma certification

Change management skills

Project management skills

Basic business acumen

Skills:

Highly developed communication skills relating to persuading and influencing others

Appreciation for challenging others with respect

Strong inclination for change agility

Focus on getting things done

Preference for planning and organizing


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