Are you ready to apply your skills at OSE-listed Stolt-Nielsen, a global leader in liquid logistics?
We are looking for a Continuous Improvement (CI) Expert to join our team. If you are passionate about optimizing processes, achieving operational excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, we’d love to hear from you.
In this role, you will lead a range of projects focused on Stolt Tankers ensuring the safe, reliable, and high-quality delivery of global transportation services.
Stolt Tankers is a division of Stolt-Nielsen, a market leader in logistics and the distribution of bulk liquids. Stolt-Nielsen has three global bulk liquid and chemicals logistics businesses: Stolt Tankers, Stolthaven Terminals and Stolt Tank Containers. Stolt-Nielsen also cultivates value through a range of adjacent investments. Stolt-Nielsen Limited is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
What you will be doing
In this role, you will drive improvement initiatives across departments, support the successful local implementation of global projects, coach colleagues in CI and lean practices, manage CI activities, and report on KPIs and progress. You will play a key role across the organization by standardizing, improving, and redesigning processes. In this role, you will lead impactful CI projects while training and coaching employees and senior leaders to strengthen the CI mindset and adoption of improvement methods. As a change professional, you will also support transformation initiatives, helping the organization achieve its operational excellence ambitions.
Key responsibilities
• Lead initiatives with the goal of optimizing the total value chain beyond Stolt boundaries, together with suppliers and customers.
• Lead initiatives to review, standardize, improve, and redesign processes with a focus to make improvements and achieve standardisation.
• Implement Strategic Management, including training and coaching of (senior) leaders.
• Implement Daily (Performance) Management in cross functional process teams and hierarchical teams and departments including training and coaching of the team.
• Implement commercial management on a strategic level and daily management including training & coaching of the employees and leaders
• Training (up to green belt level) and coaching of employees, team leaders, middle managers and senior leaders in all aspects of the CI methodology and CI leadership.
• Coaching of project participants.
• Provide (on request and proactively) feedback to employees and (senior) managers with regard to the execution of CI related activities, CI related behaviours and CI related leadership style.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• A minimum of 5 years’ working experience.
• Lean/Six sigma Green Belt Certified is a must to have.
• Analytically strong and a fast thinker.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to thrive in complex environments and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
What we offer
• We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package, including a 13th month.
• The position is based at our headquarters in Rotterdam.
• Traveling to other offices (Houston, Singapore, and Manila) might at times be necessary.
• Regarding the recruiment process: complete the online application form and send it to us along with your CV.
• Interview process: will include two interviews, personality test and possibly case study analysis.
For more information please contact Caterina Bertoni Gonzales at [email protected].
About Stolt-Nielsen
Stolt Tankers is a division of Stolt-Nielsen Limited (SNL), focused on opportunities in logistics, distribution, and aquaculture. The Stolt-Nielsen portfolio consists of its three global bulk liquid and chemicals logistics businesses – Stolt Tankers, Stolthaven Terminals and Stolt Tank Containers – Stolt Sea Farm and investments in LNG. Stolt-Nielsen Limited is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs: SNI). Our values: We act pragmatically, collaborate for success and commit to go further. #LI-CB2 #LI-Hybrid
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Stolt-Nielsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, disability status, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship status, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, national origin or ancestry, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law or regulation. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Disclaimer
We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree
- Minimum 5 years' working experience
- Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
- Strong analytical skills and fast thinker
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Ability to thrive in complex environments and collaborate cross-functionally
What We Do
Stolt-Nielsen is a group of world-leading businesses in global bulk-liquid and chemical logistics and innovative land-based aquaculture. Making Logistics work better Stolt-Nielsen’s three largest businesses generate more than 90% of its revenues and together form a global bulk-liquid and chemical logistics, transportation and storage services group, valued by customers for its world-leading quality, reliability, flexibility and expertise. We make logistics work better, because our customers’ and their customers’ needs never stop changing. So we never stand still. Sustainable seafood for the next generation Stolt Sea Farm is the global pioneer and innovator in aquaculture of premium species that people trust and love to eat . Stolt Sea Farm’s purpose is to ensure that future generations continue to enjoy wonderful seafood. The Company employs more than 6,000 people across 30 countries and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs: SNI).
