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Responsibilities:- Lead Lean, Kaizen, and process improvement workshops.
- Apply Lean methodologies and tools to identify and eliminate waste.
- Facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
- Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Coach and train employees and leaders in Lean principles and methodologies.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger and other Finance processes.
- Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and process risks.
- Design and implement standardized and scalable process solutions.
- Ensure best practices are identified, documented, standardized, and replicated across the organization.
- Identify opportunities for AI based process automation and optimization.
- Lead Finance transformation initiatives and projects.
- Support organizational change and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Develop communication and training concepts for improvement initiatives.
- Facilitate alignment between SSC, business stakeholders, and leadership teams.
- Ensure successful adoption of new processes and ways of working.
- University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience in Process Excellence, Lean Management, Continuous Improvement, or related functions.
- Lean Admin certification preferred.
- Experience within Finance Operations, Shared Services, or Global Business Services environments preferred.
- Proven track record of delivering measurable process improvements and productivity gains.
- Experience managing cross-functional improvement projects.
- Strong knowledge of Lean, Kaizen, PDCA, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Experience with process mapping and process optimization.
- Knowledge of Finance processes such as P2P, O2C, and R2R.
- Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Strong analytical, reporting, and data visualization capabilities.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Freudenberg Business Services SRLSkills Required
- University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- Experience in Process Excellence, Lean Management, Continuous Improvement, or related functions
- Lean Admin certification
- Experience within Finance Operations, Shared Services, or Global Business Services environments
- Proven track record of delivering measurable process improvements and productivity gains
- Experience managing cross-functional improvement projects
- Knowledge of Lean, Kaizen, PDCA, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Experience with process mapping and process optimization
- Knowledge of Finance processes such as P2P, O2C, and R2R
- Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP
- Strong analytical, reporting, and data visualization capabilities
Freudenberg Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Freudenberg Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Freudenberg Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered strong at many U.S. sites, with low‑cost options, HSA contributions, and on‑site clinics in some locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is standard across U.S. entities, though exact match mechanics differ by business group and year.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often described as good, with some locations offering generous holiday schedules.
Freudenberg Group Insights
What We Do
Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg. Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf
