DP World is looking for a hands-on Lean subject matter expert to drive the rollout of Lean management practices across our national Contract Logistics network. Reporting to the Senior Manager – Operations Excellence, you will build operational capability, embed sustainable continuous improvement practices, and strengthen performance across a mature 3PL environment without disrupting day-to-day operations or customer commitments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the deployment of Lean management practices across the national Contract Logistics network, ensuring consistent adoption and sustainable outcomes.
- Coach and support operational leaders to embed daily management, standard work, problem-solving, and continuous improvement into everyday operations.
- Act as a key change partner for the national Lean rollout, supporting implementation planning, local adaptation, and leadership engagement across sites.
- Build Lean capability by mentoring site Lean champions, delivering training, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
- Lead early-stage Kaizen and improvement initiatives, helping teams identify, prioritise, and deliver measurable operational and productivity improvements.
- Use Lean tools and methodologies, including Value Stream Mapping (VSM), to identify opportunities, improve workflows, and drive performance outcomes.
- Monitor program performance through reporting, audits, KPI tracking, and risk escalation to ensure alignment with Operational Excellence standards.
- Partner with operational, customer-facing, and cross-functional teams to support broader business improvement initiatives and customer outcomes.
- Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, collaboration, and ethical conduct in line with company values and standards.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- Proven experience leading and embedding Lean or Continuous Improvement programs within complex operational environments.
- Strong background coaching and influencing leaders and frontline teams across operations, engineering, quality, safety, and continuous improvement functions.
- Experience within logistics or supply chain environments, ideally in a Contract Logistics / 3PL setting.
- A practical, hands-on approach to change management with the ability to embed sustainable ways of working and deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Confidence facilitating workshops, leading Kaizen activities, and driving operational problem-solving initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, challenge, and collaborate effectively across all levels of the business.
- Analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to identify opportunities, prioritise improvements, and translate initiatives into tangible results.
- Positive, adaptable, and resilient mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and team capability building.
- Strong communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, supported by solid Microsoft Office and process mapping capability.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related disciplines are preferred, along with Lean and/or Project Management certifications.
About DP World
DP World is reshaping the future of global trade to improve lives everywhere. Operating across six continents with a team of over 125,000 employees, we combine global infrastructure and local expertise to deliver seamless supply chain solutions. From Ports and Terminals to Marine Services, Logistics and Technology, we leverage innovation to create better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
In Asia Pacific, DP World employs over 15,000 people across 22 geographies. We operate 17 ports and terminals, complemented by a comprehensive suite of end-to-end supply chain solutions - to connect the region to the rest of the world.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience leading and embedding Lean or Continuous Improvement programs within complex operational environments.
- Strong background coaching and influencing leaders and frontline teams across operations, engineering, quality, safety, and continuous improvement functions.
- Experience within logistics or supply chain environments, ideally in a Contract Logistics / 3PL setting.
- Hands-on change management experience with ability to embed sustainable ways of working and deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Confidence facilitating workshops, leading Kaizen activities, and driving operational problem-solving initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with ability to influence, challenge, and collaborate across all levels.
- Analytical and commercially minded with ability to identify opportunities, prioritise improvements, and translate initiatives into tangible results.
- Strong communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, supported by solid Microsoft Office and process mapping capability.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related disciplines.
- Lean and/or Project Management certifications.
DP World Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DP World and has not been reviewed or approved by DP World.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive in many contexts, with strong salary perceptions in several regions. Feedback suggests compensation is sometimes viewed as equitable, with salary practices described as compliant and fair.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellness initiatives, flexible working hours, and practical supports like reimbursements for mobile, home internet, and home‑office equipment are emphasized. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute meaningfully to everyday work‑life needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage is described as comprehensive in some locations, including medical emergency coverage and life insurance. A broader emphasis on health, safety, and wellbeing programs reinforces this support.
DP World Insights
What We Do
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,000 employees, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. We make trade flow, to change what’s possible for everyone.
