Operational Excellence and Transformation Lead

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Birchwood, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, GBR
Hybrid
55K-65K Annually
Entry level
Appliances
The Role
Leads operational excellence and transformation across Demand to Delivery, driving continuous improvement, Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, SAP enhancements, automation, AI opportunities, and business change. The role partners with Operations, Logistics, Transport, and Demand Planning leaders to deliver measurable improvements in performance, service, and efficiency, while building continuous improvement capability through coaching and development.
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Be part of what’s next. As our Operational Excellence and Transformation Lead, you'll deliver the transformation agenda across our Demand to Delivery function, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement and business change that delivers measurable results. Working closely with leaders across Operations, Logistics, Transport and Demand Planning, you'll shape the future of how we work through process improvement, SAP enhancements, automation and capability development.

  • Salary c£55,000 - £65,000 DOE

  • Annual bonus

  • Company car or car allowance

  • Hybrid working, with 60% office attendance at our Warrington (WA3 6XG) site

  • Flexible start and finish times

  • Core working hours of 09:30 - 16:00

  • Contracted hours of 37.5 per week, worked as 7.5 hours per day plus a one-hour unpaid lunch break. Start and finish times can be adjusted provided core hours are covered and contracted hours are fulfilled.

  • Supportive culture and career development opportunities within an international organisation

  • Comprehensive benefits package

What you'll be doing

  • Leading strategic transformation and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Driving Lean, Six Sigma and operational excellence projects

  • Supporting SAP improvement and digital transformation programmes

  • Identifying automation and AI opportunities

  • Building continuous improvement capability through coaching and development

  • Delivering sustainable improvements in performance, service and efficiency

What you'll bring

  • Experience managing operational excellence, transformation or continuous improvement programmes

  • Excellent project, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

  • Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen or DMAIC methodologies

  • SAP or ERP system experience

  • A passion for initiating change and delivering results

  • Full, valid driving licence that permits driving in the UK, and willingness to travel to distribution centres, third-party providers and other business locations as required

Join a business powered by market-leading brands, exciting growth plans and the freedom to make a genuine impact.

To find out more about what it’s like to work here, visit our careers site
https://corporate.haier-europe.com/en-gb/careers/

Our Commitment

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion helps ensure the ideas, perspectives and experiences of all colleagues supports a culture of learning and attracts world-class talent. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria. We reserve the right to close this role prior to the advertised closing date should a suitable applicant be found.

Apply today and help shape what's next.

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Skills Required

  • Experience managing operational excellence, transformation, or continuous improvement programmes
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
  • Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, or DMAIC methodologies
  • SAP or ERP system experience
  • Full, valid driving licence permitting driving in the UK
  • Willingness to travel to distribution centres, third-party providers, and other business locations as required
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The Company
16,208 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

Established in 1984, Haier Group is a world-leading provider of solutions to better life. Focusing on user experience, Haier has been included on the list of BrandZ™ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands for two consecutive years as the world’s first and only IoT ecosystem brand. Haier has topped Global Major Appliances Brand Rankings by Euromonitor International for 12 consecutive years. Its subsidiary Haier Smart Home is among the list of Global 500 of Fortune. To date, Haier Group owns three listed companies, has seven global brands such as Haier, Casarte, Leader, GE Appliances, Fisher & Paykel, AQUA and Candy. It has successfully incubated 5 unicorn companies and 41 gazelle companies. Moreover, Haier has established 10+N innovation ecosystems, 28 industrial parks, 122 manufacturing centers and nearly 240,000 sales networks around the globe, it has gone deep into 160 countries and regions globally, serving more than 1 billion users’ families. (Data as of January 2021) Haier Group is committed to working with its world-class ecosystem partners to continuously build premium brand, scenario brand and ecosystem brand, and to set up IoT ecosystems in clothing, food, accommodation, travel, health, elderly care, biomedicine and education, and to tailor personalized smart life for users around the globe. 海尔集团创立于1984年,是全球领先的美好生活解决方案服务商。海尔始终以用户体验为中心,连续2年作为全球唯一物联网生态品牌蝉联BrandZ™全球百强,连续12年稳居欧睿国际世界家电第一品牌,旗下子公司海尔智家位列《财富》世界500强。海尔集团拥有3家上市公司,拥有海尔Haier、卡萨帝Casarte、Leader、GE Appliances、Fisher & Paykel、AQUA、Candy七大全球化品牌,成功孵化5家独角兽企业和41家瞪羚企业,在全球构建了10+N创新生态体系,设立了28个工业园、122个制造中心和24万个销售网络,深入全球160个国家和地区,服务全球10亿+用户家庭。(数据截至2021年1月) 海尔集团致力于携手全球一流生态合作方持续建设高端品牌、场景品牌与生态品牌,构建衣食住行康养医教等物联网生态圈,为全球用户定制个性化的智慧生活。

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