Area Continuous Improvement Lead

Job Description

No matter your dreams and ambitions, Maersk offers exciting career opportunities in a truly international working environment. When you join Maersk, the world becomes your workplace. You will feel the diversity and dynamics of our international business from day one. We are committed to providing the best possible development and career growth opportunities to all our employees through digitalized learning and by keeping pace with technological change.

At Maersk, we have a clear vision: to become the Global Integrator of Container Logistics - connecting and simplifying our customers' supply chains. You will be part of a truly ground-breaking journey, striving to strengthen our customer focus and serve individual customer needs.

What We Offer

This is an exciting career opportunity in an international, challenging business setting known for diversity and high paced environment. You will get to focus on creating valuable relations with current and new customers and work with highly professional teams in an environment where you will be valued, recognized and well rewarded.
You will work with amazing and diverse colleagues with a deep sense of commitment to live Our Values and together, go all the way for our customers, society and for each other.

Job Description

An exceptional opportunity to join Maersk Contract Logistics during a dynamic period of growth and transformation. We are seeking a highly skilled and driven Continuous Improvement Operational Excellence Lead to champion Lean methodologies and drive process excellence across our warehousing operations in the NEC region.

We are looking for:

• A highly structured and analytical thinker, experienced in dealing with sufficient details without losing the big picture.
• A deep understanding of warehousing operations.
• The ability to lead and execute continuous improvement initiatives using Lean tools such as 5S, DMAIC, PDCA, and Kaizen.
• Experience in Lean in Warehousing environments with the skillset to deliver impactful Lean trainings and coach teams on operational excellence principles.
• An individual with very high problem-solving skills. Not only theoretical but with concrete examples of implementation
• Trainer / coaching experience for lean management topics
• Process improvement & Project Management experience
• Strong influencing skills.
• Result driven combined with the ability to achieve results through people,
• Ability to juggle multiple timelines and overcome barriers to achieve what is needed,

Person Specification

• 5 to 10 years of previous professional experience in warehousing environment,
• German native speaker (C2),
• English fluent (C1, minimum B2),
• Frequent business trips in NEC Area – Germany, Poland, Netherland, and Belgium (country list is not exhaustive) – at least 50% of working time.

Desirable but Not Essential

• Background in Solution Design (MTM, process mapping, pricing),
• Polish speaker.
• Green belt or Black belt certified (or any equivalent) preferred.

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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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