Business Excellence Specialist

Polarium is a Swedish company dedicated to providing the best performing, safe and sustainable energy storage solutions built on lithium-ion technology. Polarium’s headquarters and R&D center are situated in Sweden and the manufacturing in Mexico and Vietnam. Through its global sales channels and representation in the US, South Africa, Sweden, UK, New Zealand and Indonesia, Polarium serves customers worldwide. Today, our market-leading solutions are in use on all continents and in all climate zones - from the Equator to the Arctic.

About the job

We are hiring a Business Excellence Specialist to be part of our Group Quality team. The Business Excellence Specialist is an experienced professional within process and business improvement.

In this role you will lead, promote, and facilitate the implementation and transformation of processes to meet our company strategy, as well as continue to build on the existing framework for continuous improvement. You will also contribute to supporting a strong culture for continuous improvement within Polarium. The right candidate will have a strong drive and stamina to develop the way Polarium deals with continuous improvement of the processes in the management system. To be successful in the role, you need the ability to learn from previous best practice and use that knowledge when working with process owners at Polarium. You will collaborate with colleagues from our sites in Kista, Sundsvall, Oskarshamn and internationally with Mexico, Vietnam, the US and soon South Africa. The position is based in Kista, Sweden

Responsibilities:

- Lead the development of how Polarium improves its processes together with process owners

- Guide the team and colleagues at Polarium on how to implement changes in processes

- Develop the Integrated Management System together with the team

- Further develop non-conformity handling together with the team

Qualification and experience:

Required:

- BA in Business Administration or Science

- Solid (minimum 5-10 years) experience in quality management preferably from a manufacturing company

- Solid (minimum 5-10 years) experience in change management

- Knowledge in data analysis and interpretation, proficiency in Excel

- Solid (5-10 years) experience from leading workshops and problem-solving sessions with qualified and skilled cross functional specialists

- Excellent English-speaking skills, both verbal and in writing



Preferred:

- Proficiency in Power BI

We see that you are:

- “can-do attitude”

- Forward looking and future-oriented

- Challenges the status quo

- Change agent - looks for faster and better ways

- Strong social and communication skills

- Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced, technically dynamic environment

- High energy and highly motivated

- Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit, and a sense of humor.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a challenging position in an open, friendly international environment where we help each other to develop and create value. Your work will have a true impact on Polarium’s future success. We also offer a competitive bonus system and a high wellness contribution.