Manager, Process Excellence

We are looking for an experienced leader with the aim of leading through people. You will be part of a relative newly established group within Maersk Line, called Process Excellence. We believe that you as a person is constantly seeking for opportunities to develop the daily work, i e "look at every problem as an opportunity". Together with your team you will be responsible for the region deployment and implementation of an Innovation & Continuous Improvement mindset. To be able to succeed in this work we have chosen to work with well proved tools and methods based on Six Sigma, Lean and Kaizen. You are, of course, already used to work in this kind of organization. You have proven skills in using the methodology by, for instance, having a Black Belt certification. The position is located at the Maersk NEU (Northern Europe) regional head office located centrally in Gothenburg. We expect to be 10 people supporting the whole organization with developing end-to-end processes out of a customer perspective. Focus should be "Easy for the Customer - Efficient for us"! Main responsibilities: - Lead a team of change agents, who executes change projects within the region. - Develop your team members personal and professional skills. - Coach and facilitate other managers and process owners in their improvement work. - Execute business implementation master plans across areas and functions with a practical change management approach and with constant focus on value adding activities. - Facilitate in defining proper Key Performance Indicators and ways of measuring progress. - Adherence to project strategy and methodology and ensure that project does not drift away from original goals and business objectives. - Define success criteria together with project group. - Ensure completion of projects and maintenance of sustainable results by tracking, coaching, follow up and support where needed. The Candidate The ideal candidate has: - Experience of leading through others - A Black Belt certification - Excellent written & verbal communication skills - Experience with project management methods - Experience in driving change based on Six Sigma, Lean and Kaizen. We also expect you to be: - Analytical - Pragmatic - Full of positive attitude - A leader - Persistent and have a sense of urgency Please apply through our website at www.maersk.com under Jobs & Careers, vacancies, available positions as soon as possible but no later than June 16th, 2008.