Operational Excellence Team Lead

Operational Excellence Team Lead
Do you want to be part of making everyday life easier for people around the world? Without seeing it, you meet us every day in your everyday life. We are in your soles, in your mobile and in the newspaper you read. With a common commitment to innovation, sustainability and safety, our employees work daily for a sustainable future.

Main responsibilities
The Operational Excellence Team Lead is responsible for and leads the deployment and execution of the Operational Excellence activities within ISC Operations and Supply Chain Management with a key focus on our manufacturing sites. The position supports and coaches Operational Excellence Managers, site teams and in some cases other functional teams in improving their performance.

As an Operational Excellence Team Lead your main tasks are:
Lead, coach and develop a team of Operational Excellence Managers who are supporting operations and sites, leading improvement projects and operational excellence execution.
Follow up and coach sites on performance in key areas.
To be part of the regional OPEX management team and as such co-responsible for setting strategy and direction of the regional Operational Excellence activities and delivery of the regional targets.
Work closely together with Regional Manufacturing Directors and Site Leadership teams to align on OpEx prioritization for the region and within the sites.
Running improvement projects, trains and guides on the Nouryon standard processes


This function requires significant traveling up to 50%, mostly within the EMEA region

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree minimum, Master’s degree preferred. Degrees related to technical, supply chain, engineering or related fields are most appropriate
Proven continuous improvement, Lean experience and/or certified L6S Continuous Improvement Master. Or equivalent experience to a L6S Master Black Belt
Extensive knowledge and expert use in Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies
Proven leadership skills and the capability to work effectively in international teams
Skilled and experienced in managing change programs
Extensive experience in training and coaching; able to impart knowledge to others
Experienced project manager
Fluent in English, both verbal and written.



Your personality is well organized and structured, and you have the ability to plan and prioritize work. You also have a passion for innovation, change and continuous improvement. You need to have high performance levels and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.


Why join us?
Are you passionate about sustainability, innovation, safety, and collaboration? Do you want to grow together with a company that is forward-looking and continuously improving how they work? Our employees have ideas on how to build a sustainable future and the drive and passion to realize them. They believe that building long-term relationships and integrity are keys to success. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. We offer you countless career opportunities. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.

Additional information
This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Europe Regional Operational Excellence Director, based in Bohus.
Please apply via our online recruitment system with an uploaded job specific resume and cover letter. We do not accept applications via e-mail, these applications will be disregarded.
For additional information about the vacancy please contact
Bart Bergman, Europe Regional Operational Excellence Director, Bart.Bergman@nouryon.com, +31889695945

For information about the recruitment process or your application, please contact Caroline Johansson, Talent Acquisition Administrator, caroline.johansson1@nouryon.com
For unions related questions please contact:
Akademikerklubben: Katarina Risö, +46 709 57 74 27
Unionen: Helene Rosenlund, +46 708 21 18 39
Ledarna: Sanna Backman, +46 709 57 71 03

If you have any general questions or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com

About Nouryon
Nouryon is a global specialty chemicals leader. Markets and consumers worldwide rely on our essential solutions to manufacture everyday products, such as personal care, cleaning goods, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Furthermore, the dedication of more than 9,700 employees with a shared commitment to our customers, business growth, safety, sustainability and innovation has resulted in a consistently strong financial performance. We operate in over 80 countries around the world with a portfolio of industry-leading brands. Visit our website and follow us @Nouryon and on LinkedIn.

The application process
After the closing date, we will start the selection process.
In our first selection we thoroughly go through all the applications. If your skills and qualifications match the profile we are looking for, you will be invited to an initial phone interview that takes approximately 30 minutes. If you proceed in our selection process, we invite you to a face-to-face interview that takes about 1,5 hours. There you will meet with the hiring manager.

We look forward to your application!

We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or manning companies.