Job Description

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have Lean Six Sigma and a Black Belt qualification .
• A minimum of 7-10 years experience working in a manufacturing/production environment in a Multi-National Company.
• A degree in Manufacturing, Engineering or related discipline is highly desirable.
• Sound knowledge of modern manufacturing methodologies and systems planning.
• Previous experience travelling into Africa will be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Collecting production data, analyzing outputs, and determining corrective courses of action to promote safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Leading, directing and managing Continuous Improvement projects to improve Revenue enhancement (Africa growth strategy, Sales discount structure, Pricing) efficiency improvement ( Repair cycle time, Warranty management cycle time, automation, ), cost reduction ( COGS, Burden & SGA), working capital improvement (AP days improvement, Inventory turns & reduction of E&O inventory) as well as
• Provide World Class Manufacturing techniques to support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement. Material saving projects (Make vs. Buy) across Organizational departments (Operations, Finance
• Leading, directing and managing Continuous Improvement projects to improve Revenue enhancement (Africa growth strategy, Sales discount structure, Pricing) efficiency improvement ( Repair cycle time, Warranty management cycle time, automation, ), cost reduction ( COGS, Burden & SGA), working capital improvement (AP days improvement , Inventory turns & reduction of E&O inventory) as well as providing World Class Manufacturing techniques to support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Leading global Sales efficiency project in South Africa (Back office Efficiency & effectiveness, Pricing efficiency, Sales effectiveness, Sales effectiveness & operations efficiency Delivery performance
• Lead the Company's Strategic Growth Development plan.
• Leading, directing & managing Strategic projects.
• Running idea generation workshops.
• Perform stakeholder analysis and ensure buyout from departmental managers & senior managers.
• Leading Kaizen events and Value stream mapping workshops and achieving monthly target for Kaizen events.
• Conduct Training on Continuous Improvement tools to build a culture of continuous improvement.
• Leading & directing CI small group activities (SGAs) and coaching of Green belt and yellow belt candidates.
• Leading and directing CI small group activities (SGAs) and coaching of Green belt and yellow belt candidates.
• Achieving Monthly budget for Continuous Improvement and Procurement Savings (P&L and balance sheet hard & soft savings and non-P&L and balance sheet hard savings) and ensuring that monthly savings are reported timeously on the CI System.
• Work with business functions to ensure that reporting on Key Business Metrics is done timeously every month.
• Assist in setting annual operational targets and drive improvements to achieve those targets.
• Identify and implement new technologies, specification of requirements, Capex justification, planning and implementation.
• Participate in Senior Management meetings, Emerging Markets Continuous Improvement Monthly calls and face-to-face meetings with the Continuous Improvement team to share best practices.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

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