At CEVA, we believe that logistics is a people business, that’s why we create an environment of trust and team spirit - we encourage initiative and we empower our talent to grow in their careers. We are supply chain experts and live and breathe it every day. We offer a broad range of services in Contract Logistics, Air, Ocean and Ground management thanks to our 78,000 employees, operating in more than 160 countries. At CEVA, we are passionate about our work and the value we deliver to our customers and as a company, we are growing at a fast pace - do you Dare to Grow with us?
Lean Manager
Job location: Poznań
YOUR ROLE
As the LEAN Manager you will lead the LEAN Teams based on our sites. You will define and manage further growth of the LEAN organization, motivate and develop your Team. You will define the focus of the Lean Activities for the country in accordance with the CEVA strategy and operational needs. You will ensure achievement of agreed LEAN targets on time and in full.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
You will be responsible to define and take appropriate actions to achieve company objectives linked to LEAN activities:
- Increase of the profitability by improvement activities
- Increase of Service Levels towards our customers
- Facilitation of the “Lean Culture”
- Deployment of Operational Standards and Innovative Solutions
You have a wide experience in warehousing processes – from the engineering / LEAN as well as from the operational perspective. You have experience in management of remote teams. You understand the commercial contract logistics business model and have first experience with customer contacts and P&L.
You will ensure that your team will maintain a wide knowledge about the processes in respective warehouses, contractual service levels and expectation of internal and external customers.
You will moderate definition of short- and midterm improvement programs and align those programs with management and external customers. Linked to planned scope, you will decide about resizing or reshaping of the team structure and trigger appropriate upscaling / upskilling actions.
You will act as an agent between the LEAN Team and the Operations Management to ensure the success of the LEAN projects and programs.
Being the expert for Business Analytics you will support deployment of KPI systems, planning and reporting tools. Together with the warehouse management you will continuously analyse the business situation in the structured way and support business decisions by solid analytical foundation.
You will have the knowledge about all applicable global CEVA standards and programs. You will be responsible to coordinate their implementation within your warehouse locations.
As the LEAN Manager you will be the focal point for the CEVA management as well as for the key customers regarding strategies concerning operational improvements, innovative solutions and applied digital tools.
You will have the possibility to obtain an extraordinary experience in one of the most versatile departments of our organization. This expertise will support your further carrier within the international LEAN organization by successive extension of your geographical and functional scope.
To summarize: within in the offered position of LEAN MANAGER you will have the opportunity to apply fully your present experience and extend you carrier within an international organization!
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- You bring a bachelor’s degree (Logistics, Management or similar) with strong link to process management.
- You have already at least 7 years of warehousing experience – in operational management, project management or process engineering.
- You can combine the data driven analytical way of work with “hands on” interactions on the shop floor.
- You have experience in management of remote specialist teams - combining team management and coaching.
- You like to access the challenges and detect solutions in analytical way using facts and figures. You have experience in analysing of warehousing service contracts as well as profit and loss statements. You already experienced a P&L responsibility.
- You have excellent communications skills which allow you to work with the operational teams on the shop floor but also to convince higher management and external clients. Ability to communicate in English is a must.
- You are an excellent team player with the ability to lead efficiently different types of teams – including virtual and international.
- You have already a deep experience with warehousing processes and LEAN methods which you continuously extend by obtaining new knowledge in the independent and target oriented way. You can train others.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?
With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.
As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.
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CEVA Logistics Poland Sp. z o.o.
CEVA - wiodący globalny operator logistyczny, dostarczający dedykowane rozwiązania w zakresie logistyki kontraktowej, frachtu lotniczego i morskiego, dystrybucji oraz zarządzania transportem. CEVA jest obecna w ponad 160 krajach oraz zatrudnia około 58 000 pracowników. CEVA będąc częścią grupy CMA CGM która jest czołowym, międzynarodowym armatorem morskim, zapewnia kompleksowe rozwiązania w zarządzaniu łańcuchem dostaw, jednocześnie będąc jedną z najbardziej zaawansowanych technologicznie firm na rynku usług logistycznych.