Lean Lead - Global Functions

LOCATION:

• Location will be in the Headquarter in the Netherlands   
• International travelling required up to 25%

Are you an skilled Lean expert with a proven track record of sustainable results, capable of thinking strategically and acting tactically?

Do you take pride in positively influencing those around you to achieve great results?

We are looking for a transformation agent that can lead, coach and deploy the Lean principles, elements and behaviours across all functions in APMT Headquarter bringing a couple of years experience with not just implementing lean tools but also the application of lean thinking into back office environments, culture development and problem solving.

The APMT Way of Working, driven through the Global Lean Team and the Operating System is at the core of each terminal’s daily work and challenges. Lean in HQ involves working closely with the Head of Functions and their teams.

At the core of Lean is an ongoing commitment to investing time and resources in developing all our people, leveraging all the brains in the game and encouraging employees and Leaders to work smarter, not harder. By continuously making small improvements in daily activities and big bets on our strategy delivery we will achieve enhanced performance and benefit our company as well as our people.

You will join a growing and diverse team, where we support each other, and each play our part. We come from different backgrounds, value diversity, and share the same passion to transform the industry and our business. We are motivated, innovative, curious, and driven by Lean as our foundation; we work hard and have fun. You will need drive and initiative and we are hoping you will bring along curiosity, honesty, and a collaborative leadership mindset. This role you have to work with our Global Functions in HQ and potential support to the regional Business Centers.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Understand, practice and commit to driving a kaizen culture and mindset through a robust kaizen events program execution mainly targeting tangible and sustainable improvement of transactional processes and back office procedures.
• Building a stable Daily Management structure across all headquarter functions driving cross-functional performance management on day to day basis and supporting the teams to establish a robust closed-loop process around it.
• Promote Lean behaviours and extremely high quality A3 Problem Solving mindset, developing business problem solvers across all functions and teams.
• Train headquarter team on our Lean awareness programs and specific Lean tools.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of training material for trainings based on the Lean Program, participant feedback and ongoing Lean maturity especially for back office functions.

CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Lean Practical Knowledge of most common tools and processes, such as A3 Problem Solving, Kaizen, Daily Management & Visual Management, VSM, TPI, Standard Work/Standard Process, 5S, VOC, Value Selling, Hoshin Kanri.
• Structured project management experience and knowledge.
• Experience in facilitating cross-functional teams and develop their participation and ownership to transformation projects and workshops.
• Experience in business analysis on main functional business processes (e.g., order to cash, procure to pay, hire to retire, issue to resolution, etc.)
• Experience with working across different cultures and with different functions.
• Robust skills in influencing, training, and coaching employees at all levels in an organisation as a trusted business partner.
• Absolute high ethical behaviour.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Be well respected throughout the organization and regarded as “someone people would like to learn from, listen to and work with”.
• Be self-motivated and always strive for excellence and exceeding expectations.
• Lean and project management certifications from authoritative institutions will be a plus.

REPORTING AND SCOPE:

• The reporting line will be to the Head of Lean – Global Function
• Scope of the role is within Headquarter and all its functions/offices. Regional support and interaction may be required on occasion to ensure alignment of headquartered processes.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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