Continuous Improvement Partner

Continuous Improvement Partner

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been industry pioneer for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility continuously setting new standards for efficiency sustainability and excellence.

At Maersk we believe in the power of diversity collaboration and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve. With over 100000 employees across 130 countries we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Partner based at our Bucharest or Constanta Romania* office to drive the adoption and continuous improvement of The Maersk Way (TMW) across the Country while leading high-impact business improvement and transformation initiatives. This role partners business leaders to solve operational challenges improve processes and deliver measurable business results through practical sustainable solutions.

*This is an onsite role requiring 5 days presence in the office.

Key Responsibilities

Drive Operational Excellence

• Lead the deployment and maturity of TMW across the Area.
• Facilitate and coach teams on Lean Kaizen A3 problem solving root cause analysis and continuous improvement practices.
• Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on Operational Excellence and business transformation.
• Work closely with senior leaders and teams across Operations Customer Experience Supply Chain Finance Product Technology and Operational Excellence as well as Digital Automation and Data teams.

Lead Business Improvement Initiatives

• Lead cross-functional projects focused on improving efficiency quality customer experience and business performance.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and guide teams from problem definition through implementation.
• Drive end-to-end process and operating model improvements ensuring solutions are practical scalable and sustainable.
• Support initiative governance execution and realization of business benefits.

Build Capability & Drive Change

• Coach leaders project teams and Operational Excellence practitioners on improvement methodologies and change management.
• Facilitate workshops diagnostics value stream mapping sessions and problem-solving events.
• Develop continuous improvement capabilities and promote best practices across the organization.

Enable Digital Transformation

• Identify opportunities to improve processes through automation digitalization and data-driven decision making.
• Partner with Digital Automation and Analytics teams to design and implement business solutions.
• Ensure new solutions are adopted and embedded into day-to-day operations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Supply Chain Operations Logistics Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• 710 years of experience in Operational Excellence Continuous Improvement Lean Management or Business Transformation.
• Experience within logistics supply chain transportation manufacturing or other operational environments is a strong advantage.
• Proven background leading cross-functional improvement and transformation initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Strong working knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement tools including: Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Kaizen A3 Problem Solving Root Cause Analysis 5 Why Fishbone Analysis Standard Work Daily Management Systems. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Experienced in working on digital automation or analytics-enabled transformation initiatives.

We Offer

This is an exciting career opportunity in an international challenging business setting known for diversity and high paced environment. You will get to focus on creating valuable relations with current and new customers and work with highly professional teams in an environment where you will be valued recognized and well rewarded. You will work with amazing and diverse colleagues with a deep sense of commitment to live Our Values and together go all the way for our customers society and for each other.

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