GS Continuous Improvement Manager

Embark on your path towards a successful career. Kuehne+Nagel stands out as an innovative logistics company with adaptability and efficiency at our core. Our advanced processes enable us to deliver exceptional services to our clients and customers. Your knowledge, expertise and distinct skillsets will play a vital role in driving the organization’s growth.

Your Role

The Continuous Improvement Manager is part of a team responsible for creating and implementing a world-class CI program in the K+N Global Services center. This role is an opportunity to work with 3,000+ talented and motivated colleagues on improving the offshored processes for K+N.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and implement a world-class CI academy with structured training and certification in the KN Global Services
• Create and maintain a tool-kit of relevant CI/Lean/Six Sigma tool tailored to the KN Global Services organization
• Drive the local deployment of the CI training academy and become a local CI champion
• Build a culture of continuous improvement and create a CI mindset in all business units
• Support teams in the practical application, help identify opportunities, and apply lean/Six Sigma tools
• Measure and quantify the improvements, and show-case the value of local CI initiatives
• Empower operational leaders to become Lean champions through coaching and consulting
• Collaboration with CI counterparts across the KN Global Services organization (Costa Rica, Cebu, Belgrade, and Thessaloniki)
• Stay up-to-date with developments in CI practices
  
  

Your Skills And Experiences

• Bachelor's degree graduate of any related course
• 5+ years professional experience in a similar/relevant role
• Experience building and rolling out CI programs (preferred)
• Proven record of driving quantifiable improvements with Lean/Six Sigma (preferred)
• Global Business Services / Shared Service Center experience (preferred)
• Freight forwarding experience (preferred)
• Has excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work in cross-functional and multinational teams
• Analytical, fast-learner, action oriented, problem-solver
• Confident in ability to lead change
  
  

Good Reasons to Join

We offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise, shape processes and deliver innovative solutions. We are continuously growing our local and global network and our product portfolio creating career opportunities in different fields of work worldwide. We deliver high quality solutions to our customers and are proud to be a leader in the logistics industry.