Regional Continuous Improvement Manager

2 weeks ago


Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom CML Fulfilment and Logistics Full time

Company Description

Culina Logistics provides integrated supply chain services and expertise for food & drink products that require strict refrigerated temperatures. At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive... A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired Job Description Reporting to the Head of Projects and Continuous Improvement, you will be responsible for facilitating the identification and overseeing the delivery of key improvements across the business to unlock benefits around cost, quality, service, engagement and safety. You will deliver large projects using a structured approach (Lean vs. Agile & Waterfall Project Management methodologies), whilst also supporting PMO activity. The Continuous Improvement Manager will encourage colleague participation and get leadership sponsorship to drive cultural change. Stafford/ Midlands base with regional travel within the UK is essential for this position as it will cover our chilled network. Working hours: Monday to Friday , 40 hours per week. Key Duties of a Continuous Improvement Manager:
  • Identify opportunities to deliver improvements to health and safety, quality, cost and service via facilitating diagnostic events to aid the development of site and area CI plans, using lean tools and techniques and basic project management
  • Facilitating workshops to support CI and Project activity such as requirements gathering, current & future state mapping, problem solving and solution design activity
  • Provide support to establish governance and help individuals developing plans to support delivery of change; defining and implementing a suitable approach to quality, planning, resource, change control, change management, risk & issue management, cost management, benefit tracking, stakeholder management and communications
  • Managing/supporting the management of risks, issues, budget and change
  • Establishing and maintaining communication with key stakeholders in all parts of the project organisation (including clients and suppliers) i.e. reporting of all project & CI activity centrally
  • Closing the project/initiative in a controlled fashion (lessons learnt & handover)
  • Delivery of training and coaching regarding basic Project Management, CI methodologies & tools as well as effective change management
  • Support and provide oversight to tracking of benefits identified and realised as a result of change, engaging with relevant CLL finance and Projects & CI teams
  • Supporting the preparation of business cases and application for funding
  • Lead the delivery of 1 - 2 medium/large sized projects to unlock benefit
  • Support the gathering of data where required for diagnostics, solution design and benefits tracking, working with the Site Operational Systems lead
  • Engage with colleagues effectively throughout the CI and change process to ensure change is sustained & understood; implement sustainment tools such as Visual Management, Communication cells and Work Place Audits
  • Leading and motivating the delivery team
  • Support the development and sharing of best practice (CI, operations, project management)
Qualifications
  • Around 3-5 years' experience of project management and CI in the logistics industry with knowledge of best practice tools & techniques
  • Qualified in formal project management methodology (PRINCE2 or APM)
  • Experience of/qualifications in continuous improvement methodologies & tools i.e. Lean, Six Sigma
  • Delivery of tangible and intangible benefits
  • Ideally knowledge of the sector (Chilled Long life)
  • Ideally experience of change within a transport environment as well as potentially a more transactional office based environment
  • Proficient with MS Office including MSP, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel
  • Analytical with high attention to detail. Structured and methodical
  • Excellent communication skills both at a team level and Senior Stakeholder
  • Assertive, collaborative and resilient
  • Strong facilitation and coaching skills
  • Able to set clear objectives
  • High level of commercial awareness
Additional Information As part of our drive to make Culina Logistics a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers. Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives. Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
  • Annual Leave - Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays
  • Company Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
  • Private Medical Cover - This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
  • Car Allowance - Business need due to regional travel
  • Pension scheme - we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer agreat contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
  • Life Assurance - 4 x your annual salary
  • Wellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
  • Eye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
  • Reward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
  • Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam #J-18808-Ljbffr
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