Senior Operational Excellence Manager

1 week ago

Chester, United Kingdom Unipart Logistics Full time

(Automotive / Rail / Aerospace)
As a Senior Operational Excellence Manager at Unipart Logistics, you will work closely with our site teams to embed Operational Excellence and Digital technologies consistently. You will lead, coordinate and deliver process improvement projects aligned to agreedbusiness priorities.
Your primary focus will be to deploy Operational Excellence and Digital technologies into operations delivering value to the business and positive outcomes measured through Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery indicators.
**Senior Operational Excellence Manager Responsibilities**:

- Lead and deliver continuous improvement activities to improve operational performance and enhance colleague capability in the use of Unipart Way tools and techniques
- Deliver tangible and validated financial savings through OpEx and Digital delivery
- Use OpEx and UL Digital tools to deliver ‘Right First Time’ principles into operations
- Learn, share and adopt best practice within our Logistics division and wider business
- Act as mentor and coach for peers and high potential colleagues, ensuring there is a strong pipeline of succession
- Support and coach Operational Leaders with their personal development accreditation programmes, particularly OpEx elements where applicable

**Senior Operational Excellence Manager Requirements**:

- Experience of delivering Operational Excellence / Lean / Continuous Improvement with data analysis and people engagement to drive tangible results - if you’ve done this in a number of different sectors it would be an advantage (Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer,Defence, Health, Technology)
- Experience of delivering focused improvement events
- Knowledge of the latest warehousing and distribution best practices and emerging concepts and solutions from across the logistics industry
- Experience of coaching and mentoring people
- Track record of influencing internal people and at all levels to drive change
- Excellent communication skills - spoken, written, and presenting
- Minimum of Six Sigma Green Belt - Black Belt certification would be an advantage
- Experience of working with and implementing digital capabilities (particularly RPA, Automation, Cobots and data science technologies; AR/VR, IoT, Big Data, Simulation, Machine Learning etc) would be a big advantage

**About Unipart Group**:
Unipart Group is a leading UK manufacturer, full-service logistics provider, and consultant in operational excellence. Operating across a range of market sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, mobile telecoms, rail, retail and technology, Unipart offersa breadth of services from third-party logistics to expert consultancy. The company, which has its headquarters in Oxford, provides services to a growing range of blue-chip clients including Jaguar Land Rover, Vodafone, Sky, and many other household names.
**Location**: Chester / North West
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full Time, 40 per week
**Salary**: £50,000 to £70,000 per annum dependent upon experience

**Benefits**: car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme.
You may have experience of the following: Operational Excellence Manager, OpEx, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Supply Chain Manager, Facilities Manager, Warehousing Manager, Distribution Manager, Depot Manager, etc.
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