Senior Consultant: Operational Excellence
Durban
R750 000 – R850 000 per annum CTC
 
The Senior Consultant: OE is responsible for enabling and facilitating the adoption of the operational excellence culture within our clients Operations through change management, training and couching of the business units and/or contracts on continuous improvement tools.
 
Qualification:
The minimum levels of work, experience and qualifications required for this role are:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management  
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in operations preferably in a Supply Chain environment  
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in implementing OE programs
• Lean Six Sigma certification shall be an added advantage 
• Change management skills
• Project management skills 
• Basic business acumen 

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a Lean deployment plan which will provide the required return on investment through waste elimination, costs reduction and improved operational efficiencies 
• Manage the implementation of Operational Excellence program in all KZN operations
• Ensure alignment between Operational Excellence initiatives with the BU/accounts strategies Develop business units’ internal problem solving capacity through training and coaching of problem solving methodologies, Kaizens and Kaizens events 
• Ensure that Lean foundational practices and entrenched in all areas of responsibilities actively participate in the development of Lean Practitioners within own area of responsibility 
• Act as a Change Agent, facilitate the adoption of the operational excellence culture, identify and remove barriers to success
• Assess the progress on the OE program and provide feedback to the leadership of the area of responsibility
• Assist colleagues in the area of responsibility with measuring, tracking and reporting of the financial benefits from improvement projects 
• Investigate and identify opportunities for improvement in our client’s business
• As an OE Champion, expand the use of operational excellence methodologies and structured problem solving approach in our client’s business