Operational Excellence Manager

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Location:
Bologna, IT

Job Family: Supply & Logistics
Country/Region: Italy

Company

We are in the mid 50s; for the first time a patient with a stoma can wear an adhesive plastic bag which allowed her to manage her intimate needs significantly improving her quality of life.

Thanks to Elise Sørensen’s intuition and the support of those who believed in her and in her project, the lives of ostomates around the world changed forever.

In 1957 Coloplast was born

Coloplast world

Coloplast is composed of four divisions: Chronic Care, Advanced Wound Care, Interventional Urology,Voice and Respiratory Care.

Who are we looking for

For our warehouse we are looking for an Operational Excellence Manager.

The focus of this position is to support distribution center operations to meet HS&E and Quality requirements by working on improvement projects to deliver effective processes and meet and achieve company standards.

Responsibilities and functions:
Identify, manage and implement improvement projects to optimize warehouse performance in terms of productivity and quality.

Working on continuous improvement’s projects by following the Lean methodology.

Train and develop employees on tools such as 6S, continuous improvement processes and data-driven decision making.

Improve quality and safety requirements

Manage and plan demand and track monthly forecasts.

Define courses of action for inventory, monitor performance, align goals with Finance and Supply Chain, and manage and follow up to resolve errors.

Definition of Service Level Agreement-SLA, definition and management of delivery programs, definition of warehouse guidelines, performance monitoring, facilitation of collaboration meetings with the various departments of the company, promotion of improvement activities

Ensure compliance to all relevant policies and legislation in all activities

Act as EHS responsible for DC

Act as Management Representative for DC (ISO 9001, ISO 13485)

Requirements:
Degree in Management Engineering or similar

Experience in continuous improvement projects in the supply chain

Knowledge of Power BI, ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.

Familiar with quality, environmental and health and safety standards, with experience in a distribution center.

Excellent technical and practical experience in project management.

Experience in lean / process improvement in a warehouse environment

Fluent in English.

Simplicity and hands-on mentality

Excellent technical and practical project management experience

Organizational talent, a pronounced analytical, solution-oriented way of thinking and flexible communication with various stakeholders round off their profile

Good stakeholder management skills

Workplace: Bologna, with smart working once a week

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 16.000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

Coloplast is committed to being an inclusive organization, where people bring their differences to work each day, fulfil their potential and have a strong sense of belonging because – and not despite – of their differences. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief or physical ability.

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