Operational Excellence Manager

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Operational Excellence Manager

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Delft

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Fulltime

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Master

As Operational Excellence Manager at Samsung SDS, you'll lead maintain and enhance operational excellence for our growing 3PL contract logistics business in the EU region. You'll be at the core of growth and retention strategies, enhancing value for internal stakeholders by driving continuous improvement programs and implementing smart solutions. 


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About us

Established in 2011, Samsung SDS Smart Logistics (part of the Korean multinational Samsung Group) is one of the fastest growing logistics service providers in the world and specializes in innovative logistics services by developing and applying optimized solutions and providing SCM consultancy to customers based on their own Cello platform. The company is active worldwide in 40 countries employing more than 4.500 logistics experts.

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Purpose of the job

As our OpEx manager you'll be responsible for the folllowing activities: 

  • Embed Operational Excellence as a discipline in SDS
  • Enhance Operational Excellence program for Samsung SDS warehouse sites, choose facilitating methods like Lean/Six Sigma, evaluation metrics and site assessment tool
  • Embed into contract logistics operations by site evaluation,  change management, and local champions
  • Coaching of site management on improvement program according to the evaluation tool
  • Drive and execute Operational Excellence Training program
  • Benchmark best practices inside and outside SDS, document as smart solution and make business case for future or instant implementation
  • Lead continuous improvement programs including investment proposal & budget control
  • Support site operations management in case of critical situations; able to lead site turnaround
  • Lead or support initial stage of new strategic projects
  • Coordination with site & country management, with departments in (regional) headquarter, report to EU board
  • Support EU wide operations talent pool program
  • Build-up relationship network in Operational Excellence community

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Profile

For this role we are looking for a Manager with experience in contract logistics operations and logistics development. Preferably has background in Operational Excellence at a logistics service provider.

To be successful it is important to be result-oriented, have strong communication and persuasion skills. You'll need to be a self-starter with structured work approach, ability to oversee wide scope. Easily connecting to other people. Perseverance and imperturbability to reach goals in complex and challenging working environment.

Furthermore we are looking for an someone with:

  • Bachelor/Master degree in Logistics/SCM/Engineering
  • Experience in contract logistics operations, warehousing & transport management;
  • Leadership potential and experience as program or project manager
  • Track record with continuous improvement
  • (Master) black belt in Lean and/or Lean Six Sigma
  • A proficient level of English;
  • Experience with WMS / TMS and ERP systems;
  • Good MS Office skills;
  • Open to other cultures and social environments
  • Able to travel within EU region

Don't check all of the boxes? We still ask you to apply! 

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Benefits

  • Competitive salary, matching with your experience
  • Bonus
  • Fully covered healthcare insurance 
  • International and korean lunch at RHQ
  • Fitness subscription 
  • Bikeplan 
  • Trainings and digital learning 
  • 25 holidays (excluding public holidays) with possibility to buy 5 more
  • International working environment with colleagues coming from more than 40 different countries 

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Excited by this opportunity? Please upload your resume and we will reach out to you!

Ernst van Doorn

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