Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Description

Company DescriptionWe are proud to be an award winning 3PL service specialising in chilled warehousing. Offering clients total supply chain solutions by providing an excellent platform for world class clients providing day one for day one picking capability and complete coverageof the UK and Ireland via eight strategically located warehouses, providing over 100,000 pallet spaces, with a massive 1.5m cases delivered daily.Job DescriptionJoining Culina Logistics as Continuous Improvement Manager, 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.At times being asked to deliver large projects using a structured approach (Lean vs. Agile & Waterfall Project Management methodologies), whilst also supporting PMO activity. The CI Manager will encourage colleague participation and get leadership sponsorshipto drive cultural change.Regional travel is essential for this position as it will cover our chilled network which consists of Stafford, Market Drayton, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Tilbury, Haverhill and Sherwood.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 InformationOur people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Competitive salary
• Competive holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Business needs car/car allowance
• Retail discounts via our benefit platform

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