Operational Excellence Team Lead

At Nouryon, our global team of Changemakers takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future. We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? 

About the job

The Operational Excellence Team Lead plays a pivotal role in advancing Nouryon's commitment to operational excellence. This position is responsible for leading, deploying, and executing Operational Excellence activities across Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Operations and Supply Chain Management, with a primary focus on manufacturing sites. The Team Lead is instrumental in supporting and coaching Operational Excellence Managers, aligning support needs with Site Leadership teams, coach our Continuous Improvement Managers on the sitesand occasionally support other functional teams to enhance their performance.

In your future role as Operational Excellence Team Lead you will

• Act as a leader for OpEx Managers, offering ongoing coaching, support, and development to foster a high-performing team.

• Drive and deliver Operational Excellence programs and initiatives within ISC, occasionally extending to Business or other functions to ensure comprehensive execution.

• Identifies improvement opportunities, facilitates execution, and ensures effective implementation within sites and functions.

• Concentrate on enhancing regional performance in key areas, providing coaching and follow-up on improvement efforts.

• Serve as a technical expert in Lean Six Sigma (L6S) and Nouryon ISC processes, tools, and systems, collaborating with other OpEx Leads and Managers.

• Build teamwork through engagement, aligning team members with ISC and Company vision and values for unified performance delivery.

• Provide initial training to OpEx Managers and site CIMs, extending training as needed throughout the organization to promote skill development. Assist in the development and deployment of the Lean Six Sigma (L6S) program and helps provide visibility of the program across Nouryon

• To be effective in the role spending time on our sites (Gemba) is required. Travel on average 30% with occasional peaks up to 50%.

We believe you bring

• Minimum bachelor’s degree, preferably from the chemical Engineering field
• Great (Change-)leadership experience, encourage innovation
• Previous Continuous Improvement experience in the process industry
• Project Management Proficiency: Strong skills in managing projects, with a proven ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization (English and Swedish)
   

Great if you have

• Proven Lean experience or certified L6S Black Belt or equivalent experience to a L6S Master Black Belt.

We believe you are a person that consistently pursue high standards, ownership, and accountability, building trust with customers through agile execution and clear communication. You make data-driven, innovative recommendations and seek high-impact solutions by fostering an open mindset. You form networks beyond your team to enhance teamwork and innovation, bringing out the best in people to drive Nouryon's success.

We offer you

We offer you the chance to join our Regional Operational Excellence team. Be part of strategic projects that enhance customer experience and cost productivity, while contributing to profitable growth. Benefit from comprehensive professional development opportunities, including Lean Six Sigma training, within a dynamic and supportive international work environment. 

At Nouryon, we provide a great job and friendly coworkers, plus benefits in addition to salary. Our collective agreement is with IKEM. Plus, we offer unilateral perks, such as bonus, reduced hours, wellness allowance, lunch allowance, and more.

Have we got your interest?
 

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to Bart Bergman, Europe Regional Operational Excellence Director with placement Gothenburg, Sweden. Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  As an applicant, a background check may be required before employment, depending on the role's requirements. You will receive information about this later in the recruitment process.

We look forward to receiving your application! 

About Nouryon

We’re looking for tomorrow’s Changemakers, today. 

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment. 

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Contact

For additional information about the vacancy please contact hiring manager Bart Bergman, Europe Regional Operational Excellence Director bart.bergman@nouryon.com If you have any questions about the recruitment process or your application or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com 

Union related contacts included here

Akademikerklubben: Katarina Risö +46709577427 

Unionen: Helene Rosenlund, +46 708 21 18 39    

Ledarna: Sanna Backman, +46 709 57 71 03