Business Excellence Lead

Overview Job Title : Business Excellence Lead

Reporting Line : Strategy and Performance Director

Location : Alkhobar

Summary

The Business Excellence Lead plays a vital role in the overall business process improvement and process documentation as well as championing business process re-engineering and continuous improvement. Working with all business units, the Business Excellence Lead will facilitate and drive lean concepts implementation and six sigma initiatives.

Key Responsibilities Working with business units and departments in developing the policies and procedures. Driving business process re-engineering and continuous improvement initiatives. Applying lean management concepts (e.g. kaizen, visual factory, kanban, poka-yoke, etc.) and six sigma methodologies to achieve process optimization which leads directly to waste elimination and cost reduction. Building the company’s quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 standard and qualifying the organization for the ISO certification. Defining and tracking key performance indicators, analyzing performance, and providing actionable insights to senior management. Serving as internal consultant to support operations and other departments in their process improvement initiatives. Conducting internal quality audits and reporting to management on audit findings and observations and working with departments in closing gaps and process deficiencies.

Required Skills And Qualifications Experience : proven track record in leading business excellence, continuous improvement, or operational excellence role. Methodologies : Strong understanding and practical experience with lean management and six sigma methodologies.

Analytical Skills : Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze performance data and identify root causes.

Facilitating & Communication : Excellence facilitation and communication skills equipped with strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Project Management : Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and deliver results.

Technical Skills : Proficiency in data management and analyzing tools such as Microsoft Excel, Minitab, etc.

Change Management : Strong capability in managing stakeholder expectations and handling resistance and foster culture change across the organization.

Field Experience : Experience or minimum working knowledge in the logistics industry would be advantageous.

Certification : Hold certifications that support qualification in the field such as six sigma green / black belt, lean management, PMP / PRINCE2, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, etc.

Reporting : Strong reporting capabilities, and ability to develop ad-hoc reports whenever needed.

Requirements

Education : A Bachelor degree in industrial engineering, quality management, Management Information Systems, or any other related field.

Minimum of 8 years of proven experience in similar role.

English proficiency is a must.

Willing to join within a short notice (while this is preferred but not mandated).

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