Lean Specialist

Overview

Lead the deployment of Lean methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain operations, driving productivity, capability development, and operational excellence. Partner with site leadership to implement Lean standards, deliver training and coaching programs, and ensure sustainable performance improvements. Coordinate strategic plant development initiatives, digitalization projects, and long-term capability-building plans to enhance efficiency and support business growth.

Responsibilities

Execute Lean Deployment program in supply chain:

• Aligns and implement priorities, deployment plan and activities.
• Coordinates and supports implementation of Lean Standards across all steps (Steps 0-5) 
• Enables Lean Capability plan development and delivery
• Communicates standards and guidelines and develops associated deployment plans to ensure adherence to critical requirements
• Support to Builds Site leadership and shop-floor staff capability to ensure sustainable Lean application on site
• Coach Site leadership teams, Step 0-5.
• Sustains lean deployment by application and maintenance of structure and scorecard for measuring progress on delivery of LEAN plan, goals, objectives and metrics.
• Provide trainings for professionals and shopfloor staff to ensure understanding and application of lean standards and ways of working.
• Works with regional (RuBCCA) Lean Lead to align & develop implementation plans and monitor Lean deployment

Leads Productivity agenda within supply chain:

• Support Eureka program development and eureka project’s implementation
• Support IPS and AI Tools, Digitalization tools, and Support SET(Site Expert Trainer).

 

Leads plant development agenda within supply chain:

• Align, prioritize, coordinate implementation of improvement initiatives
• Coordinates the process of creating capability improvement strategy in terms of knowledge and trainings and fulfilment of operational plans for plant development.
• Development and implementation various instruments/tools for increasing production process efficiency

 

Coordinate Plant Strategic 3 year plan development and execution

• Facilitate plant strategic plan development for improvement in terms of Trainings and capability and consolidation with the involvement of respective teams
• Coordinates prioritization and monitoring of Strategic plan execution 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or relevant; preferably in Operations management
• Knowledge of Lean methodology, thinking & tools
• Project management and analytical skills
• High awareness of progressive and modern approaches for building training and awareness agenda.
• Proficiency in MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint), AI tools
• Fluent in Georgian, English languages
• Excellent communications and collaboration skills
• Proactive, agile and a team-player