Continuous Improvement Manager

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Role: Continuous Improvement Manager

Location: Prague

Contract type: full time

About Carrier

At Carrier we make modern life possible by delivering innovative and sustainable ground-breaking systems and services that matter for people and our planet. We exceed the expectations of our customers by anticipating industry trends, working tirelessly to master and revolutionize them. This is why we come to work every day. And we do it The Carrier Way.

Join us and we can make a difference together.

About the role

The CBS CI/ Cx Manager has responsibility for achieving operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and review; developing action plans and recommendations to meet productivity, quality, and customer-service standards training and coaching on Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Working closely with the Service Excellence team members, Global Process Owners, Operational Leaders, and 3rd party service providers Define and Implement Continuous Improvement/ Carrier Excellence culture.

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees and enhancing our programs when necessary.

Among the many benefits, Carrier offers Exciting innovative environment, possibility for further development and international career opportunities, high-profile team, daily use of English and other foreign languages, language courses, Competitive remuneration and other benefits (meal vouchers, contribution to life or pension insurance, holidays etc.), Flexible working hours, possibility for home office, personal days off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, business intelligence or analytics, computer science, accounting/finance, related discipline with at least 5-7 yrs experience in Continuous Improvement.
• Experience in defining metrics, sourcing/managing data, designing data visualizations.
• Able to influence change and challenge with global/center leaders and project management.
• Black Belt with Improvement coaching expertise in Service Industry with at least 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in Service Industry.
• Project Management, Continuous Improvement Expert.
• Ability to deliver work through influence is important; as selection criteria the candidates will have to be able to evidence strong examples of changing “hearts and minds” and are therefore are most likely to be both “people” and “project” led change agents.
• Ability to generate outstanding visual reports, project management of improvements tracking and delivery, Demonstrated capability to apply Lean/Lean Sigma Philosophy and Tools.
• Effective Communication skills (presentation, effective conversations, written).
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Strong Facilitation & coaching skills (teamwork and team building).
• Accreditation as a Kaizen Facilitator would be a significant plus.
• Change management experience.

Responsibilities

• GROW CAPABILITY: As a trainer to enable Capability development for Leaders and Practitioners and develop training content and deliver the trainings.  Help set Continuous Improvement / Lean goals for Globally/ hubs and assist in leading the effort to achieve them.
• DELIVER & SUSTAIN RESULTS: Apply the Continuous Improvement / Lean methodology, develop a global plan and lead its execution – ultimately linked to the business strategy and results and closely aligned with the CBS priorities.. Project management of identified Improvement activities and tracking and enabling delivery.
• DELIVER & GROW Cx LEADERSHIP & CULTURE: Design, Develop and Coach Cx Leadership Behaviors and in doing so support and develop a sustainable continuous improvement culture.  Coaching leaders in Cx ways of working, developing in house capability and network of CI internally. Define the benefits tracking framework and mechanics and rollout for productivity improvements tracking.
• TOOLS EXPERT: Be able to lead Kaizens, VSM, rollout visual management, huddles, Cx room, RRCA, and others and deliver micro learning sessions for teams globally. The goal would be to develop some real strong examples of success (showcases) which can be shared with the rest of the organization and create a stepping-stone to expand the CI activities to the next level.
• Ensure adherence to all Company Policies and Procedures.
• Be fully conversant and compliant with al. l Environmental Health and Safety procedures.
• Complete quarterly ethics module as advised by Ethics & Compliance Officer.
• Fully comply with all Quality, Environmental Health and Safety directives including but not limited to PPE, Accident Reporting, Cardinal Rules, Risk Assessment Method Statement and Achieving Competitive Excellence.

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

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Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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