Manager Operational Excellence & PMO 100%

About the job

Company Description

Elektro-Material AG, with nine locations and three areas of expertise EM Light, EM Industry and New Energies, is the leading wholesale partner of the Swiss electrical installation industry. With over 250,000 high-quality products and comprehensive service – from individual advice to fast delivery – more than 800 employees offer our customers an unbeatable range of services. As part of the global Rexel Group, we benefit from a strong international network, state-of-the-art technology and worldwide exchange – thus combining local expertise with global power for our success.

Job Description

You don’t just want to manage processes, but to drive real improvements? Then you are exactly right with us!

In this versatile role, you will further develop Operational Excellence at the nine EM locations and make processes more efficient, services more measurable and workflows more sustainable. With around 75% Operational Excellence and 25% central project management (PMO), you analyse improvement potentials, develop suitable solutions together with the site managers and teams, and accompany their implementation – from workshop moderation to success control. At the same time, you establish uniform standards, tools and reporting for effective project management throughout EM. In doing so, you connect people, locations and projects and report directly to the COO of Elektro-Material Switzerland.

• Support the nine EM locations in the continuous improvement of operational processes with a focus on productivity, quality, efficiency, throughput time, service level/delivery times
• Analyse improvement potentials and develop sustainable and practical optimisation measures together with site managers and affected teams
• Implement improvement measures with planning, preparation, moderation and follow-up of workshops for troubleshooting and promotion of continuous development
• Check the effectiveness of implemented measures based on defined key figures and follow up on agreed activities and projects
• Document project results, best practices, standards and optimised workflows within the operations organisation
• Ensure uniform project management through appropriate guidelines, templates, standards and tools as well as support project managers, site managers and project staff in applying the defined project management methodology and tools
• Consolidate the EM project portfolio through uniform standards as well as meaningful status and KPI reporting. Prepare decision-making bases and coordinate the flow of information between project teams, site management and executive management (EM)

Qualifications

• Completed studies or comparable education in business administration, industrial engineering, supply chain management, logistics, process management or a related field
• Several years of professional experience in operations, logistics, supply chain or process optimisation
• Sound knowledge in Operational Excellence, Lean Management and continuous improvement
• Experience in analysing, designing and standardising processes as well as implementing sustainable efficiency improvements
• Experience in planning and implementing improvement and change projects as well as in project management or as PMO
• Good knowledge of project, programme or portfolio management as well as building status and KPI reporting
• Understanding of operational processes, especially in logistics, distribution, material flow and warehouse organisation
• Very good user knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint; experience with Power BI or comparable analysis and reporting tools is an advantage
• Very good communication and moderation skills as well as the ability to conduct workshops with different functions and hierarchical levels
• Confident German in spoken and written form, good French and English skills are an advantage
• Willingness to travel regularly within Switzerland and to work on site at the various locations

Additional Information

Our Offer

In addition to an independent and varied task, you can expect a collegial environment, a friendly team and attractive employment conditions, including certified pay equity. The offered benefits include at least 25 days of holiday, very good social benefits, individual development opportunities and much more. Are you interested in this exciting new role and meet our requirements? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

We would like to fill this position directly, without the support of recruitment consultants.

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