Global Operations Excellence Lead

Global Operations Excellence Lead

**Req Id**:16924

**Job Family**:Operations Excellence

**Location**:Monaco, MC

**Description**:

- Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

**About Us**:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. True. Blue. Transition. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.

**ROLE PURPOSE**
- You foster a culture of continuous improvement, through coordination and facilitation of continuous improvement initiatives portfolio, ensuring the effective implementation of Lean tools and methodologies.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- You oversee the creation and execution of continuous improvement strategies across all operational areas. This involves identifying bottlenecks, optimizing processes, and driving operational excellence.
- You are responsible for overseeing the progression of the portfolio of improvement initiatives to ensure alignment with the established plan. This includes developing and maintaining robust activities control, providing clear visibility on the status of each initiative, and supporting teams in addressing issues when initiatives are not progressing as expected.
- You foster a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization by promoting the use of problem-solving tools like A3 PDCA and process optimization methods such as Kaizen.
- You are also responsible for maintaining and enhancing the company’s operations management system. Such as KPI's and operational routines.
- When part of the Regional/Local organisation, in addition:

- You are responsible for the local coordination of the improvement portfolio of local activities and initiatives and the implementation of global initiatives.
- You oversee the deployment of the change management plans associated to initiatives implementation, ensuring end-user adoption and assessing its effectiveness.

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
- Master's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt preferred, Black Belt is a plus) or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- 8+ years of experience in continuous improvement, process optimization, or operations engineering, ideally in a global or multinational setting.
- Hands-on experience with Lean tools and methodologies, including leading A3 problem-solving initiatives and workshops.
- Experience in facilitating cross-functional teams and implementing operational excellence frameworks, such as X-Matrix and KPI tracking.
- Proven track record of training teams in Lean methodologies and tools.
- Strong background in managing continuous improvement initiatives and driving measurable operational improvements.
- Experience with client satisfaction management and implementing feedback processes within operational frameworks.

**GENERAL INFORMATION**
- SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.