Job Description Summary
As a Lean Leader, you will be responsible for driving the operating system of International, creating the foundation for teams to run daily operations, ensuring rigorous execution and delivering impactful Operating Reviews. Your primary goal is to accelerate the development of a Lean mindset across International, by implementing and sustaining standard work and daily management, and by coaching on problem solving. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, and will play an active role in shaping and delivering effective and efficient Operating Reviews.
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Standard Work Development: Identify where we have gaps in standard work; coach and help the teams to address these gaps. Make sure all aspects of standard work are addressed, i.e. not just process step aspects but also resource allocation, takt time and balancing.
Daily Management System (DM): facilitate the deployment of commercial and operations daily management at gemba, with strong focus on leading KPIs and to-the-point visual management. Coach stand-up participants to make DM a team sports, heavily focused on delivering outcomes and on problem solving as opposed to reporting.
Problem Solving: Foster a culture of problem-solving and continuous improvement throughout the International region. Inspire gemba practitioners and the leadership team to coach and guide the broader organization towards better problem solving.
Operating Reviews: increase the ROI of operating reviews by minimizing the amount of work that goes into preparing, leveraging heavily operational work already existing, and by coaching participants to focus on what matters. Help setup the agenda and synchronize the teams. Relentlessly look for opportunities to simplify and remove work, while increasing output.
Lean Practitioners: actively engage with, inspire and coach a broader bench of talented practitioners to further disseminate Lean across the organization.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in a functional role (preferably in FP&A, supply chain/commercial operations, services) with a proven track record of successful lean transformations in a commercial/operations environment.
Key Attributes
- Outstanding Customer Focus: Demonstrated commitment to understanding and exceeding customer expectations.
- Lean Mindset: Proven ability to apply a lean mindset effectively in various contexts is a pre-requisite
- Business Simplification: Proven ability to de-complexify processes and operations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Stakeholder Management: Strong interpersonal skills to engage, influence, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate across all levels in the organization: Ability to interact seamlessly with both field teams and leadership.
- Strategic and Hands-On Approach: Strategic thinker with the ability to execute plans in a hands-on manner to achieve tangible results.
Inclusion and Diversity
GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Behaviours
We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.
Total Rewards
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
