We are currently searching for a Senior Business Process Improvement Engineer (BPI) to join our team. This role requires extensive travel throughout our UK and European sites, as you will be responsible for finding and achieving cost-saving targets, meeting project deadlines, and proactively supporting customer and stakeholder expectations while adhering to the BPI governance process in the Europe area. This role requires hands-on assistance with all facets of continuous improvement and producing results as stated by the Regional BPI Manager.
About The Role
How will you contribute:
- Leadership and Team Management: Manage BPI waves and projects, providing leadership and support to a team of BPI engineers. Ensure that all team members are aligned with project goals and objectives and foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Project Management: Manage, plan, coordinate, and deliver assigned projects within the BPI program and associated objectives for relevant sites and operations. Support the initiation of projects to manage increased business volumes and streamline current processes to gain maximum efficiency while ensuring high productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Process Improvement: Support the application of Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques for successful delivery of BPI projects across the region. Utilize 5S, Kaizen, JIT delivery, labor balancing, capacity studies, time and motion studies, AutoCAD, MS Excel, project management, facility and process design, lean manufacturing concepts, and material flow engineering.
- Root Cause Analysis: Apply knowledge and experience in process and root cause analysis tools including process mapping, FMEA, cause-effect diagrams, and Pareto analysis.
- Collaboration: Build relationships with engineering and operational teams within the region. Work with regional teams to identify potential new BPI projects to contribute towards the profitability of the site and BPI annual savings target. Work with all functions (IT, Engineering, Operations, etc.) to develop and manage the improvement project pipeline and associated priorities.
- Tracking and Reporting: Accountable for the effective use of project tracking to capture, measure, and monitor status, benefits, and issues of BPI projects. Develop appropriate reports within appropriate systems. Track the measurement of financial benefit delivery to ensure BPI projects contribute to the overall financial targets for the organization’s BPI program. Provide reporting into senior leadership and handle escalations.
What Will You Bring.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- At least 5 years experience within a similar role
- Proven experience of leading and managing a team
- Experience in one or more of the contract logistics verticals (Tech / Industrial, Auto, Chemical, Healthcare etc.)
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
- Ability to travel around 75% of the time throughout Europe
- 5 years of experience in designing, developing, implementing, and executing logistics solutions.
- Proven experience in successful delivery of cross-functional projects with a track record of delivering savings, preferably within a logistics/warehousing/manufacturing facility environment.
- Have a proven ability to work in a cross functional environment and in both hierarchical and matrix style organizations to engage personnel from differing business units and backgrounds to achieve strategic business objectives.
- Lean/Six Sigma experience and expertise is preferred
NOTE: All our roles are subject to the below:
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- We may close our roles early, depending on the number of applications received.
- A full valid UK driving licence or appropriate international licence allowing you to drive on UK roads.
- No unspent criminal convictions
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse, and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.