Continuous Improvement Manager @ Hyderabad

Position : Continuous Improvement Manager @ Hyderabad Location

Reporting to : Director - Operations

Main Purpose : As a Continuous improvement manager, you will have the responsibility for progress of the continuous improvement transformation at SUPERGAS.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities :

1. Support SUPERGAS in implementing a sustainable continuous improvement culture

• Further develop the E2E performance driven culture that enables SUPERGAS ambitions through increased efficiency, productivity, safety and quality from the bottom-up
• Work directly with BU Management team and local stakeholders to achieve buy-in for CI program and guarantee sustainable execution
• Initiate though extrinsic motivation while transforming to intrinsic motivation of stakeholders
• Communicates the leadership teams CI vision to all stakeholders at the BU
• Incorporate CI into the agenda of all external BU visits

2. Embed CI Capabilities, Coach and Connect

• Built and drive adoption of the Digital & Transformation academy to train individuals and teams on the 5 capabilities of the CI Infinite Loop: Performance Control, Target & Results, Improve, Standardization and Leadership
• Be the example for CI Leadership, create awareness of Leadership opportunities and coach appropriately
• Organize conferences and webinars to share progress and get more colleagues involved

3. Develop people and the organization

• Train and develop individuals and teams on the appropriate methods and tools
• Contribute to the design of a path for individuals and teams to better equip themselves to drive their improvement efforts themselves
• Co-create SHV energy library with standard templates and directions to drive common language
• Develop and maintain networks with

4. Performance Control & Communicate Progress

• Further develop the Operational Performance Control System of the CI program
• Develop a Performance Control System within other relevant functions
• Develop a communication & recognition program to create awareness and motivate colleagues

5. Develop strong local cross-functional relations 

• Establishing trust and understanding to drive continuous improvements
• Further promote and strengthen the cross-collaboration, identifying best practices and improvement plans across different topics and BUs

Qualification & Skills 

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Administration, or technical discipline
• +7 years of experience with Continuous Improvement in operational environment
• Demonstrated experience in developing E2E continuous improvement plans into actionable initiatives & driving sustainable culture change (translating theory into practical impact)
• Experience and demonstrated ability to lead change, influence people and communicate at different levels of the Organization
• Proven experience in process improvement with Continuous Improvement methods, such as Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, bringing both financial and non-financial results
• Ability to coach and develop teams to improve ability to expose and solve problems in a sustainable way
• Knowledge on Continuous Improvement methods, such as Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, TPM or Kaizen.
• Strong analytics skills
• Strong coaching and change management capabilities 

Key working relations:

Internal : MT, middle managers, shopfloor employees, Global CI Manager

External : CI Consultancy companies, Reference companies with CI culture

Key Competencies:

• Working with People
• Leading & supervising
• Persuading and Influencing
• Planning and Organizing
• Delivering results & meeting customer Expectations