Senior Manager Operational Excellence

Shape Operational Excellence at bnode

Operational Excellence is a strategic priority for bnode. To strengthen our operations, we are looking for an experienced leader to develop and embed a strong continuous improvement culture across our organisation.

Reporting into senior Operations leadership, you will define and drive our Operational Excellence roadmap across our Belgian operations. This is a highly visible role for someone who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and is equally comfortable on the operational floor and engaging with executive leadership.

What will you do?

• Define and drive the Operational Excellence roadmap across our operations.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement programmes with measurable impact on productivity, quality, service and cost.
• Identify improvement opportunities through operational analysis, Value Stream Mapping and direct engagement with our sites.
• Build and develop Operational Excellence capabilities, coaching teams and operational leaders.
• Drive standardisation, simplification and best-practice sharing across operations.
• Establish KPIs and governance to measure progress and ensure sustainable improvements.
• Translate operational challenges into clear recommendations and business cases for senior management.
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure improvements are implemented successfully in the field.

What do you bring?

• Around 10–15 years of experience in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean or operational transformation.
• A strong track record within manufacturing, FMCG, pharmaceutical, automotive or another complex production environment.
• Deep practical knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, DMAIC and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or comparable Operational Excellence certification is a strong advantage, although proven delivery and impact are more important than certification alone.
• Experience leading significant operational transformation programmes and delivering measurable results.
• Strong leadership and coaching capabilities.
• The credibility and communication skills to work effectively from frontline operations through to executive management.
• Fluent Dutch and French, with a good command of English.

Your working environment

The role is based in Belgium and involves significant presence across our operational network. You should expect to spend approximately 40–60% of your time visiting operational sites, with flexibility to occasionally work during early, late or night operations.

This is an opportunity to have a significant impact on how bnode operates and to help build an Operational Excellence approach that delivers sustainable results across the organisation.

Like a long-awaited parcel, we want to make you feel welcome and valued. Our offer includes a competitive monthly salary, that goes without saying. On top of that, you can count on:

• Meal vouchers of €8 per working day 
• Hospitalization-, group- and disability insurances 
• A phone subscription, including 25GB data 
• A flexible renumeration plan, which allows you to customize your own benefits. A company car, bike leasing, public transportation, extra days off,... the choice is yours 
• Possibility to enter the Federal Mobility plan 
• Work/life balance, thanks to flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home  
• 20 days of statutory leave and 7 additional extralegal days off  
• An end-of-year and performance-based bonus and double holiday pay  
• Many benefits from more than 100 Bpost-partners