Danaher Business Systems Leader, Lean (Operations) (m/f/d) (Sofort einstellen)

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At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
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At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.
Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
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The Danaher Business Systems Leader, Global Lean is responsible for driving the culture and capabilities development of DBS across the Global Operations team
This position reports to the Vice President, Global DBS and is part of the Leica’s DBS Organization leadership located in Wetzlar Germany, and will be an on-site role with direct reports.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to

• Drive the development and advancement of a continuous improvement culture in global operations in collaborations with the operations leadership team
• In collaboration with the Vice President of Operations, deploy the Danaher Operations and Supply Chain playbook, and facilitate quarterly reviews of progress and priorities
• Leverage the Danaher Business Systems tool kit to assess current capabilities across all plants and develop action plans to close gaps
• In collaboration with the operations team, create a Kaizen funnel to drive improvement key operations metrics such as inventory turns on time delivery and drive >90% sustainment
• Identify operations DBS tool kit knowledge gaps, create a certified practitioner funnel develop capabilities, coach and support associate on their CP journey to achieve >90% coverage
• Facilitate key operations projects such as strategy execution, supplier management improvements, new IT systems and tools implementation

The essential requirements of the job include

• Degree in engineering. Project Management certification is a plus
• strong experiences in leading a manufacturing site or supply chain organisation
• Experience in leading small to mid-size teams and ability to drive followership through indirect influence
• Good understanding of lean concepts (DBS, Lean six sigma or equivalent experience)
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate complex concepts
• Experience in driving change management
• Fluent in German and English

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• This role will require travel between Manheim and Wetzlar monthly
• This role will require travel to Singapore quarterly
• Expect up to 50% travel

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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