Lean Cluster Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Develop people

• Deliver training either directly or via site deployment coaches or other internal or external experts
• Provide coaching to management team members and kaizen leads on event planning, execution and follow up
• Provide support to the management team on the delivery of results
• Develop and maintain networks with peers across APTIV deployment sites and known external benchmarks and best practices
• Provide proposals for the 100 week vision to bring the site in line with external benchmarks and best practices

• Maintain consistent behavior in line with the lean behaviors
• Coaches the management team on the consistent lean behaviors
• Communicates the management team's lean vision to all stakeholders at the site
• Publicize and celebrate the success of the deployment within and beyond the site
• Incorporate Lean into the agenda of all site visits

• Manage the deployment in line with the deployment roadmap milestones and deliverables
• Report the progress of the deployment during the weekly steering team meeting and weekly deployment storyboard reviews
• Prepare for and recommend GO/NO GO and Phase Gate exit Reviews.

• A bachelor's or Master's degree is required
• +10 years of experience in Lean deployment
• Expert lean certification is a preference to start and must be gained within 2 years
• Business English, both spoken and written
• A passion for Continuous Improvement
• Great networking skills
• The ability to enthuse colleagues in Lean Thinking as a business necessity
• Able to work at multiple levels of the organization, from Team Members on the Shop-floor to Senior Managers in the BGs, COs,
• A belief in 'walking the talk' and working as a member of a team
• Dependent upon assignment 50% travel, mainly within the assigned region but also globally

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

• Competitive compensation package including; Bonus Potential, Healthcare, Pension & TaxSaver schemes.
• Learning, professional growth, and development in a world-recognized international environment.
• Access to internal & external training, coaching & certifications.
• Recognition for innovation and excellence.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world