business process excellence engineer

Company description:

There’s a certain type of individual who thrives in Logistics. Those who have ample ambition. Those who are highly focused. Those who have the drive to continually improve. At CEVA every voice is heard. Your future is what you make it and here you’ll find a home to really utilise and develop your skills and realise your ambitions.

Our business is made up of 4,000 dedicated people and we operate out of 100 locations across the UK & Ireland alone. We’re already well established, but we’re on a mission of growth, evolution, transformation and change to become the number one logistics provider. Our people are the forefront of our business and we’re invested in attracting and retaining a diverse pool of talent with the skills and behaviours to support us on our journey.

Our customers are the heart of everything we do and with a diverse customer base that incorporates a range of sectors, we pride ourselves on adding significant value through our supply chain expertise and innovative customer solutions. Many of the world’s best-known brands count on CEVA to serve their markets - so why wouldn’t you join our team?!

Job description:

About the Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking Business Process Excellence Engineer to drive a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across our Hamble and Fareham operation, where you will actively identify and promote the implementation of improvements at site(s) in line with our UK & Ireland practices. 

You will report locally to the General Manager, however, have a wider connection with the centralised Business Process Excellence (BPE) structure. You will be responsible for building and managing a pipeline of cost initiatives across all operational areas, delivering these initiatives to ensure continuous improvement targets are achieved, monitored and exceeded, assisting with onsite implementation of best practices and the deployment of CEVA’s SCA and Kaizen programmes, reporting centrally and locally on performance and progress. As a member of the wider LEAN and SCA Team, the individual will also be involved in supporting and conducting Site Classification Assessments across sites.

Our ideal candidate will have proven continuous improvement experience and used to working in a LEAN and Six Sigma environment, within a 3PL setting. With demonstrable experience of building and developing client relationships, you will also have a background in delivering operational excellence programs and driving change across large teams.

It goes without saying that you will possess exceptional communication, engagement and influencing abilities, be an efficient and effective problem solver and excellent presentation and report writing and analysis skills.

It would be desirable but not essential if you have proven project management and implementation experience