Continuous Improvement Specialist

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You will be working as Continuous Improvement Specialist and will be part of Process Automation business area for Process Industries division based in Bangalore, India. In this role you will be reporting to Project Manager and will be responsible for supporting the deployment of the continuous improvement strategy for a local organizational unit, including promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Mentoring and coaching teams to achieve operational excellence and drive improved results. Deploying and leading projects to improve and sustain local business performance.

Your responsibilities

Supporting the deployment of strategy and objectives for continuous improvement at a local organizational level. Escalating to relevant stakeholders, as necessary, to remove roadblocks that prevent the successful implementation and adoption of continuous improvement initiatives at local level and helps facilitate cases of conflicting priorities in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Ensuring the continuous improvement approach and strategy deployed at local ABB unit level is aligned with the global strategy. Facilitating significant improvements with respect to safety, quality, delivery, inventory or cost targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments in collaboration with local leadership

Promoting awareness and commitment regarding continuous improvement at local management level. Promoting and implementing improvement programs and projects within their own area of responsibility, with a hands-on (Gemba) and problem-solving approach

Promoting a systematic fact-based approach to identify and evaluate opportunities for future improvement

Working towards disseminating a continuous improvement mindset and culture at all levels, activities, and functions to promote behavioral change for continuous performance improvement at local level

Providing training support by developing and maintaining training modules and toolkits aligned with business needs in collaboration with management at local level

Tracking programs, initiatives, projects and key performance indicators (KPIs) to demonstrate progress and value, enabling decision-makers to allocate resources and recognize success

Driving or supporting systematic benchmarking of external processes and techniques, incorporating relevant learnings into local ABB practices

Your background

Diploma or Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Electrical & Electronics

Required with 10+ years experience in contract negotiation, sourcing strategies and supplier performance

Having industrial exposure in cement, minerals, material handling, metals, high power rectifier and paper industry

Having product exposure in E-House, Busbars, Cooling System, HVAC