SWS Global Head of Operational Excellence

Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with more than 27 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 5.9 billion in combined revenue in 2021.

Global Head of Operational Excellence
Be part of something bigger! 

Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with more than 27 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 5.9 billion in combined revenue in 2021.

What is in it for you?

• A competitive salary with benefits 
• A hybrid working system (3 days office, 2 days home)
• Learning programs developed by our L&D department
• A great opportunity to play your part in an international growth story
• A chance to grow along with your responsibilities (national or international)
• Cool colleagues all over the world

About the role

An exciting new opportunity is available in our Steel Wire Solutions BU. This role will play a vital role in optimizing global operations across all 28 plants around the globe.

Your Impact as ‘Global Head of Operational Excellence’:

• The Global Operational Excellence role will have accountability to drive indirect profit & loss value creation in the region of 10 to 20 million EUR per year. Whilst elevating Operational Excellence standards and practices linked to competitiveness and profitability.
• You will lead priorities for operations in plants including Overall Equipment Efficiency, Total cost ownership, Inventories, Waste, Energy and Environment ways of working.
• You Envision Long Term Roadmap for the optimal Process and Organizational (P&O) to realize a structurally embedded continuous improvement in operations to deliver the SWS BU Operations Vision and targets. 
• You design P&O together with VP operations SWS. You will lead the pilot and first implementation of this P&O and install, sustain and improve setting for this P&O
• The installed P&O will result in best-in-class sites related to knowledge, skills and capabilities, systems and tools, and operational results. The growth of the team will be at the same time an enabler and a consequence.
• You will ensure optimal integrations of systems and tools (in shop floor management, industrial engineering, quality, sustainability, Global Asset Maintenance Management, digital, supply chain, BENG, technology – systems and tools.)
• You will work closely together with Plant managers and their teams.
• You ensure systematic deployment of available knowledge and best practices, as well on processes as on solutions, to the sites.

About You

Essential skills & competences

• You have a proven track record in leading and transforming multi plant operations.
• You master strategic and creative thinking to achieve results with pragmatism. 
• You are capable to operate in a complex environment and cut through to value creation. 
• You have strong operational excellence skills from best in class and deliver consistent scorecards. 
• You have strong personal leadership with gravitas and resilience. 
• You have an intrinsic passion to coach and develop teams and individuals.

Why join us?
At Bekaert, we are on a journey to establish the new possible. And to achieve this, we need passionate people that are eager to grow beyond their capabilities. We want people that are brave and willing to explore the unknown, even if it means failing sometimes. People that are ready to bring their whole self to work and are not afraid of expressing their opinions but also value the power of synergies, different perspectives & team spirit. 
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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