Wanted: Lean Skipper

Job description

Did you know that The Atos Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games?

With:

· 120,000 employees in 73 countries
· IT infrastructure management services, systems integration, outsourcing and IT consulting
· Almost 5000 people employed in Poland in 8 cities: Bydgoszcz, Warszawa, Wroclaw, Opole, Krakow, Gdansk, Rzeszow, Lodz

Our Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data Management, Business & Platform solutions for clients across various business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy & Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications and Transportation.

Job descripion:

Lean Skipper drives the application of Lean methods and discipline at all levels of the organization & facilitates Continuous Improvement activities within each team by enabling Navigators to see opportunities, properly analyze and drive their teams to implementation. In this role he or she provides Coaching, Mentoring and Training - Lean concepts as well as tools to make Navigators successful. Lean Skipper works for achievement and maintenance of the Atos Lean Skipper Certification within 6 months of assuming the role. Lean Skipper also participates in and drives larger projects cutting across teams and the organization as required.

Key Role Responsibilities:

· Train Navigators in Lean methodology and how to implement Lean rituals
· Assist Navigators in attaining and maintaining their appropriate Lean certification
· Gets results by mentoring Navigators during their day to day continuous improvement activities and ensuring they have the tools and support required to identify areas for improvement, develop ambitious but realistic improvement plans, quantify and track improvements and enable the GDC to achieve continuous improvement objectives around profitability, CSAT and employee satisfaction
· Reviews Lean Navigator projects and tracking towards successful completion
· Join the daily huddles and/or Kaizen workshops of the team when needed
· Selects the appropriate Lean tools to be shared during each training session
· Responsible to effectively sell good suggestions/ideas/solutions, etc.
· Inspire embedding of Lean mindset by acting as a role model
· Facilitate issue of potential roadblocks as appropriate
· Understand and facilitate effective usage of operational KPIs (with ambitious target setting)
· Maintain regular 1:1 schedule with Navigators and ad-hoc meetings as required
· Actively lead or take part in projects, being responsible for a portion of the project scope or a sub-team
· Gives to key presentations, attends and can lead associated meetings
· Continuously seek out standard methodology internal and external to Atos
· Create success stories and actively give to the Atos Lean community

Job Requirements

· Strong analytical skills, willing to learn and work independently
· Confirmed experience in driving Continuous Improvement activities/projects
· Sufficient Lean knowledge to mentor Navigators
· Good English language skills – Mandatory
· Effective communicator at all levels
· Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
· Lean Six Sigma Certified (green or black) – Nice to have
· Significant technical/domain knowledge - Preferred
· Knowledge of ITIL Foundation- Preferred
· Previous experience quantifying improvements - Preferred
· Awareness of Atos MS global structure and processes - Preferred
· Prior financial exposure and ability to interpret financial statements - Preferred
· Able to lead, train, mentor and coach
· Influencing skills & being an excellent teammate
· Highly self-driven, motivated, ambitious and have a passion for quality

Additionally:

· Ability to work across different cultures
· Able to deal with differences in the perception
· Conflict management and handling
· Giving and receiving feedback

H ow will we make your life easier and happy?

· You will improve your qualifications by: individual development plans, budget for development activities, internal and external trainings, the opportunity to participate in conferences and gain international certification.
· We will look after you with a private medical package that includes dentist.
· We support your new-year resolutions with Multisport and OK System cards. If you build a team of sport enthusiasts, you will also get additional funding.
· Do you need new glasses? We will give you 600 PLN reimbursement for buying one.
· You will receive a guaranteed pool of points to be used for shopping, concert tickets or fulfilling other dreams.
· Every month we will subsidize commuting.
· Do you want to improve your language skills? Please, do so with us.
· You will do good in the world by helping others thanks to CSR actions.
· You will have an extra vacation for significant moments.
· We will celebrate and have fun during company parities.
· We will build together a positive work culture

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.