Operational Excellence Manager
Description
As ScioTeq continues to grow internationally, we are looking for an experienced Operational Excellence Manager to strengthen our operations organization.
In this brand-new role at our headquarters in Belgium (Kortrijk) , you will become the driving force behind operational performance improvement across our manufacturing and supply chain operations. You will take ownership of continuous improvement initiatives , KPI management and strategic operational projects , ensuring that ScioTeq is ready to scale efficiently and successfully support future growth.
Reporting to the VP Operations, this role serves as the central catalyst for embedding a culture of operational discipline and performance excellence.
Your responsibilities
As Operational Excellence Manager, your mission is to build the foundation for a data-driven, high-performing operations organization. You will focus on three key domains:
Continuous Improvement & Lean Excellence
-
You drive Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain and logistics.
-
You identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks and waste, and translate these into sustainable improvement actions.
-
You facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving activities across departments.
-
You promote a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
-
You deploy, support and coach operational teams in Lean, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodologies.
Operational Performance & KPI Management
-
You define, implement and monitor operational KPIs to ensure visibility, accountability and data-driven decision making.
-
You develop performance dashboards and reporting structures in Power BI.
-
You translate operational data into actionable insights and improvement opportunities.
-
You identify cost reduction opportunities and drive margin improvement programs.
Strategic Operations Projects
-
You lead cross-functional operational projects from concept to implementation.
-
You support production transfers, manufacturing footprint optimization and capacity planning initiatives.
-
You develop business cases and ROI analyses for operational investments.
-
You coordinate projects involving production line setup, outsourcing initiatives and operational scalability.
-
You prepare the organization for future growth by defining scalable operational frameworks and capacity strategies.