Can you implement and lead change programs to optimize the performance of our plant Beilen? FrieslandCampina is looking for an energetic, result driven Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist. With our Operational Excellence program you will help us win in the market by making sure our Friso Infant Nutrition Supply Chain will deliver better safety, quality, service and cost year on year. Leading step-change projects is both exciting and challenging, because it requires us to do new things and turn those choices into determined actions.

Our factory in Beilen is traditionally known as the "Domo". Every day we work together to produce the highest quality infant formula and infant food ingredients. Our goal is to ensure that all babies around the world can grow up healthy. We do this together with more than 600 employees. This makes the Beilen factory one of FrieslandCampina's largest production sites.

What we ask

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role within industries such as Food, Chemical, Consumer Goods, or Pharma, including 3–5 years in Continuous Improvement;
• Proven track record of delivering strong results in business and project environments;
• Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, and TPM/WCOM;
• Knowledge of performance management processes (target setting and follow-up) and experience coaching first-line leaders;
• Solid experience in Continuous Improvement, change management, and project management, preferably in an international environment;
• Strong influencing and collaboration skills, including the ability to work without hierarchical authority, coach (junior) colleagues, and fluency in Dutch and English.

What we offer

At FrieslandCampina you work on strong, globally loved brands enjoyed by millions every day, like Friso, Campina, Chocomel and Frisian Flag. As a farmer-owned cooperative, we combine an international environment with a clear social and sustainable purpose. We support your growth through training, coaching and internal career opportunities. With trust and autonomy, you can make real impact. 

Employment benefits: 

• Salary between €5,250 and €7,150 gross per month (full-time), depending on experience and fit for the role. 
• A work week of 32 to 38 hours, a 5% year-end allowance, 12,5% company  bonus, 8% holiday allowance and a pension scheme. 
• Hybrid working with flexible working hours, a train card and/or €0.23 per km (max. 30 km one way). 
• 200 hours of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to 40 hours. 
• A laptop, phone and home office equipment to support flexible working. 
• Wellbeing and inclusion initiatives, such as health support, employee assistance programs and diversity initiatives. 
• Extras at the head office, such as milk and cheese during lunch and fresh fruit. 

Vacancy description

As a Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist, you will be part of a team responsible for driving Performance Excellence in our Supply Chain organization. You will define, prepare, lead and execute operational excellence projects/workstreams and work every day to improve our processes. You will actively build networks both within our local supply chain as well as the global RFC organization to further develop and deploy the “Way of Working” within RFC. You are comfortable with a limited level of tangibility of the output. In fact output in terms of effective results are (and should be) realized in terms of business performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Establishing improvement programs that sustainably improve site performance and capabilities and align with long-term strategy (For example the "Our Way of Working" project);
• Leading multifunctional improvement teams to implement change using structured methodologies;
• Manage relevant stakeholders effectively and provide correct management information regarding results and capabilities on time, so that buy-in for decisions during project/workstream is created, reciprocal expectations are well managed and access to the network of stakeholders is good. 
• Analyze and interpret data to improve our processes and provide support for implementation;
• Lead and/or facilitate (complex) root cause analysis in line with problem solving methodologies;
• Support, coach and train colleagues across the organization to implement improvement initiatives at shop floor level;
• Manage the progress and results of improvement projects. Identify deviations and escalate them to the appropriate stakeholders so that timely adjustments can be made.

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

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