Continuous Improvement Leader

1 week ago

Blacktown City Council, Australia IKEA Gruppe Full time

Our team within IKEA
At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people.

We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet.

We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.


We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

What you need to know
What you need to know

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

  • 5 weeks' Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
  • 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
  • 15% Co-worker discount
  • Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
  • Co-worker uniform provided
  • Free Co-worker parking
  • Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
  • Bonus programme (where eligible)
  • Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

  • This role is Temporary (until June 2025) Full-time, 76hrs/fortnight.
  • This role is based in IKEA Distribution Centre, Marsden Park NSW.
  • This role requires availability to work Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm (with one day option of WFH).
  • As part of the recruitment process this role requires a pre-employment check for final candidates, including a National Police Check.

About this work area
As Continuous Improvement Leader your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Analyse and identify continuous improvement opportunities to strive for excellence in operations, improved efficiencies, quality, and lower cost.
  • Responsible for securing the successful implementation of global and local central fulfilment projects and process changes; and coordinate all relevant readiness initiatives in the unit.
  • Responsible for ensuring logistics setup documents, process working methods and other documents and guidelines are kept up to date and implemented.
  • Responsible for monitoring performance against agreed budget and goals of current projects and process improvements, informing the correct stakeholders.

As Continuous Improvement Leader you are or have:

  • Comfortable working a mix of strategic, tactical, and operational tasks. You enjoy working in a fast paced, vibrant, and changing multidimensional environment.
  • Demonstrated evidence of successfully leading process improvements and execution of projects from concept to completion.
  • Proven experience and an expert in Lean Thinking & Continuous Improvement methodologies e.g. Six Sigma, ideally in an Omnichannel Fulfilment industry setting.
  • An experienced leader who demonstrates strong capabilities in leading change initiatives and confidently navigating through the unknown.
  • Able to build robust relationships with stakeholders and display a high level of influencing and negotiation skills. and personal impact by using good communication and negotiation skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams, influence enthusiasm and positive energy for effective change.

We need people like you
At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us
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