Website Aramex
Aramex (Arabic: ارامكس ’arāmaks) is a global transportation and logistics services company providing a variety of express, logistics, freight forwarding and domestic distribution services. The company was established in 1982 and is headquartered in Amman, Jordan. Aramex also provides a number of retail services including mail-order catalog services and mail forwarding services
Business Performance & PEX Manager
Location -Dubai , ,United Arab Emirates (AE)
Job ID -4493
Role Overview
• This role is a key position for Logistics & Freight vertical, responsible for delivering business impact through programs like: Business performance Improvement, Process Improvement, and New solves / design across global Aramex network.
• Plays an important role to foster a culture of sustainable change through creation and embedding of Lean Six Sigma methodology there by delivering strategic objective of Growth, Efficiency & Cost
• The Role must be able to utilize data analytics approach & process door approach to identify opportunities & improve business whilst influencing behavior change of stakeholders across all levels
Purpose
• Deliver business impact through Business performance & PEX programs in Logistics & Freight verticals across Aramex.
• Works with teams (Like – Operations, Regional PEX, Finance, Commercial, Digital & HR) to create and deliver value across all Supply Chain assets.
• Develop problem-solving culture where problems are made visible and fixed at point of occurrence.
• Engages in relentless pursuit of continuous improvement/transformation to create best-in-class supply chain assets.
• Focuses on immediate actions, waste reduction & create a learning organization.
Key Deliverables
• Business Performance Programs – Improve profitability & build cost models to acquire new businesses.
• PEX. Programs – Efficiency improvement & benchmark for all resources (Like – Facility, Human capital & equipment)
• New solves / Design – Drive projects to acquire new businesses / Retain existing businesses, analyze / implement new trends & technologies.
• Driving asset-specific strategic improvement initiatives to deliver value to business.
• Support operations facilities for internal and external certifications with involvement of other central functions as per strategy.
People
• Effectively collaborate cross-functionally to deliver business impact & service excellence.
• Encourages people to proactively identify problems/opportunities and implement solves.
• Uses continuous coaching and dialogue to empower people to solve their own problems.
• Builds future leaders and champions through learning organization.
Process
• Recognizes and articulates implications of change or actions throughout the entire value stream (end to end)
• Frequent Gemba / work site visits to understand, analyze and solve problems at point of occurrence.
• Deep dive on new trends & technology, design new solves/infrastructure, analyze/prepare business case on applicability to aramex & work with all stake holders to implement them.
• Practices and teaches fundamental of lean problem solving to identify problems, define them, fix them and ensure re-occurrence prevention.
• Supports and leverages process for sharing best practices.
• Provide ongoing support to multiple project teams. Communicates information/news to management, staff, and employees.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is a must, Master’s degree preferred.
• 6-12 years of relevant experience with a successful track record of driving Process Improvement.
• Lean Six-Sigma, transformation or re-engineering background is a must.
• Experience is a must in logistics and E2e supply chain solutions design.
• Exposure to ISO certification, QMS & other Quality assurance programs.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified with multiple business impact projects is a must. Six sigma black belt certified is preferred.
Mandatory Skills:
• Demonstrated skills in driving efficiency and cost optimization projects.
• Experience of hands-on implementation of continuous improvement programs and Lean solutions
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green belt certified (ASQ or ISSAC)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be open to travel 30% of the time as per project/program needs.
• Experience in preparing and presenting recommendations to an audience of senior executives.
To apply for this job please visit careers.aramex.com.