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Global Process Lean Design Leader - Paris / Grenoble - F/H

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Schneider Electric logoSchneider Electric · Grenoble, France
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LeadershipLeanSAFeSystem Design
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A highly strategic global role with strong business impactHigh visibility at Group leadership levelA unique opportunity to shape industrial practices at scaleA fast-growing environment (data centers, new businesses)Career opportunities across manufacturing and industrializationAdditional informationLocation: Paris or Grenoble (France)International role with frequent travel (40-50% initially)Highly collaborative and multicultural environmentWe know that skills manifest themselves in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all of the listed requirements, we still encourage you to apply.At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: "We see you. We value you". It's more than just pay and benefits- it's a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to youOur Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you'll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: company health, death and disability insurance, paid time off, RTT, teleworking, paid family leaves, parenting and caregivers support.Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: beyond your salary we offer employee saving plan with company matching (PEG), retirement plans (PERO, PERECO), employee share ownership plan and profit sharing plan.Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career H

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At Schneider Electric, we are committed to solving real-world energy and industrial challenges to create a more sustainable, digital and efficient future. In a context of strong growth (especially driven by data centers and new business models), we are strengthening our industrialization capabilities to accelerate time-to-market while ensuring performance and cost efficiency. This role sits at the heart of the organization, at the interface between industrialization and manufacturing , offering a unique position to influence both production system design and operational performance at global scale. Your role: Reporting to the Global VP Industrialization, you will hold a highly strategic and transversal position at Group level. Your mission is to embed Lean Manufacturing and 3P (Production Process Preparation) principles at the earliest stages of product and process design - before CAPEX commitment - to deliver simple, flexible and high-performance industrial systems. You will operate in a global, highly matrixed environment across Business Units and Global Supply Chain, interacting with more than 25 teams worldwide. Your missions : Define and deploy global Lean Process Design (3P) standards Radically simplify production line architectures (flow, footprint, automation) Influence industrial decisions upstream, before CAPEX investments Design flexible manufacturing processes (product variability, ramp-up, localization) Drive alignment across engineering, manufacturing and quality teams Lead or coach Lean transformation initiatives across international sites Build and continuously improve a global industrial design referential Contribute to CAPEX reduction, cost target achievement and faster time-to-market Your profile: 10-15+ years experience in demanding industrial environments (automotive, aerospace, advanced manufacturing...) Strong combination of shopfloor experience and Lean transformation leadership Deep expertise in Lean / TPS (3P, VSM, takt time, single-piece flow...) Proven international exposure (multi-sites, multi-regions) Strong influencing skills in matrix organizations Track record of delivering sustainable industrial transformation Fluent English


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