Al Futtaim Jobs - Principal Standards & Kaizen Manager | Al Futtaim Aftersales | Dubai (Dubai, AE)

Job Requisition ID: 55749 

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As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

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Principal Standards & Kaizen Manager

Al-Futtaim Automotive’s customer centric approach, international standards and value-adding business philosophy enables us to be the automotive company of choice across all of the territories in which we operate. An innovative leader in the automotive industry, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group has a widespread and well-developed distribution network currently operating in 11 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Al-Futtaim Automotive Group is proud to represent some of the world’s most popular and desirable automotive brands.

 

About the Position:

Automotive Aftersales Services UAE is currently looking to recruit a Principal Standards & Kaizen Manager who will be responsible to cultivate Kaizen Culture by implementing programs such as Body & Paint / Service Kodawari, Dealer Parts Operation Kaizen, Small Group Activities (SGA), Process Design, Monthly Standards Evaluation in network & Logistics Kaizen, Visualization tools, Training Development and SOP Management.

Your key responsibilities are as follows:

• Manage implementation of B&P Kodawari in the network
• Manage Principal Standards / Kodawari evaluation audits and action plans
• Develop KPI for projects and get it align with the business future plans (mid-range)
• Implement and monitor Small Group Activities to create Kaizen culture.
• Develop process flow charts to explain current and desired process.
• Conduct time and motion study and analysis it at both Macro and Micro level and develop process improvement proposal.
• Engage associates by showing benefits, implementation steps and by jointly developing countermeasure of Kaizen project.
• Rollout pilot projects into the network with strong engagement with Retail teams.
• Compilation & creation of reports to visualize status of activities on daily basis
• Develop and implement visualization tools in the operations – Job Planning Board, Kanban Board, Job Control Board
• Manage the Training planning and execution of Team 21, TSA 21, Parts 21 and Adhoc (new vehicle or technology). Also, timely evaluation of output / skill level of participants.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and provide timely status reports to members and top management.
• Timely input on OASIS and work closely on CDEA programs with stake holders.

 

About You:

The ideal candidate for this role should have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree 
• 3 to 5 years in automotive experience preferably in Toyota
• Experience of Toyota Kaizen programs (Kodawari certificate)
• Ability to Lead project
• Ability to Manage big teams (People Management)
• Ability to Transfer knowledge
• Ability to think ‘Out of Box’
• Ability to handle Crisis
• Ability to train and coach, build relationships and utilize skills appropriately
• Ability to maintain fair, consistent set of standards
• Ability adjust priorities and structure time wisely in a fast paced environment (Project planner)
• Ability to handle the pressure

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