Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. We are looking for a Regional Lean Leader (m/f/d) to build and sustain Lean Enterprise capability across a regional network of manufacturing, distribution, and back-office sites. In this role, you will partner closely with site leadership to identify improvement opportunities and deploy the Lean Enterprise System (LES), supported by a network of Lean Ambassadors.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and standardize the Lean Enterprise System (LES) across multiple sites
- Partner with Site Leaders and OpEx/CI teams to assess current state, develop Lean roadmaps, and ensure long-term sustainment
- Build Lean capability through training, coaching, and mentoring of leaders, engineers, supervisors, and Lean Ambassadors
- Facilitate kaizen events and structured problem-solving initiatives
- Establish KPI governance and ensure transparency and sustainment of improvements
- Enable cross-site best-practice sharing and replication
- Partner with Finance to validate and sustain savings
- Ensure all improvements comply with quality, regulatory, and change-control requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in Manufacturing Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence
- Multi-site experience preferred; site management experience is a plus
- Lean and/or Six Sigma certification (Green Belt / Black Belt preferred)
- A hands-on personality with a strong “can-do” mentality
- Ability to lead through influence, coach leaders, and drive sustainable change
- Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
- Fluency in English (C1) and German (C1)
- Willingness to travel 40-50%
We Offer
- Permanent, full-time position
- Eingruppierung: AT
- Gesellschaft: SDS, Bensheim
- HR Kontakt: Andrea Schmitt
About the Company
Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.
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