Specialist Lean

Specialist Lean     Area:                                                Global LEAN Management Department:                                    Process Engineering Direct Report Line:                        Manager Lean Ambassador Location:                                          Mexico DC (MDC) People Management:                      No

LEAN STATEMENT   At adidas we are committed to live the LEAN philosophy and to apply LEAN principles to our daily operation, maximizing customer value while minimizing waste and continuously improving our way of working.   SUMMARY This position will support the implementation of the LEAN Management philosophy at MDC (Mexico Distribution Center) in support of the site's goals and objectives. The Specialist Lean will assist the LEAN Ambassador in the deployment of LEAN concepts across all areas of the DC, supporting the identification of improvement opportunities and the resources necessary to accomplish planned improvements. The Specialist Lean will provide hands-on support to improvement teams within the DC, helping to collect and analyze data, document processes and follow up on action plans. In addition, the Specialist Lean supports data-driven decision making by helping to build and maintain basic operational dashboards and reports (Power BI) that translate operational data into actionable insights for productivity, labor planning, service level and continuous improvement, under the guidance of the LEAN Ambassador     ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Support all LEAN activities and initiatives across the MDC under the direction of the LEAN Ambassador Function as a change agent. Continuously challenge the way things are done. Promote creativity and out of the box thinking. Support the execution of internal Lean audits to monitor progress Support the use of the Labor Management tool within the DC, including labor planning & performance management follow-up Support the maintenance of the LM tool, including process analyses & time studies Support IT teams to ensure that labor management solutions provide the optimal outputs & new business requirements are captured Support the implementation of LEAN Management methodology to help the business achieve its goals and objectives. Improvement projects are likely to focus on cost competitiveness, product availability, lead-time reduction and supply chain network optimization Support MDC process owners to optimize processes and to focus on key customer requirements Assist in training, coaching and mentoring activities in LEAN concepts and techniques Support project management activities to help ensure projects are completed on time and meet the objectives in the charter Help gather and organize best practices to support internal and external benchmarking efforts. Partner with Industrial Engineers on site to help standardize best practices and processes by supporting standard work Provide support to the project team during the implementation of Labor Management Assist in the development and maintenance of basic operational dashboards in Power BI (productivity, rate per hour, effective/idle time) to support DC performance management Support data collection, organization and basic analysis (database management) to feed KPIs and reporting requirements for site leadership and process owners Help ensure data integrity across dashboards and reports in partnership with the LEAN Ambassador and IT/BI teams Support the automation of manual reports and data workflows to reduce cycle time, manual effort and risk of errors Assist in tracking the savings and efficiency pipeline linked to LEAN, labor productivity, automation and process optimization Support standardization across MDC operations through standard work and SOPs (aligned to the adidas SOP template and SQCDP