Regional Lean and Industry 4.0 Manager

Discover the World of Lesaffre! 

As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures, and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food Taste & Pleasure, Health care, and Biotechnology. In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11.000 people in more than 90 subsidiaries based in more than 50 countries, achieving a turnover of 3 billion euros. 

Founded in 1853 in Lille France, Lesaffre has grown into a key global provider of yeast and fermentation solutions, serving customers in more than 180 countries.
With a commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability, Lesaffre has become a trusted partner to industries ranging from baking to animal nutrition. Through continuous research and development, Lesaffre has pioneered groundbreaking advancements that have transformed the way the world approaches fermentation and biotechnology.

One of the Most Vibrant and Diverse Regions: Middle East and Africa 🌍
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region presents an exciting frontier for Lesaffre's expansion. Comprising more than 75 countries, this expansive region stretches across approximately 30 million square kilometers, from the Arabian Peninsula in the north to Cape Town in the south. Home to a significant portion of varying bread consumers, the MEA Region is often referred to as the "cradle of civilization”.

At Lesaffre, we foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. We invite you to explore the exciting opportunities available and become part of our global team, where your talents and passions can truly make a difference in contributing to our mission of “Working together to better nourish and protect the planet”.

At Lesaffre, diversity is a strength that enriches our culture and our teams. We are committed to offering you a work environment where you can thrive, regardless of your background, gender, age or abilities. We encourage all applications, as we believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to innovate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.

🔎We are looking for our new "Regional Lean and Industry 4.0 Manager" reporting to the Regional Industrial Director, based in the MEA Regional Office, Ataşehir İstanbul. This role will be responsible from leading the continuous improvement strategy and the industrial digital transformation roadmap within the MEA Region. This role integrates Lean Manufacturing principles with Industry 4.0 technologies and automation solutions to optimize business results, ensuring alignment with group standards, safety regulations, and customer requirements.

Lean Management and Continuous Improvement:

• Leading continuous improvement initiatives across the MEA Region to enhance operational performance and promote lean management principles.
• Developing and implementing a robust lean framework to ensure consistent and effective deployment of lean practices aligned with global best practices.
• Contributing to the creation and execution of lean vision, strategy, policies, and procedures to drive operational excellence.
• Organizing and facilitating training programs to build a strong understanding of lean management, operational excellence, and continuous improvement among regional teams.
• Collaborating with each entity to establish, monitor, and report on their continuous improvement roadmaps, aligned with their priorities and strategies.
• Ensuring continuous improvement projects are strategically aligned and work closely with key stakeholders.
• Providing support and guidance to participants across the MEA region for the successful deployment of improvement initiatives.
• Conducting business processes and statistical analyses to identify and evaluate ongoing and potential improvement opportunities.
• Visiting regional plants, analyzing current conditions, collecting data, and proposing effective solutions to address identified issues.
• Performing root cause analysis to resolve problems detected or reported by the MEA region plants.
• Identifying business improvement opportunities for MEA region subsidiaries, developing projects and action plans, and presenting them to management.
• Contribution to new business initiatives and projects and reviewing/communicating the impact on lean activities.
• Development and publication of business improvement process documentation to reflect best practices
• Recommending cost optimization measures without compromising quality and service standards.

Factory 4.0 & Automation Management:

• Managing and supporting the Factory 4.0 Regional Project Executive and Automation Leader, ensuring alignment with the regional industrial strategy.
• Validation of the OT (Operational Technologies) roadmap and ensuring IT-OT convergence
• Overseeing the regional "Factory 4.0" roadmap deployment, ensuring the proposed technological solutions serve the lean efficiency goals.
• Providing regular progress updates to the management team, including risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, and necessary actions.
• Ensuring health and safety requirements are met during the implementation of lean and technical projects.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, with a graduate degree preferred,
• Minimum 8 years of experience in applying lean methodologies in industrial companies,
• Exposure to Industry 4.0, automation, or digital manufacturing projects is an advantage,
• Background in the food or chemical industry is preferred,
• Master Black Belt in Six Sigma or an equivalent certification may be an asset,
• Experience working in an international and multicultural environment,
• Understanding of operational and information technology, industrial data management, and advanced production technologies,
• Proven track record in project and people management,
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills,
• Fluent in English, with French as an additional asset,
• Autonomous, self-motivated, analytical, and results-oriented, with excellent communication skills,
• Keen interest in factory visits and shop floor activities,
• No military obligations for male candidates.

Perks of working at Lesaffre:

🔗An international environment where you get to discover new cultures every day 

💆🏻‍♀️ Hybrid working, ensuring a well work-life balance,

🌱 Learning and growing while contributing to local or global projects,

💪🏼 An extensive global e-learning platform to support professional development,

🍃 Varying numbers of initiatives in contributing to our CSR activities.

🚶 Please note that this role requires minimum of P site visits.