Operational Excellence Senior Specialist

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Leads deployment of The Maersk Way (TMW) and cross-functional business optimization initiatives. The role partners with business teams to identify priorities, solve operational challenges, implement scalable improvements, and enable digitalization through clear business requirements and collaboration with specialist teams.
• ● Combines problem solving, implementation leadership, and capability building to improve efficiency, quality, productivity, process stability, and customer outcomes through disciplined execution and sustainable standards.
• ● Role Scope and Impact
• ● Works across functions to identify, shape, and deliver process improvement and transformation opportunities.
• ● Provides expertise in TMW, Lean, structured problem solving, process standardization, and end-to-end optimization.
• ● Partners with operational, customer, finance, supply chain, and technology stakeholders to turn business needs into executable initiatives.
• ● Acts as a change agent and capability builder while supporting digitalization and automation through strong requirement definition and cross-functional coordination. Key Responsibilities / Critical Tasks
• ● The Maersk Way
• ● Drive deployment and adoption of TMW tools, standards, and methodologies across the Area, aligned to enterprise expectations and business priorities.
• ● Implement and sustain MOS elements, standard ways of working, and structured problem-solving methods such as A3, Lean, and Kaizen.
• ● Perform gap assessments and root cause analysis to define improvement roadmaps, priorities, and mitigation actions.
• ● Coach teams and support Gemba walks, Kaizen events, and improvement workshops to embed continuous improvement disciplines. 2. Business Optimization & Implementation
• ● Identify and prioritize high-impact improvement opportunities based on performance, risk, customer impact, and strategic priorities.
• ● Lead end-to-end improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and TMW methods, from opportunity framing through implementation and stabilization.
• ● Conduct process assessments, value stream mapping, and workflow reviews to remove bottlenecks, waste, rework, and control gaps.
• ● Support process and system implementations, including coordination of requirement collection, process mapping, test plans, deployment support, and change impact management.
• ● Develop business cases, implementation plans, benefit tracking, and value realization mechanisms for improvement initiatives.
• ● Facilitate cross-functional alignment, remove blockers, and ensure improved processes are standardized, scalable, and sustainable. 3. Capability Building & Change Enablement
• ● Coach teams in applying continuous improvement tools and methodologies based on their maturity and needs.
• ● Facilitate training, workshops, and knowledge sharing to strengthen Operational Excellence capability.