Lean & Capabilities Specialist (Guadalajara)

Lean Coach

Positions are open to Mexican Citizens and official residents of Mexico.

Location: Guadalajara (hybrid)

Strong English communication skills required.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by the challenge to stay ahead in rapidly changing markets. We continuously seek new and better ways to deliver medicines all the way to our patients. Our resilience helps us thrive as we innovate and evolve. We foster an encouraging, positive environment where ideas are welcomed and rewarded. If you are self-driven, thrive at pace, continuously learning and proactively taking on more, then this is the place for you.

Introduction to role

Join us at AstraZeneca's Global Supply Chain and Strategy (GSC&S) team, where we are committed to improving health outcomes by ensuring our life-changing medicines reach patients as quickly, efficiently, and accurately as possible. As a Lean & Capabilities specialist, you will play a pivotal role in driving process improvements and implementing high-priority people capability initiatives within GSC&S operations. This is your chance to contribute to a team that is continuously pushing the boundaries of science and manufacturing!

Accountabilities

In this role, you will collaborate with the wider GSC&S Lean Digital Excellence team and leaders in the function to develop plans and execute performance improvement activities. You will utilize various Lean and Six Sigma tools to diagnose, analyze, and improve business processes. You will also promote a culture of continuous improvement, challenging the status quo, and aligning strategies with GSS&S. Additionally, you will design and manage the implementation of capabilities-building initiatives within General Supply Chain to meet agreed deliverables and outcomes.

Essential Skills/Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain Management, or any related functional environment.
• Exposure to and a passion for learning, coaching development and/or upskilling others.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience working in teams, across functions and across geographies.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications and influencing skills.
• Facility to use and learn digital work tools like Smartsheet, Bright Ideas, Power BI, MS Forms, learning experience platforms and learning management systems.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Yellow Belt (or higher) with formal training.
• Working knowledge of the DMAIC process and Lean Tools such as 5S, value stream mapping, Kaizen Blitz, etc.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.