SYNLAB è una multinazionale, presente in Europa, Asia, Africa e Sud America, composta da quasi 30 mila dipendenti, che collaborano con il principale obiettivo di migliorare il benessere dei pazienti.
In Italia, con un team di oltre 4 mila professionisti, SYNLAB rappresenta il più importante e vasto gruppo di diagnostica integrata nei Medical Center e il più importante interlocutore dei servizi di Laboratorio. Lombardia, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Toscana, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Lazio e Campania sono le regioni in cui si sviluppa principalmente l'attività di SYNLAB che è comunque presente in tutta Italia con partner accreditati.
La Mission: fornire informazioni diagnostiche utili per una vita sana e per il benessere di tutti.
La Vision: una leadership conquistata attraverso l’eccellenza del servizio a favore delle persone e della comunità medica, con una diagnostica di altissima qualità.
I Valori: passione, responsabilità e customer centricity.
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For the Operations team of SYNLAB Italia, we are looking for a Lean Manager who will be responsible for leading continuous improvement initiatives and contributing to processes transformation across Italy.
The position does not include direct people management, and requires a strong cross-functional leadership on projects and a constant interaction with diverse stakeholders, like country and corporate functions, as well as international counterparts.
We are looking for a pragmatic, energetic, and assertive person—not a back-office or purely analytical profile, but a true change agent who can work directly on processes, engage people, and deliver tangible improvements in efficiency, performance, and ways of working.
Contract and package
Permanent contract
CCNL Commercio – Level 1
Indicative gross annual salary range: €43,000 – €47,000 + MBO
Main responsibilities
The person will be responsible for:
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Leading Lean projects and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging the STS (SYNLAB Transformation System) methodology;
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Analysing operational processes, identifying inefficiencies, waste, bottlenecks and improvement opportunities;
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Defining and monitoring action plans, KPIs, milestones and targeted results;
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Facilitating workshops, problem-solving activities, Kaizen events and on-site discussions;
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Supporting process standardisation and the deployment of Lean/STS best practices;
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Supporting change, influencing stakeholders and operational teams even without direct hierarchical authority;
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Collaborating with the Group headquarters and with the Group STS community.
The ideal candidate has:
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At least 7 years of experience in Lean, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineering or Process Improvement roles;
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Previous experience in structured industrial, manufacturing or production environments;
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Hands-on experience in change management projects with measurable impact on processes, KPIs and people;
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Solid knowledge of Lean tools, including VSM, A3, PDCA, Kaizen, 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management and Root Cause Analysis;
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Excellent command of Excel and PowerPoint;
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Good knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint, Planner and Visio will be considered a plus;
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Excellent written and spoken English;
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Availability to travel across Italy, approximately 30% of the time.
Previous experience in regulated or complex industrial sectors, such as pharma, medical devices, chemical, food, packaging or automotive, will be considered a plus.
Soft skills
The ideal candidate also brings:
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Strong drive and result orientation;
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Assertiveness and influencing skills;
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Energy, ambition and pragmatism;
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Hands-on approach;
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Problem-solving attitude and change management skills;
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Ability to engage people and constructively challenge the status quo.
What we offer
The opportunity to join an international and evolving environment, with a role highly exposed to Operations processes and Lean/STS transformation initiatives within SYNLAB Italia.
The job offer is open to candidates of all genders, in compliance with Legislative Decree no. 198/2006, as amended and supplemented, and Legislative Decrees nos. 215 and 216/2003 on equal treatment.
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