Business Improvement Specialist

2 months ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Westland Milk Products Full time

Westland Milk Products is a well-known New Zealand end-to-end dairy manufacturer based in the beautiful South Island with offices and production facilities based in both Christchurch and Hokitika. Owned by the Global Top 5 dairy company Yili Group, Westland Milk Products and its related companies in New Zealand - Oceania Dairy (Glenavy), Pure Nutrition Ltd (Rolleston), Canary Foods (Hamilton) and EasiYo (Auckland) - form a group that we refer to as the Yili Oceania Business Division (YOBD). The combined business produces over 170,000mt of finished goods which are then exported to over 40 countries, driving annual revenue well in excess of $1.3B - and growing.

**About the role**:
Working as part of a committed and passionate team of 3 Business Improvement Specialists, this role will help drive a business improvement programme of work through process analysis and development across YOBD in line with our strategy and business plans.

Based in Christchurch (Hornby) and reporting to our Business Improvement Manager, the role will focus on the overall improvement of business process productivity and efficiency, and ensuring the deployment of best practice in everything YOBD does.

More specifically, responsibilities will include:

- Utilising appropriate process improvement methodologies and relevant tools to identify and manage risks, improve processes, and transfer knowledge of best practice to the business
- Improving business productivity and process development and hence profitability across YOBD
- Working with all staff, particularly functional experts to deconstruct technical information in order to develop functional requirements for improvement and process improvement plans.
- Assessing and developing business cases and project concepts
- Assisting with the design, development and deployment of critical information and software systems
- Developing and assisting in ongoing programmes of process innovation and continuous improvement
- Ensuring strong relationships are built and maintained across all levels of all YOBD companies

**Ideal applicants will possess**:

- A tertiary qualification relevant to this position or the equivalent relevant practical experience.
- Experience with continuous process improvement and business improvement methodologies, e.g. Agile, Lean Kaizen, six sigma etc
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship building skills along with the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders including operators, customers, suppliers, senior management and a number of external stakeholders.
- Project management knowledge & experience as well as high level program and IT system skills relevant to the position
- The ability to problem-solve, take initiative and deal with a fast-changing environment
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- A pragmatic, solutions-based approach
- The ability to accommodate occasional travel when required

**What's in it for you?**
- A competitive base salary
- Company incentive scheme
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Free parking
- Career development
- Employee assistance & wellbeing programs
- Enhanced parental leave provisions
- + Delicious discounted grass-fed butter

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a large and complex organisation as its group companies continue to evolve and synergise. Please see the accompanying position description (available on our Westland Careers page westlandcareers.co.nz) for further information.

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**Job Details**:

- Reference #- 27834- Posted on- 19 Sep 2024- Closes on- 06 Oct 2024 23:55- Location(s)- Christchurch - Hornby, Rolleston- Expertise- Information Technology- Job level(s)- Experienced- Work type(s)- Permanent

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