Operational Excellence Consultant

Operational Excellence Consultant required for a contract role with our Financial Services Client based in Bristol. The contract will run for an initial 6 months with potential to extend further.

The selected candidates will be required to lead and implement good Operations Management practices, coach Service Excellence capability, putting the customer at the heart of what they do, through deployment of Lean Sigma & System Thinking Methodologies within the Operations they are working in.

To be considered for this role applicants should have the following skills/capabilities:
* Lean/Operational Excellence practitioner
* Significant experience of coaching/mentoring team members in the use of new operational processes
* Experience of building operational capability through deployment of Lean Sigma & system thinking methodologies
* Understanding of Good Operational Management Practices
* Ability to understand business problems and design and implement relevant solutions
* Understanding of Project management methodologies and their application
* Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
* Excellent presentation (verbal and paper) skills
* Experience of working with external third party firms and suppliers
* Project planning skills

The above experience gained within a Back Office environment would be particularly desirable, as would experience of Financial Services.

Please note although this role will be based in Bristol, significant travel may be required.

If you are an experienced Operational Excellence Consultant with the above skills and would like to hear more about this opportunity, please send in an up to date CV clearly demonstrating your relevant experience.