Operational Excellence Manager

As ScioTeq continues to grow internationally, we are looking for an experienced Operational Excellence Manager to strengthen our operations organization.

In this brand-new role at our headquarters in Belgium (Kortrijk) , you will become the driving force behind operational performance improvement across our manufacturing and supply chain operations. You will take ownership of continuous improvement initiatives , KPI management and strategic operational projects , ensuring that ScioTeq is ready to scale efficiently and successfully support future growth.

Reporting to the VP Operations, this role serves as the central catalyst for embedding a culture of operational discipline and performance excellence.

Your responsibilities

As Operational Excellence Manager, your mission is to build the foundation for a data-driven, high-performing operations organization. You will focus on three key domains:

Continuous Improvement & Lean Excellence

• You drive Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain and logistics.
• You identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks and waste, and translate these into sustainable improvement actions.
• You facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving activities across departments.
• You promote a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• You deploy, support and coach operational teams in Lean, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodologies.

Operational Performance & KPI Management

• You define, implement and monitor operational KPIs to ensure visibility, accountability and data-driven decision making.
• You develop performance dashboards and reporting structures in Power BI.
• You translate operational data into actionable insights and improvement opportunities.
• You identify cost reduction opportunities and drive margin improvement programs.

Strategic Operations Projects

• You lead cross-functional operational projects from concept to implementation.
• You support production transfers, manufacturing footprint optimization and capacity planning initiatives.
• You develop business cases and ROI analyses for operational investments.
• You coordinate projects involving production line setup, outsourcing initiatives and operational scalability.
• You prepare the organization for future growth by defining scalable operational frameworks and capacity strategies.