Head of Service Lean NCE

Are you someone skilled in managing stakeholder relationships and consistently seeking innovative methods for enhancing current business practices? We are looking for a new Head of Service Lean team in Northern Central Europe. If you are the person who can empower us to reaching our sustainable goals, please keep reading.

Service > Global Service Operations > Operational Excellence NCE 

In 2014, Vestas established its Global Service business as a separate unit due to its growing importance. Our corporate strategy, "Profitable Growth for Vestas," outlines specific growth targets for the next three years. To reach such targets while keeping our cost base steady requires a fundamental shift in how we operate - commercially as well as operationally. 
The Global Service LEAN team plays a crucial role in driving continuous improvement and excellence. We manage the Strategy Deployment process, develop global concepts, and implement improvements using methodologies like Lean and Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

As a senior member in the Global Service Lean Management Team, you will collaborate with Lean experts, Six Sigma black belts, change agents, and project managers across different locations to enhance Lean maturity and implement cost-reducing improvements in the service business. 

Moreover, you will:

• Engage with all levels of the organisation, including our highly skilled Service Technicians, frontline operational support, and Senior management, to create value for our customers, eliminate waste, and achieve significant savings
• Work in your region towards operational excellence in the categories of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (i.e., Inventory and productivity)
• While having kept high Safety and Quality standards, you will engage with our Service sites within the specific region you support to implement our Service LEAN roadmap and support the sites to increase their LEAN maturity and Cost performance
• Lead and further develop a Regional Lean team of specialists and professionals
• Align and communicate directly with the Regional Service Management to deliver the support needed
• Manage and support operational costs reduction by implementing standards & best practices
• Secure Lean tools deployment & assess training needs, and facilitate kaizen events to drive improvements

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience as a people manager
• At least 5-10 years of experience in Lean or Continuous Improvement methodologies is required
• Academic degree Bachelor level or higher
• Experience with Lean in different environments (i.e. manufacturing, service and transactional)

Competencies

• At a personal level, possessing the ability to engage others and demonstrating proficient interpersonal skills are very essential
• Experience with change management and implementation
• Experience in enhancing processes based on Value Stream and articulating future steps in a manner that our technicians easily grasp is equally important
• Experience with management, change management and implementation in a global environment
• Experience contributing to global improvements and standardisation using best practices

What we offer

We offer an exciting job with great opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring and diverse work environment, within a global partner of the energy industry on sustainable energy solutions. At Vestas, we aim to be sustainable in all aspects – both as an employer and business partner. We encourage initiative, participation, and the right blend of creativity and precision in everything we do. You will become part of a highly professional environment with a significant technical commitment and lots of passion. Vestas is growing and developing, and we want you to grow with us.

Additional information

Work location: You will be based in our office in Aarhus, Denmark or in Hamburg, Germany. For this position, up to 50 days of national and international travelling is expected.
If the above match your interest and your qualifications, please apply no later than 28th of June 2025. Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognise the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 30,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.