About the Company:

ADNOC Distribution is on a journey to change the retail landscape, delivering tangible actions to facilitate progress in providing sustainable mobility solutions for our customers. We are taking bold and transformative steps to grow our domestic and international footprint for our customers. We are customer-centric, offering digitally enabled journeys and providing innovative products and services to drive accelerated and sustainable development for the future of mobility.

ADNOC Distribution markets, sells, and distributes transportation fuel to both retail and commercial customers. We also run non-fuel services at our service stations.

JOB PURPOSE:
Study and identify improvements opportunities and provide subject matter expertise to ensure the coherence and optimisation of all activities related to Operations Excellence. Design and implement changes to processes that improve results and reduce cost and eliminate waste.
Deliver process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives whilst addressing all process deficiencies through re-engineering interventions and corrective action plans.
Develop and implement all technical training related to Operations including the receipt, storage, handling and delivery of aviation products, use of related equipment\xe2\x80\x99s, safety and fire prevention, driving of fuelling vehicles and quality control.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Operational Excellence

• Lead the provision of awareness sessions on the role of Operations excellence and the implemented internal controls, policies and procedures to Operations employees and partners.
• Lead the Identification and setting standards of Operational excellence in order to maximise the safe and reliable performance of company Assets.
• Lead the assessment of Operations performance against standards set in order to provide confidence on the status of operations.
• Present business process optimization opportunities and underlying operations improvement business case to the operations group management and executives.
• Continuously leverage the expertise and resources of the impacted areas to support and implement the initiatives.
• Identify and communicate obstacles and challenges encountered throughout the project, and opportunities for improving or accelerating the process.
• Manage change through communication, documentation, and training to ensure stakeholder involvement and buy-in.
• Ensure reviewing corrective action plans developed by Operations Process Re-engineering and process owners and ensure its implementation by concerned parties.
• Identify continuous improvement activities to produce bottom line risk and savings to support the overall
• Operational Excellence program.
• Execute improvement activities to promote organizational changes and facilitate the culture of operational excellence in delivering the goals through cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead and facilitate lean/process improvement-based workshops to drive ideas and solutions
• Coordinate with sites and various division for OE and sites communications and to prepare for audits
• Work with key business stakeholders to build a continuous improvement environment to support driving of Operational Excellence across ADD.
• Support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity within business processes and identification of better ways of working.
• Assist in the development and implementation of a \xe2\x80\x98best-in-class\xe2\x80\x99 continuous improvement strategy.
• Participate in developing implementing and executing the operational excellence program. Identify key opportunities and gaps in the core business and operational processes and identify improvement plans.
• Lead the development of value stream mapping to measure current performance and establish future state targets to eliminate waste, improve safety, quality, delivery, cost and inventory.
• Own the timely delivery of initiatives and regularly reports to leadership team and the site with status of schedules and achievement of intended objectives.

Technical Training

• Develop, plan and coordinate all technical and on the field trainings and competencies development in line with Regulations Authority.
• Carry out mentoring and coaching and provide subject matter expertise to ensure effective problem resolution.
• Defines training needs in consultation with the Operations Managers, VPs and the Employee
• Development Department of Human Resources in line with Authorities regulations for all staff specific to their job profiles and competency matrix.
• Ensures that employees are qualified and certified to perform required functions by assessing their knowledge and skills using theoretical assessment and practical assessment methods.
• Prepares and maintains Competency and Drivers\xe2\x80\x99 Certificates for all staff. Organises refresher training as needed. Reports the progress of Company trainees to the management.
• Coordinate with HSSED for safety specific trainings like risk management, Confined space etc.
• Provide technical knowledge and training in new or existing lean methods including that develop a highly effective visual management process, creating workflows designed to meet business objectives and ensure adherence to standard work.
• Serve as an educational resource for management by keeping them informed on legislation, trends and other issues in the Operations Excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in an engineering discipline.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 8 years of experience in continuous improvement role preferably in oil and gas retail industry

Professional Certifications

• PMP or/and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification are preferred

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