Senior Consultant – Lean & Continuous Improvement
Location: Ireland
Travel: Regular travel to client sites
Role Purpose
We are seeking an experienced Lean & Continuous Improvement Consultant to deliver transformation programmes within a pharmaceutical client. This is a client‑facing consulting role requiring regular travel to client sites to deliver workshops, coaching, and on‑site transformation activities.
You will work as part of multi‑disciplinary consulting teams, partnering closely with client teams to embed Lean thinking, develop capability, and realise sustained business benefits.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and deliver continuous improvement engagements that achieve clearly defined, measurable benefits for clients
Design, plan, and facilitate high‑impact client workshops and interventions, including:
Changeover reduction / SMED
Line‑side improvements including OEE
Develop client capability through:
Green Belt and Yellow Belt training delivery
Formal and informal coaching at multiple organisational levels
Enable clients to sustain improvements beyond the engagement lifecycle
Define, track, and report benefits from improvement initiatives; ensure delivery translates into tangible operational, financial, and quality outcomes
Build strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and frontline teams
Influence and challenge leaders effectively using data, insight, and behavioural understanding; provide useful, timely, and constructive feedback to enable performance and leadership growth
Participate in client governance and contribute to site and global governance forums
Leverage ideal behaviours to embed change and drive sustainable results; lead by example, creating high levels of engagement, trust, and ownership within client teams
Collaborate effectively within consulting project teams, contributing to shared learning, development, and delivery excellence; build and maintain strong client networks to support account growth and future consulting opportunities
Required Experience & Background
Proven experience delivering Lean / Continuous Improvement ideally within the pharmaceutical industry, across operations and quality
Strong Lean and/or Six Sigma capability (Green Belt required; Black Belt desirable)
Experience designing and delivering workshops, training, and facilitation sessions both on‑site and virtually
Demonstrated success in benefits tracking and realisation
Comfortable influencing senior leaders in complex organisations
Awareness of digital tools and systems that support Lean transformation, performance management, and analytics
Programme or project management capability is advantageous
Skills & Attributes
Builds trusting, supportive relationships with clients and colleagues
Understanding of how behaviours and psychology underpin transformation
Skilled at getting the best out of people through feedback, coaching, and challenge
Uses culture and behaviours as levers for transformation
Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
Curious, creative, collaborative, and credible in client environments
Effective working independently or as part of a consulting team
Strong problem‑solving skills, combining logical reasoning and creative thinking to resolve complex issues
Key Requirements
Fluent in English
A minimum of 10 years experience in Lean and continuous improvement
Ideally but not essential; a degree or equivalent experience
Freedom to travel globally and a full driving license
Salary and Benefits
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
Healthcare & Dental Insurance
Above average holiday allowance
Flexible working
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