Global Process Lean Design Leader - Paris / Grenoble - F/H

At Schneider Electric, we are committed to solving real-world energy and industrial challenges to create a more sustainable, digital and efficient future. In a context of strong growth (especially driven by data centers and new business models), we are strengthening our industrialization capabilities to accelerate time-to-market while ensuring performance and cost efficiency. This role sits at the heart of the organization, at the interface between industrialization and manufacturing, offering a unique position to influence both production system design and operational performance at global scale.

Your role:

Reporting to the Global VP Industrialization, you will hold a highly strategic and transversal position at Group level. Your mission is to embed Lean Manufacturing and 3P (Production Process Preparation) principles at the earliest stages of product and process design — before CAPEX commitment — to deliver simple, flexible and high-performance industrial systems. You will operate in a global, highly matrixed environment across Business Units and Global Supply Chain, interacting with more than 25 teams worldwide.

Your missions :

• Define and deploy global Lean Process Design (3P) standards

• Radically simplify production line architectures (flow, footprint, automation)

• Influence industrial decisions upstream, before CAPEX investments

• Design flexible manufacturing processes (product variability, ramp-up, localization)

• Drive alignment across engineering, manufacturing and quality teams

• Lead or coach Lean transformation initiatives across international sites

• Build and continuously improve a global industrial design referential

• Contribute to CAPEX reduction, cost target achievement and faster time-to-market

Your profile:

• 10–15+ years experience in demanding industrial environments (automotive, aerospace, advanced manufacturing…)

• Strong combination of shopfloor experience and Lean transformation leadership

• Deep expertise in Lean / TPS (3P, VSM, takt time, single-piece flow…)

• Proven international exposure (multi-sites, multi-regions)

• Strong influencing skills in matrix organizations

• Track record of delivering sustainable industrial transformation

• Fluent English

What we offer

• A highly strategic global role with strong business impact

• High visibility at Group leadership level

• A unique opportunity to shape industrial practices at scale

• A fast-growing environment (data centers, new businesses)

• Career opportunities across manufacturing and industrialization

Additional information

• Location: Paris or Grenoble (France)

• International role with frequent travel (40–50% initially)

• Highly collaborative and multicultural environment

We know that skills manifest themselves in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all of the listed requirements, we still encourage you to apply. #LI-AM1

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• +9% organic growth

• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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