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The role will be hybrid, with expectations to be in office at least one day per week and some UK travel will be required.\nAre you ready for your next career challenge?..\nRole Overview:\nLeidos Europe Ltd is seeking a UK based Programme Continuous Improvement Lead (CIL) who is a motivated self-starter and can work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment. You will be a dedicated resource to the Mission Support & Integrated Logistics (MSIL) division working on the Ministry of Defence Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) Programme.\nReporting to the Head of Compliance and Continuous Improvement, the Continuous Improvement Lead will be supported by colleagues within the Compliance function who are all on their CI journeys. You will be acting as the first point of contact for new CI opportunities and be responsible for helping deliver and assuring our existing programme CI capability.\nAs a key member of the compliance team, you will have tangible input within a growing organisation. You will help drive the culture of continuous improvement to the next level as the programme continues to expand.\nWe’re a very data heavy organisation and it would be beneficial if you know how to translate complex data into a simple solution with your analytical mindset.\nYou will be exposed to senior management across the programme. Therefore, it’s important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.\nDuties & Responsibilities:\nYou will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a keen eye for detail, and evidence of CPD study on continuous improvement related subjects.\nThis position will work cross-functionally with our Defence customer, key sub-contractors and the operations teams to be ensure the continuous improvement deliverables are of the highest standards so that we deliver products and services of the highest quality to our customers.\nYour responsibilities:\nLead continuous improvement projects of the assigned Leidos programme lines using PDCA/DMAIC or aligned methodology, focusing on cost reduction and efficiencies increase.\nConduct assessments to identify areas within Leidos where processes can be streamlined, costs reduced, or efficiency improved.\nSupport creation of detailed plans for implementing changes, including timelines, resource allocation, and communication strategies, utilising an existing CI Toolkit.\nSupport the Head of Compliance and Continuous Improvement in facilitating workshops, training teams, and coaching them on using improvement methodologies.\nChair the internal programme Continuous Improvement Working Group (CIWG), ensuring appropriate governance, stakeholder engagement, action tracking and escalation of improvement activity across the programme.\nCoordinate, review and assure key subcontractor continuous improvement submissions, ensuring proposals are aligned to programme priorities, customer expectations and measurable benefit delivery.\nMaintain evidence that the programme is delivering Plan-Do-Check-Act activity as set out in the Service Delivery Plans, using CI governance to demonstrate progress, assurance, lessons learned and sustained improvement.\nSkill Required:\nCertification in a relevant continuous improvement discipline is necessary\nData Analysis skills with ability to process large data sets, drawing conclusions and providing effective visualisations to summarise key information\nEvidence of a number of years working within an operations environment.\nStrong communication (written and verbal), leadership and partnership working skills.\nAbility to deliver at pace, multi-task and manage pressing deadlines.\nUK citizenship\nBe able to achieve SC clearance\nWilling to travel UK Wide\nDesirable Skills Required:\nExperience working in a service orientated environment.\nExperience working with the following tools: Power Apps, Power BI, SharePoint, MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Jira\nActive SC security clearance\nClearance Requirements:\nBPSS Pre-screening required to Start\nSC required for the role\nLeidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...\nWhat we do for you:\nAt Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.\nWe provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:\nContributory Pension Scheme\nPrivate Medical Insurance\n33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)\nAccess to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)\nFlexible working scheme\nCommitment to Diversity:\nWe welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.\nWho We Are:\nThe Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).\nWorking together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.\nWhat Makes Us Different:\nPurpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.\nCollaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.\nPeople: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nFor U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\n£34,800.00-£43,500.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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