Senior Consultant, Operations & Improvement (w/m/d)

Job Requirements

Location: Forchheim

Department: SHS TE TBE HPS CON

Mode of Employment: Permanent / Full-time

Job Grade: Germany - Non Senior Management - PL5 - Position Level 5

Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause.

It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally.

Sounds interesting?

Then come and join our global team as Senior Consultant (f/m/d) Operations & Improvement in Forchheim.

HPS Internal Consulting is a new service pillar of the HPS Central Office that specializes in project management support, process optimization, and transformation support serving internal clients across Siemens Healthineers.

We are currently looking for a dedicated and experienced Senior Management Consultant to join our team.

HPS Senior Management Consultants are leading high-priority consulting projects for our internal clients and driving continuous improvement activities within our complex matrix organization.

In this role, you will be responsible for applying various proven methodologies, enhancing operational efficiency, boosting productivity, driving transformation, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across Siemens Healthineers.

Your tasks and responsibilities:


* You lead operations and performance improvement engagements from opportunity identification and project scoping through implementation, sustainment, and value realization.


* You diagnose end-to-end operational performance through data analysis, direct process observation, stakeholder interviews, value stream mapping, and root-cause analysis.


* You identify and prioritize improvement levers across productivity, cost, quality, lead time, delivery performance, capacity, and working capital.


* You translate insights into future-state value streams, effective management systems, pragmatic implementation roadmaps, and operating routines that deliver sustainable results.


* You facilitate Lean workshops, Kaizen events, structured problem-solving sessions, and executive decision-making forums.


* You work side by side with process owners and operational teams to implement improvements, remove barriers, and build ownership for sustained performance.


* You establish and track operational and financial KPIs, validate realized benefits, and create governance that ensures transparency and accountability.


* You independently manage client stakeholders, project scope, resources, risks, and budgets while maintaining delivery excellence and customer satisfaction.


* You coach consultants and client teams in Lean thinking, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement, while helping advance ou...