# Occupation profile — lean manager

- **ESCO URI:** http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c9862fdd-53b7-4da9-b742-4302d704836c
- **ESCO code:** 2421.4
- **ISCO-08 group:** 2421 — Management and organisation analysts

## Description (ESCO)

Lean managers plan and manage lean programs in different business units of an organisation. They drive and coordinate continuous improvements projects aimed at achieving manufacturing efficiency, optimise workforce productivity, generate business innovation and realise transformational changes impacting on operations and business processes, and report on results and progresses to the company management. They contribute to the creation of a continuous improvement culture within the company, and they are responsible for developing and training a team of lean experts.

## Definition

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## Alternative labels

- lean coach
- lean project manager
- lean facilitator
- lean director
- operational excellence manager
- kaizen manager
- lean engineer
- lean expert
- process excellence manager
- continuous improvement manager
- manufacturing excellence manager