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# Competences — lean manager
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c9862fdd-53b7-4da9-b742-4302d704836c).
## Essential
- **5S methodology** (knowledge)
- **act reliably** (skill/competence)
- **adjust priorities** (skill/competence)
- **advise on efficiency improvements** (skill/competence)
- **analyse business processes** (skill/competence)
- **analyse production processes for improvement** (skill/competence)
- **apply change management** (skill/competence)
- **consumer goods industry** (knowledge)
- **continuous improvement philosophies** (knowledge)
- **create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement** (skill/competence)
- **define organisational standards** (skill/competence)
- **identify process improvements** (skill/competence)
- **lead process optimisation** (skill/competence)
- **leadership principles** (knowledge)
- **lean manufacturing** (knowledge)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **manage a team** (skill/competence)
- **manage corrective actions** (skill/competence)
- **manage medium term objectives** (skill/competence)
- **manage production changeovers** (skill/competence)
- **motivate employees** (skill/competence)
- **production processes** (knowledge)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **report on overall management of a business** (skill/competence)
- **root cause analysis** (knowledge)
- **set quality assurance objectives** (skill/competence)
- **six sigma methods** (knowledge)
- **SMED** (knowledge)
- **sustainable technologies** (knowledge)
- **teamwork principles** (knowledge)
## Optional
- accounting (knowledge)
- Agile project management (knowledge)
- analyse business plans (skill/competence)
- analyse internal factors of companies (skill/competence)
- assess quality of services (skill/competence)
- consult information sources (skill/competence)
- develop corporate training programmes (skill/competence)
- hire human resources (skill/competence)
- hoshin kanri strategic planning (knowledge)
- identify necessary human resources (skill/competence)
- identify processes for re-engineering (skill/competence)
- industrial research and development (knowledge)
- international business (knowledge)
- logistics (knowledge)
- make data-driven decisions (skill/competence)
- manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
- manage resources (skill/competence)
- management consulting (knowledge)
- mass customisation (knowledge)
- operations management (knowledge)
- perform data analysis (skill/competence)
- production engineering (knowledge)
- revise quality control systems documentation (skill/competence)
- schedule production (skill/competence)
- supply chain management (knowledge)
- use methods of logistical data analysis (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 40 ads, as of 2026-07-15)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- lean manufacturing — **65 %**
- process improvement — **50 %**
- data analysis — **48 %**
- continuous improvement — **30 %**
- problem solving — **28 %**
- project management — **28 %**
- change management — **20 %**
### Methods
- six sigma — **35 %**
- 5S methodology — **30 %**
- kaizen — **25 %**
- Kaizen events — **22 %**
- lean manufacturing — **20 %**
- standard work — **20 %**
### Responsibilities
- training delivery — **20 %**
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