WHO IS Holcim?
A global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure, and improved living standards all over Egypt. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, thriving with our people and communities. Holcim Egypt launched one of the largest cement plants in the MENA region which is located in Ain Al-Sokhna, with a plant capacity of 9.5 MT and 5 state-of-the-art production lines. Through its established business operations in Cement, Ready-Mix concrete, Lafarge Egypt has demonstrated its commitment to the provision of sustainable building materials. Lafarge Egypt continuously seeks to meet the needs of a wide range of customers including but not limited to individual homebuilders, large construction companies, architects, or local artisans, powered by 1500 passionate employees.
Overview:
- To serve as the Strategic Architect of Flow, responsible for optimizing the end-to-end "Integrated Business Process Ecosystem" to drive business process excellence.
Responsibilities:
1-Health & Safety:
- Adhere to and enforce relevant legislation and policies and ensure that the highest degree of safety and safe working practices are maintained
2- Functional:
- Process Architecture (SAP Mastery): Act as the primary Functional Architect between physical operations and digital ecosystems (SAP S/4HANA, TIS, Qlik Sense, etc.); defining the business logic and workflow requirements that the Digital team will then execute and automate.
- Governance & Alignment: Establish and Organize a unified BPM governance framework that ensures all cross-functional process designs are in 100% alignment with the "NextGen Growth 2030" strategy and Group standards.
- Value Stream Optimization: Lead high-impact "Value Stream" initiatives focused on waste elimination and cost-base restructuring to deliver direct, documented annual efficiency targets.
- Initiatives Resources Prioritization: Provide evidence-based "process intelligence" to prioritize the Transformation Portfolio, ensuring resources are allocated only to projects/Initiatives with the highest ROI and strategic impact.
- Workflow Optimization: Design and implement cross-functional workflows that restructure functional silos into high-performing units, for business excellence.
- Continuous Improvement Engineering: Direct a high-caliber team of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green/Black Belts to embed a "Performance - Excellence" culture, utilizing the Strategy-to-Execution Portal to provide real-time visibility into process health and performance gaps.
- Internal Control Synergy (Process Integrity): Collaborate with the Internal Control Team to ensure that all optimized processes have "Built-in Compliance," reducing the administrative burden on operations while strictly adhering to the Holcim internal control framework.
Education, Qualifications & Experience:
Technical Skills:
- ERP systems and workflow automation tools (SAP Mastery is a must) .
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt or equivalent Business Architecture certification.
- Strong knowledge of process improvement frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, BPM)
- Expertise in process mapping and analysis tools (e.g., Visio, ARIS, Miro, LucidChart)
- Understanding of internal control principles and process governance.
- Exceptional Stakeholder Management, Strategic Vision, and the ability to influence C-Suite executives.
Experience:
- Minimum of 12 years in Business Transformation, Operations, or Strategy
- At least 5 years in a managerial role within a heavy industrial or global corporate environment.
Education:
- MBA or Post-graduate degree in Engineering/Business is highly preferred to bridge the gap between technical processes and financial outcomes.
WHO ARE Holcim People?
Holcim people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.
