Haworth Lifestyle was founded to create a unique and distinctive brand platform in the interior design industry, seamlessly integrating manufacturing excellence, design expertise, and cutting-edge retail experiences. We create timeless designs that strengthen the connection with the spaces of everyday life. Our strength comes from the diversity of our brands and a global team of more than 2,200 members. By nurturing talent and preserving each brand's identity, we drive innovation and excellence.
Role and activities
The person will be part of the Operations Excellence team, a cross-Brand unit with global scope within Haworth Lifestyle, whose mission is to identify, prioritize and launch performance improvement opportunities across the various Brands. Most of the initiatives will be project-based and will require intensive co-operation with a large number of colleagues.
Examples of areas in scope (illustrative, definitely not exhaustive) :
* Detailed benchmarking of product cost and performance, both internally and with competitors
* Preparation of cost Vs price analyses to support negotiations with suppliers on various categories
* Build-up of the global logistic model (i.e. flows, warehouses) to optimize cost and service level to customer
* Development of tailored indicators to measure industrial performance
Experience and Education
* Engineering (any type)
* Economics, but with a strong personal interest in industrial, manufacturing topics
* Fluency in both Italian and English
Technical and Soft skills
* Problem solving ability : structuring and prioritizing
* Numerical agility
* Business judgment
* Open and extrovert attitude, ability to deal effectively with colleagues of very different background
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