Toronto Business Strategy Consuling Support Position (part time)

LSI (Lean Sensei International) is an international business consulting company which is experiencing rapid growth due to high demand world-wide. It is also one of the very few companies in North America where its coaches have direct roots and true lean implementation experience from Japan. LSI’s list of clients includes Fortune 500 companies as well as small to mid-sized companies.

We specialize in providing a Japanese-style coaching (called Sensei-style by North American companies) to US, Canadian, European, and Asian companies world-wide. While the name “Lean Sensei International” appears unusual from a Japanese perspective, the word “Lean Sensei” is now a common North American business phrase. You may search “Lean Sensei” in google or Wikipedia, and you will see many references of this type of business coaching. We focus on providing what is now a standard for business process improvement, called “Lean Thinking”, which was first started by Dr. Jim Womack who wrote the book “Lean Thinking” – you may search Amazon or Chapters and you will see many books about this important business strategy.

Just recently, we completed projects in Rome Italy, Stuttgart Germany, Singapore, Tokyo, Seattle, San Francisco, Puerto Rico, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Photos from many of these projects and further details of our company can be seen at our website: www.leansensei.com or www.leanstrategy.com

We are looking for general event support person to work part time during the upcoming conferences and seminars, including a major conference coming up in September 2009 involving 150 people with the authors of “Toyota Way” books, including Dr. Jeffrey Liker. There may be other positions available, including the coaching position depending on the qualifications.

As multiple events are organized between now and Dec of 2009, we are looking for several people in different cities. Please note that this is not a permanent position but could lead to a permanent part time position at a later date.

Your primary task is to provide workshop/seminar support, such as:

- Assisting with setup and preparation of conferences and seminars
- taking notes and minutes
- creating documents in words, excel, or powerpoint
- correspondents with corporate clients
- discussion with hotels, restaurant, to confirm details
- general marketing support during the sessions
- assisting instructors and coaches for admin work
- development of workshop content and materials
- client management and client development

Your compensation will be based on your experience and qualification. We are looking for local people in each of the following cities for the specified months as shown. You will have an opportunity to network with business leaders and executives. All sessions are conducted in English.

Please note that the most significant conference is September, when we will require 4 to 6 support staff to assist during the conference. However, you may have opportunity to work with LSI prior to the session as that will form the basis for basic training.

We are looking for on-site local part time Conference Support for the following days:

July 2009 – Three events (approx 3 to 4 days per event) Vancouver
July 2009 – One event (approx 3 to 4 days per event) Toronto
Aug 2009 – One event (approx 3 to 4 days per event) Vancouver
Aug 2009 – Two events (approx 3 to 4 days per event) Toronto
Sep 2009 - Four events (approx 3 to 4 days per event) Vancouver
NOTE: We are looking for 4 to 6 people for the Lean Summit Conference in Sep
Oct 2009 - Three events (approx 3 to 4 days per event) Vancouver
Oct 2009 – one event (5 days) Tokyo and Nagoya
Nov 2009 – one event (5 days) Singapore
Dec 2009 – one event (5 days) Belgium & Germany

Already considered the most experienced and respected consulting company in Canada in the field of Toyota management technique and operational system, LSI specializes in teaching Japanese business technique and Toyota processes to companies in Canada, the US, Japan, and other countries. We provide consulting and training at numerous locations throughout the world.

We work with both local companies and international Fortune 500 companies, including such companies as Johnson & Johnson, CP Rail, Weyerhaeuser, Hitachi, and many others.

As senior executives of major corporations are involved, we ask for people with previous business experience and with good to excellent English.

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Position: Part time Event/Conference Support

Requirements: Bilingual (Japanese and English); must be able to speak, write and read good English and Japanese

Education: College or University degree

Experience: Two (2) or more years of general business experience, including experience with Microsoft Office, general administration, and general business.

Status in Canada: you must be able to work in Canada (permanent residence or working permit/working holiday VISA)

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There will be on-the-job training initially regardless of the position within our company. Our work focus primarily on business strategy, project implementation, and specialized Japanese-style coaching.

Our work is conducted in both English and Japanese. LSI (Lean Sensei International) has one of the deepest experiences in this field. To find out more about the company, please go ahead and perform a google search under “Lean Sensei” and you will find that LSI is involved with many conferences and programs around the world.

When sending your resume, please note the following:

Your resume must be in English
You must specify your resident status in Canada (working holiday VISA, permanent residence, etc)
You must include a cover letter

Please send your resume to:

jobs@leansensei.com or FAX 604-677-5211

Please DO NOT call our office to enquire about the status of your resume. We will accept resumes during June and July, and will be conducting interviews in July and August. We will contact you if you qualify for the position.

Thank you in advance for your interest in LSI.

www.leansensei.com

Are you still accepting resumes for this position? 　

Yes we are still accepting resumes for this position and interviews will continue for another week. We have already idenfitied people who will move onto 2nd interview. We look forward to seeing your resume.