Global Operational Excellence Head

Job Description

*PURPOSE OF THE JOB:Responsible for leading the Operational Excellence function globally to support our sites on their journey towards excellence and to ensure steady progress with their improvement initiatives and level of lean maturity. The role holder will also be responsible for the roll-out of global Operational Excellence initiatives across our sites and support the regular coaching and mentoring of the employees there to support lean behaviors and leadership. Additionally, Drive the movement of the function up the OE maturity model by establish benchmark OE practices for continuous improvementPartner with site and functional heads to identify and drive improvement projects in line with customer and business requirementsPartner with business for integration of new businesses /sites and standardize OE practices globallyDrive change management with respect to operational efficiencies practices Develop systems to monitor and drive productivity improvement across and the sites and functionsJOB RESPONSIBILITES: Formulate and implement the global OE strategic roadmap across our sitesDrive and improve results by leveraging lean tools, consulting skills, and change management process and lead implementation of lean initiatives within manufacturing plants and its associated value streams.Create long term activity roadmaps and lean transformation projects for the business including Kaizen and step change projectsSupport site Operation heads to develop capacity and utilization tools and processes that will help drive capacity enhancement. Lead project status reviews with business leadershipSupport and develop a culture of continuous improvement by supporting cross-functional efforts in the application of OE toolsSelect and effectively deploy operational excellence tools and practices across the organizationConceptualize and execute on improvement projects in line with business and customer requirementsPartner with site teams at conceptualization stage of new expansion projects and provide scientific inputs for manpower planning, process mapping, effective layouts etc.Partner with business for integration of new businesses /sites and standardize OE practices globally.Build OE capability globally by organizing training sessions on OE tools, organize competitions, platforms for sharing best practices etc. Build effective reporting and monitoring system for OE programsDevelop systems to monitor productivity and drive improvements across the sites and functions.Identify and implement cultural transformation initiatives in functions (e.g. QC by conceptualizing and implementing Lean principles in QC laboratories and improving quality testing lead time and sample per analyst).Conduct goal setting, mid and year end assessments and provide evidence based feedback to the solid and dotted line reports in the OE function globallyDrive change management for effective implementation of OE initiativesKey Shared AccountabilityFoster & build a culture of continuous improvement and innovation that is suited for the organization needs and performanceCapacity enhancementProduction efficiency Product YieldsProduct Quality (RFT) and Cost of poor qualityProject Planning and ImplementationCapability building/development - Innovation, *KEY STAKEHOLDERS: INTERNAL Site Leadership Teams, Head of Departments, ExComKEY STAKEHOLDERS: EXTERNAL Vendors and ConsultantsREPORTING STRUCTURE: Reporting to: EVP and Manufacturing Head PPS India API Sites QUALIFICATION: Bachelor s degree in science. Formal Lean/CI Black Belt certification (capable of training and certifying employees to green and black belt level) Six Sigma certification20+ years of experience in an operational excellence role with at least 10 years of experience in an OE leadership profile supporting manufacturing to drive process improvements EXPERIENCE: Solid business acumen with substantial leadership experience Extensive proven experience in facilitating lean transformation activities across sites and functionsExcellent organizational and planning skills. Ability to create collaboration and partnership. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, which enable liaison and negotiations with internal and external partiesAbility to use strong analytical and business partnering skills to evaluate business performance and generate solutions to business issues. Technical know-how (to be able to guide and challenge)Change Leadership, People engagement

Keyskills :
continuous improvement facilitationsix sigmablack beltlean toolsdrive changequality testingprocess mappingbusiness acumenlean principleslean initiativeschange managementmanpower planningcorporate liaison