Haleon
Manufacturing
OperationalExcellenceDirector
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“Operational Excellence Director at Haleon. Skills: Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Haleon Performance System, Project Management. Define and execute site's continuous improvement strategy. Support site director to rationalize and prioritize project and Kaizen”
What You'll Achieve.
achieve its growth and profitability objectives; deliver the Business Strategy; deliver the Business Strategy, and is expected to provide leadership and expertise with focus on business performance (Safety, Quality, Service, & Cost)
Industry & Context.
Working knowledge of statistical process control concepts, data analysis, diagnostic tools and techniques
Must be willing to travel approximately 10% for benchmarking visits, conferences, and offsites
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Educated to degree level in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related technicalusiness discipline or 12+ years of experience in Manufacturing environment, 5+ years of experience in FMCG, working knowledge of process, Technical, Quality and Supply Chain, Project Management Skills, Demonstrated ability to facilitate multiple projects and Kaizen events, Six Sigma Green Belt Training and/or certification from an accredited external Quality program, OpEx SME - The candidate must have experience in Operational Excellence Systems execution, working knowledge of multiple lean Tools such as TPM, WCM, Lean, or Six Sigma project management, VSM, PPS, Kaizen Blitz, Standard work etc, Working knowledge of statistical process control concepts, data analysis, diagnostic tools and techniques, Business Orientated/External perspective - The candidate will must have a Supply Chain background, senior Site (SLT level) or functional leadership experience, Recent experience in FMCG Operations/OpEx type roles, Ability to collaborate and relate to multiple Levels in the organization, from the shop-floor workforce to Corporate VPs, Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
Nice to Have
Influence and Vision – The candidate must have demonstrated confidence in challenging stakeholders and influencing senior leaders creating a commanding vision of future state and ‘what good looks like’, Business Partner – The Candidate must have excellent interpersonal and networking skills to enable effective and influential internal and external communication, Maintain collaborative relationships and contribute to positive morale, Self-Directed and Entrepreneurial – while working as part of a global team the candidate must be able to work autonomously and set their own direction aligned with Global OpEx team goals, Acts Decisively, drive Performance, result oriented, deliver on commitments and monitor performance, Leadership capability, MS Office, SAP, Power BI, OEE % data collection systems
What You'll Do.
Define and execute site's continuous improvement strategy
Support site director to rationalize and prioritize project and Kaizen
Facilitate and coach cross-function CI activities
Drive performance improvement through HAPS
Deploy and embed HAPS principles
Provide leadership and expertise with focus on business performance
Play a key role in Project Management and execution of Productivity initiatives
Facilitate the design of annual site strategy and its deployment
Implement and maintain visual management and control
Lead a team of OpEx/Continuous improvement (CI) professionals
Lead Site implementation efforts of the Haleon Performance System
Lead weekly/monthly efficiency & waste gap plan meetings
Provide savings justification for CAPEX savings projects
Building capabilities of Site FLL and hourly workforce
Daily GEMBA walks to identify opportunities
Coach Site team leaders and operators
Site Strategy/PMO process
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Facilitate and coach cross-function CI activities; Be the primary Liaison with Regional and Global OPEX Teams; Networking with Haleon global and industry; Best practice sharing/learning within site and across site; Ability to collaborate and relate to multiple Levels in the organization; Maintain collaborative relationships and contribute to positive morale
Communication Scope
Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
Process & Methodology
Project Management Skills, Demonstrated ability to facilitate multiple projects and Kaizen events, Six Sigma project management, Site Strategy/PMO process
Full Job Description
Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity. Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science. Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture. The Operational Excellence (OpEx) Director role is a critical role as member of Site Leadership Team (SLT) at a Haleon Manufacturing Site, who is responsible for the definition and execution of the site’s continuous improvement strategy, support site director to rationalize and prioritize project and Kaizen, facilitate and coach cross-function CI activities through to benefit realization. It’s a fundamental role in leading the Continuous Improvement efforts for the site to achieve its growth and profitability objectives and the broader Haleon Value of to ‘Go Beyond’. **Role Description** This individual will help drive performance improvement through HAPS (Haleon Performance System) as an Expert on HAPS, Operational Excellence tools and Lean/Six Sigma methodology. The role is responsible and accountable for the deployment and implementation of HAPS as per the deployment plan and building the effectiveness and maturity of the system. The Operational Excellence Director will deploy and embed the HAPS principles at the site to problem solving, standardization, continuous improvement and deliver the
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