Director, Operational Excellence 80%-100% (f/d/m)
This position is located in Visp, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world.
The Director Operational Excellence drives overall strategy implementation relating to operating excellence and delivering the overall corporate approach to continuous improvement at Lonza. Lead and deploy problem-solving approaches to improve process and performance while influencing partners in the business to drive top and bottom line impact for organizational effectiveness. This role reports to the Global Head of Operational Excellence and does not have any direct reports.
This role will require domestic and international travel to Lonza sites, with expected travel of 25%. This will be a hybrid role, with 3 days a week onsite presence required.
Key responsibilities
* Lonza Business Management System support: Driving and improving results by demonstrating lean tools, consulting skills, and organizational change processes and taking primary responsibility for implementation of lean initiatives within manufacturing plants and its associated value streams.
* Extensive facilitation of lean transformation activities across sites and functions (e.g., mini-Ts, Lean Lab or similar).
* Challenging and supporting site and divisional management to drive a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
* Responsibility for support and development of Lean Experts, Continuous Improvement Specialists, Supervisors, Operators, and Managers.
* Creating long-term activity roadmaps and lean transformation projects for the business including Kaizen and step change projects as well as creating a common/standard library of systems, tools, and visual factory creating a single OE look and feel in every business unit.
* Coaching leaders in servant Leadership to support roll-out of the system and lead productivity improvement projects.
* Align on respective Business platforms priorities with Business Platform OE leads and assess together with OE and Site organization major opportunities for productivity improvement to optimize asset capacity or asset efficiency.
* Consolidate opportunities as basis for execution prioritization.
* Govern/support ongoing projects as well as develop and prepare a multi-year execution plan.
* Deliver sustainable value across CDMO operations.
Key requirements and skills
* Prior experience in the pharmaceuticals industry is required. Experience in Biologics, Mammalian Cell, and related operations is highly preferred but not required.
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Master's Degree is preferred but not required. Degree in STEM or other relevant field is a plus.
* Several years of relevant experience in Operational Excellence and Lean, with a strong preference as a consultant in a recognized organization.
* Lean Six Sigma Black Green or Belt is preferred.
* Ability to travel 30%-50% expected, both international and domestic.
* Maturity, confidence, and high degree of emotional intelligence with demonstrated appreciation and ability to influence others.
* Advanced knowledge in Project Management skills and consistent record in successfully handling complex transformations, integrations, and change management (mini-T methodology).
* Prior experience designing trainings, workshops, and ground-breaking change for Operational Excellence and Lean improvements.
* Consistent record of optimally developing and coordinating cross-functional divisional and critical initiatives.
* Leadership experience of global teams with a technical focus is preferred.
* Agile and pro-active relationship management in a multi-matrix organization.
* Proficient in written and spoken English; ability to speak other languages is a plus, as well as excellent communication skills.
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world.
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