Manager, Operational Excellence Job Description
Manager, operational excellence
provides training on and utilize Lean Six Sigma methodology to drive root cause elimination of plant performance issues.
Manager, Operational Excellence Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Leading the execution and delivery of process improvement initiatives using the Lean Six Sigma methodology
Delivering and tracking financial and customer benefits to the business unit
Monitor and report on progress of Lean continuous improvement savings against target
Recommending solutions to improve quality and eliminate waste and leading the team to execute on recommendations
Build detailed project plans for complex initiatives
Monitor execution of a portfolio of programs/projects to ensure they are completed on time, within scope and on budget
Helping to organize integration-related meetings (preparing agenda and drafting meeting notes)
Accurate and timely preparation of requested deliverables
Effective communication with different stakeholders
Support the Head of Integration in developing and maintaining the Integration plan for the area, monitoring progress against activities and deadlines
Manager, Operational Excellence Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Manager, Operational Excellence
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACE, PMP, GB, YB, HBU, ISO, OE, AWS, SSBB, OPEX
Education for Manager, Operational Excellence
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the manager, operational excellence job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, MBA, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Education, Technical, Science, Management, Finance
Skills for Manager, Operational Excellence
Desired skills for manager, operational excellence include:
Engineering experience
Plant manufacturing
LEAN tools and methodology
Mortgage operations
Operational regulatory compliance
Procedures
CGMPs
Cost accounting/financial reporting systems
Excel
Improvement tools and methodologies – Lean/Six Sigma
Desired experience for manager, operational excellence includes:
Can be effective across disparate environments and work teams
Ability to multi-task across multiple projects effectively
Works well within teams and effectively facilitates work between them
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite of tools and ERPs/HRIS
Must be a process oriented individual – able to document and capture processes in narrative and diagram forms
Must be a supportive team member as an active participant and contributor
Manager, Operational Excellence Examples
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Manager, Operational Excellence Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of manager, operational excellence. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for manager, operational excellence
- Manages changes to scope/project direction and related processes
- Partners and supports change management efforts and organizational readiness
- Develops engaging, high quality deliverables and presentations (status, updates, read-outs, ) catered to different audiences and with close attention to detail
- Perform other duties as required at the request of the VP, Operational Excellence and Senior Manager, Operational Excellence
- Manage the Operational Excellence Maturity Continuums for GFO APAC setting targets and ensuring execution
- Develops an implementation plan, conducts risk assessments and develops contingency plans to accommodate unforeseen events
- Participates as a key business partner to the leadership team
- Apply the principles of `waste reduction’
- Produce reports and plans of action utilizing Lean principals including Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Maps
- Creates visibility into processes by understanding the operational footprint of assigned areas within GRC (e.g., operational processes, customer touch-points)
Qualifications for manager, operational excellence
- Identify key business drivers to support business growth with the ability to leverage insights to support the strategic direction of the AU Merchant / Telesales Team
- Demonstrate understanding of the key business priorities & customer needs in order to create effective business requirements that will drive & enable improvements business critical KPI's
- Develop & lead the deployment of best practice project, process & program management methodologies across our organization
- Lead cross-functional global project teams, obtain resources as needed to deliver goals whilst owing content, direction, quality of deliverables and change management
- Work in an agile fashion
- Communicate progress against plan on a regular basis
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a manager, operational excellence. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for manager, operational excellence
- Conduct objective 2nd Party JCMS Assessments to ensure a sustained improvement in maturity
- Align with support functions to optimize resource utilization and full business alignment
- Lead the assigned regional strategic projects in the site
- Manage the project plan tasks (including sub-project plans) and track project status
- Responsible for tracking and reporting project savings through established RSS OE Sharepoint site
- Responsible for creating project status reports with agreement of Business Lead and input of project team
- Leadership of the OpEx strategy implementation at the site
- Identification and process development of continuous improvement initiatives to drive the required departmental cost reductions
- Coaching and training of all personnel on Operational Excellence tools and techniques
- Facilitate monthly OPEX steering committee meetings to periodically review project status, accomplishments, issues, risks
Qualifications for manager, operational excellence
- Expert user of technical business tools
- Operating within the AU market condition & culture
- 3+ years or equivalent multi-/cross functional team experience
- Expert knowledge in Drug Development processes
- Knowledge of international customs and business practice
- Expert planning and tracking skills
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of manager, operational excellence. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, operational excellence
- Responsible for implementing improvements within the business to ensure that service level agreements are hit within set contractual timescales, and identifying and tracking benefits
- Continually review the operation and initiate, plan and continuous improvement to improve efficiency and capability in delivering objectives and customer needs, whilst driving down costs and maximising profit
- Develop and execute plans and communication strategies (from written communication to workshops, training sessions ) to address change impact
- Challenges existing operational processes by identifying creative customer centric solutions (leveraging customer interactions, external solutions, and employees)
- Establishes and maintain relationships with key stakeholders (Business Leaders, Plant Managers, Function Managers, ) for communication of OPEX goals, processes and achievements
- Establish and support the process, time frame, and criteria for the rollout of each tool
- Manager projects against a plan and objectives to ensure commitments are met by monitoring, assessing, and resolving variances in budget, timing or quality of work
- Lead these projects where necessary
- Operate at Special Mission/ EAS in accordance with the SHE Technical standards
- Works with sub-department heads to develop and implement performance metrics for core work processes and implements continuous improvement performance targets
Qualifications for manager, operational excellence
- Previous Experience in fashion or a fashion related environment
- Strong understanding and experience within Brand Relations and Negotiations with Fashion Brands
- Previous experience of working through a merger and integration
- Highly developed Stakeholders Management skills
- Previous experience within management consulting is a must
- Fluency in Italian and in English needed
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a manager, operational excellence. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for manager, operational excellence
- Contribute to communications & community building events, actively network with peers from the OE Community & promote best practice sharing
- Serve as cross-department communication to survey current state, perform gap analysis and lead standardization, harmonization and improvement initiatives within EBS Cluj for all departments
- Collect, interpret, analyse and assess best practices within EBS Cluj processes, lead process standardization and streamlining, setup sustainable efficiency improvement plans, including process related, structural and organizational levers, in alignment with line management
- Define and build potential projects business cases, through a thorough cost/benefit analysis, for an improvement, innovation, development or specific strategy
- Continuously monitor, analyse and advise on key performance indicators with regards to quality of processes against requirements and in consultation with relevant stakeholders
- Ensure that the OE approach is delivered as part of a safe & legal working environment for all on site
- Utilize project management tools and methodology to ensure proper schedule, budget, and cost
- Initiate, track and resolve Production/Packaging related non-conformance investigations
- Contribute expertise for Quality by Design (QbD)/Continuous Process Verification (CPV) requirements at Ferring US, including training, development workshops in collaboration with the CMC project coordinator and follow-up on regular basis
- Collaborates with company leadership and HR Business partners to identify training needs and priorities
Qualifications for manager, operational excellence
- Working knowledge of system development lifecycle methodologies and tools
- Effective documentation skills and experience in outlining cost benefit analyses and use cases
- Understanding to help tailor communication and messaging with varying levels of the organization
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations or Supply Chain
- 5-10 years supply chain management related project leadership experience
- Focused training and working experience with LSS methodologies, continuous improvement and problem-solving tools
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Our growing company is hiring for a manager, operational excellence. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for manager, operational excellence
- Review and approval of Configuration protocols and reports
- Review and approval of Customizations Verification protocols and reports
- Review and approval of Integration protocols and reports
- Review and approval of Documentation for Hardware and Automation
- Release of FlexFactory product
- Develop the people by lean-training (white/blue collars)
- Assisting on workshops, 5S, Kaizens, new product introductions, lay-out with lean in mind
- Detecting waste and map these opportunity for improvement with the functional owners
- Reporting on progress on lean as 5S, Gemba walks, EDI's, kaizens
- Building an external network to map lean opportunities and learn
Qualifications for manager, operational excellence
- Graduation in Chemical Engineering or related fields
- More than 10 years in similar job scope
- PC skills (office, web, Outlook ) PC Proficiency including knowledge of MS Office, Minitab and SAP
- Certification in Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean and Problem Solving is preferred
- Must possess the ability to facilitate working groups and training sessions with strong presentation and training skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in training PE practitioners at the green belt and black belt levels