You will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of our global lean supply and manufacturing program with the intent to establish linkage and flow, meet customer demand at the lowest cost with perfect quality, consolidate rationalization, and enhance organizational agility.

You will be the primary architect and leader of our Operations Excellence Transformation and as such will work to establish programs, practices, metrics, and standards utilizing lean methodologies, analyze and recommend future state value stream design, and also identify opportunities to improve existing practices, procedures, and processes toward true north vision. You will lead and mentor leaders and multi-functional teams to implement a standardized excellence methodology to ensure consistent and rigorous application across the business in line with best practice.

Based in Barcelona or London, the position holder will be a member of our Operations Leadership Team, and partner closely with various departments to collaborate on all aspects of the company's Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing/Procurement, and Supply Chain strategies.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Galderma’s end-to-end Operations Excellence transformation strategy and deploy a program for lean development across our global supply, industrial, and manufacturing footprint including coordination of our drive to 85% Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
• Continuously structure, coordinate, and update the Operations function annual strategy plan through a clear methodology based on the Hoshin process including dashboard accountability for all Operations functions.
• Conduct Extended Value Stream Baseline analysis, Supplier summit, and Kaizen events with site and function leaders to improve performance in the identified areas requiring lean/kaizen support. Provide high-level, lean master/sensei support to help build capability and ensure required event objectives are achieved. In addition to that, responsible for progressing lean continuous Improvement (CI) and lean culture penetration.
• Pilot Operations’ evaluation of performance, rationalization, and agility through cross-functional dashboard ownership and reporting.
• Utilize, drive, and promote understanding of Lean and Six-Sigma tools and principles to ensure the delivery of business objectives and a culture of continuous improvement; develop and implement improvement plans, facilitate daily visual management, lean conversion, and root cause and corrective action (RCCA)
• Provide expertise, professional advice, and guidance to the business in business improvement, drawing from proven industry practice and methodologies
• Work collaboratively, negotiate, and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the Lean strategy
• Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market change and potential effects on Lean methodologies. Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost
• Effectively coach teams to manage for daily performance using visual controls
• Mentor using Gemba walks and other lead standard work toolkits.
• Coach employees to see abnormal conditions and problem-solve systematically
• Lead kaizen events to bring Operations to standard, or improve work performance toward true north
• Ensure 5S/RCCA is taught, implemented, and adhered throughout the organization.
• Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate as applicable Lean/Six Sigma activities to enhance cross-functional problem-solving; utilize Company tool champions as appropriate for more significant lean events

About You

• Solid experience in highly performing manufacturing structures operating at 85%+ OEE.
• Involvement building and leading successful projects and programs with an understanding of the tactics needed for execution, including overall upskilling and upscaling of manufacturing performance.
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial approach to finding new growth levers for the business
• Outstanding executive presence and presentation skills, with the ability to inspire and engage executives
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple work streams at once
• Exceptional critical thinking and ability to professionally advance others’ understanding of lean metrics and goals
• Result and customer-focused with a successful record of accomplishments through skilled use of influence, persuasion, negotiation, and resolution
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate projects status needs across different levels of the organization and different operating environments
• Determined focused leader; ability to quickly establish credibility throughout the organization by effectively balancing strategic as well as ongoing operations & execution levels
• Highly collaborative with ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment
• Relationship builder and can hold people accountable while making them feel energized about the road ahead
• Anticipate the needs of teammates, give and get all the facts making it easy for all to make decisions
• Mastery is expected but not limited to JIT, takt, flow, pull, standard worksheet, Jidoka, DMAIC, A3, policy deployment, Toyota production system, TPM, continuous flow, continuous improvement, error proofing, eliminating waste, 5 why’s, heijunka, Kanban, kaizen, linearity, pacemaker, pitch, replenishment system, SWIP, supermarket, standardized work, standard work combo sheet, value stream mapping, visual management.

Requirements

• Background in manufacturing, Supply Chain, and/or engineering environments within a large global organization, including site manufacturing leadership experience
• Master Black Belt in Six Sigma or equivalent qualification
• Automotive or cost-oriented company experience preferred
• Background in people management, project management, and digital transformation
• Qualified Trainer certification and experience would be appreciated
• Membership of an industry-related professional body would be advantageous