Manager - Lean Transformation - Manufacturing

Principal Accountabilities:

- Work closely with the Head of Transformation for the Company, BUs, Support Functional heads , Business Owners and Program managers to drive OpEx

- Collaborate with other BU COO's to drive consistency across the program, share best practice, and build common capability

- Create capability within the company on lean transformation to begin with and establish operational excellence as a core competency in our teams

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

- Identify opportunities for OpEx to be implemented to derive material benefit for the company

- Ensure business cases are thoroughly researched and syndicated

- Deliver OpEx projects within the divisional portfolio on time, to scope and within budget

- Ensure the company's OpEx methodology, tools, technologies and thinking is embedded in this program and in BU Operations

- Create and deliver a communications plan which builds a deep and wide understanding of OpEx across the division

- Collaborate with other BU's / Peer experts /Global teams to maximize benefit realization

- Identify and grow potential OpEx Internal resource and evangelists. Hire where none exists and Increase the Pool of quality improvement Catalysts across the Company

- Operate as an exemplar to constructively challenge the organization to constantly improve operational capability and performance

- Coach senior leaders and across levels within the division on the application of OpEx . Target is to train more than 20% of the work force on OpEx Initiatives in Year 1, 50% in Yr 2 & more than 80% in Yr 3

Experience/Requirements:

- Lean Six Sigma expertise, experience of large and complex lean projects and track record of significant delivery

- Knowledge of OpEx/Lean methodologies and personal history of applying them to deliver business benefits within an organisation.

- Deep Understanding of Tools and its Implementations on ground

- Knowledge of process automation / Robotic Process automation / digitization techniques and technologies

- Experience and knowledge of working in a global services organization ( a Blend of Manufacturing & services is the desired profile)

- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate well at all levels, delivery to suit audience

- Ability to structure, analyse and present complex ideas and data, as well as resolve complex problems

- Ability to work with 3rd party consultancies to deliver results

- Able to determine options, prioritise and make decisions that drive programme and organisational agenda forward but which also focus on - doing the right thing-

- Able to motivate and lead large cross-sections of the organisation through the OpEx journey

- Ability to operate effectively whilst under considerable pressure Essential skills required

Education / professional qualifications:

Engineering background (REC/NIT/IIT etc) and MBA Certified Six Sigma Black Belt from Reputed Organisations / ASQ

Prior Experience:

9-11 years of overall experience of which at least 8 years of experience in driving independent Black belt six sigma projects and lean transformation projects from manufacturing and services background.

Technical skills:

- Must have done at least 5-10 Black Belt Projects and over 20-25 Green Belt projects

- Should have excellent knowledge and experience of running lean projects

- Should have done Quality & Business Excellence roles in large capacity

- Expertise in other world class technology like EFQM

- Experience of building value stream maps and ability to use tools like Igraphic

- Understands offerings like Customer Operations/ Information Technology/ Finance and Accounting/ Networks/ Human Resource Services.

Behavioral / team skills:

- Excellent communication skills

- Good Management and employee interface

- People management skills with demonstrated ability to build a transparent and cohesive team

- Hands on experience in managing process delivery, emphasis on People and Process Management