Manager Corporate Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence (f/m/d)

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Would you like to make a valuable contribution to the health of patients? And do something really meaningful on your own responsibility? Then we look forward to hearing from you! Excellence beyond manufacturing - that's what we stand for as Aenova, one of the world's leading contract manufacturers and developers for the pharmaceutical industry with 4,000 employees at 15 sites. Our site in Starnberg is the headquarters of the Aenova Group.

Your key responsibilities

The Aenova Group is currently establishing an Operational Excellence task force. The task force will operate as a hands-on internal consulting group with the objective of scoping, implementing, and delivering transformative projects in line with Aenova’s strategy and 5-year value creation plan. The initial team will consist of a Head of this task force plus 2-3 project managers. The Head will report directly to the CEO.

The task at hand is project-dependent, and as such will vary on an as-needed basis. It will encompass site-specific projects as well as overarching group-wide initiatives. The ultimate objective of this team is to create insights, recommend pathways for implementation, and deliver hands-on implementation to achieve best practices. Projects will be both strategic and focused on operational improvement e.g. OEE improvements, footprint optimization and optimall product allocation, working capital optimization, throughput-time reduction etc.

Your responsibilities are:

• Shape and maintain Continuous Improvement framework & methodology, .e.g. CI checklist, DILO etc.
• Manage and coordinate knowledge management systems and community
• Gate-keep transformation methodology and identify opportunities for improvement based on shop-floor observations from Corporate CI and local CI, best practice from other sites
• Develop and deliver Operational Excellence trainings
• Identify cross-cutting issues/topics encountered in transformation projects and identify solutions to address them and coordinate deployment (e.g., Supply Chain; S&OP process or Engineering)
• Build Lean Management expertise
• Advise internal customers to gain best practice approaches with a focus on standardisation
• Communicate on transformation content internally and externally

Your profile

• University degree (Masters/Diploma) in Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management
• Track record of leading transformative operational implementations
• Excellent expertise of standard lean dimensions (Voice of the Customer, Process Efficiency, Performance Management, Organization & Skills, Mindset & Behaviors)
• Distinctive knowledge of transformation approaches (preparation, diagnostic, future state, Tactical Implementation Plan (TIP), implementation, CI) and the core analyses / activities aligned to each phase
• Expert in building CI structures and business intelligence
• Strong stakeholder management, C-level experience and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Excellent project management, team management and coaching skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritize a large number of conflicting and frequently changing priorities
• Willingness to travel
• Proficiency in English and German, both written and spoken

Your motivation

Are you looking for new challenges in a highly competitive environment? And you want to tackle them creatively and on your own responsibility? Do you prefer a "get-it-done" culture and think in terms of solutions rather than problems? What are you waiting for? We would be happy to explain our corporate benefits in a personal conversation! If you have any questions, I - {{ job.contactRecruiterAccess.user.firstname }} {{ job.contactRecruiterAccess.user.lastname }} / Human Resources - will be happy to help you: Aenova Holding GmbH • Member of the Aenova Group • Berger Straße 8-10 • 82319 Starnberg (Percha), Germany

Location: Starnberg, DE

Posted Date: 12/26/2024