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222223 GG Switzerland GmbH (corporate)

Head Operational Excellence - Europe(m/w/x)

Zürich
Full-timeOn-siteManagement

Leading operational excellence initiatives across European business units and regions. 10+ years operational leadership experience required. ISO lead auditor certification a plus.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in project management, Business, Business Economics, Engineering, or related field
  • 6-Sigma certification (plus)
  • Lean Manufacturing certification (plus)
  • ISO lead auditor certification (plus)
  • 10+ years operational leadership experience in dynamic environment
  • Experience in applied continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, or 6-Sigma deployment
  • Experience in program or project management
  • Working experience in Food Safety regulated areas (plus)
  • Extensive MS-Office applications knowledge, especially PowerPoint and Excel
  • IT programming skills or interest in applying technology solutions (plus)
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and collaboration skills
  • Excellent command of English
  • Excellent command of local language (if not English)
  • Additional languages preferred
  • Ability to effectively influence others to action
  • Leadership and management skills
  • Problem solving and analysis skills
  • High degree of personal integrity
  • Ability to handle confidential matters
  • Continuous improvement mindset
  • Hands-on approach
  • Passion for continuous improvement
  • Excellent strategic and tactical communication planning and execution skills

Tasks

  • Provide project leadership for business units and regions
  • Track deployment status and recommend corrective actions
  • Create reports on deployment progress
  • Manage project and resource interdependencies
  • Recommend issue resolution
  • Facilitate program kick-off initiatives
  • Offer training, coaching, and guidance
  • Organize and coordinate assessments with stakeholders
  • Provide coaching, structure, methodology, and analysis
  • Conduct and organize gap analysis and on-site audits
  • Perform cross-regional gateOPEX audits
  • Develop action plans for audit findings
  • Document audit results in a global databank
  • Identify and promote new best practices
  • Integrate best practices into global standards
  • Collaborate with General Managers and CI managers
  • Develop and execute multi-year operational plans
  • Assist in value stream mapping, SMED, kaizen events, poka-yoke, cellular manufacturing
  • Train and coach plant leadership on Lean and 6-Sigma methods
  • Coordinate training offerings and schedules
  • Ensure training resources are provided
  • Collaborate with Global Process Owners
  • Develop new standards, scorecards, and tools
  • Consider LEAN manufacturing and Six Sigma principles
  • Work with project groups to develop gateOPEX content
  • Create gateOPEX communications and training materials
  • Coordinate pilot trials of new standards
  • Ensure regional initiatives align with global strategy
  • Develop common tools and reporting templates
  • Support data collection and reporting
  • Manage gateOPEX global knowledge management systems
  • Assist in regular workshops for new strategies
  • Manage the Lean Resident Expert role
  • Support critical business decision-making
  • Support capital project execution
  • Standardize equipment

Work Experience

  • 10 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
  • localBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • MS-Office
  • PowerPoint
  • Excel
  • IT programming
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