Operational Excellence Lead

ROLE SUMMARY

The incumbent reports to the Senior Director, External Supply, Strategy & Operational Excellence (ES S&OE)

The Director of External Supply (ES), Operational Excellence (OE) is to:

• Provide Business facing OE Support to ES Clusters and/or Pfizer Center One (PC1)

• Lead/Support/Coach OE solutions in the ES Clusters and/or Pfizer Center One (PC1) e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Innovation, Agile Transformation, Complex Investigations in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies

• Lead and/or coach Lean/Six Sigma projects for ES Clusters/PC1/CMO and support functions to diagnose and improve processes. This may also be on a regional basis

• Build OE & Innovation capabilities at the ES Clusters, PC1 and selected CMOs

• Coach the ES Clusters/PC1 on embedding a CI Culture

• Lead a Global OE program across External Supply in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies

• Lead/support ES Strategies and T5 Initiatives

• Lead/support ES IMEx

• Be an active member of the ES S&OE team in devising the OE and ES Strategies

• Passionate and competent in using AI for Continuous Improvement

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide Business facing OE Support to ES Clusters and/or PC1

-         Drive the ES Clusters/PC1 Governance in alignment with IMEx

-         Be a central part of the ES Clusters/PC1 and a facilitator as needed of the weekly, monthly and quarterly cadence of team meetings e.g. facilitate VSLT, BRM. Ensure process confirmations are actively used for all governance.

-         Drive a CI Culture and Act as OE SME within the ES Clusters

-         Facilitate/Co-lead the ES Cluster/PC1 Strategy and Goal setting

Lead/Support/Coach OE solutions in the ES Clusters/PC1 e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Innovation, Agile Transformation, Complex Investigations in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies

-         Lead/Coach the CI Process within the ES Clusters / PC1 at T4 VSLT and T3/T2 VSOT/VPT levels

-         Lead/Support/Coach the deployment of ES OS solutions e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Agile Transformation, EIRM, facilitate Innovations Workshops at the BU level

-         Coach Complex Investigations using the established process

Lead and/or coach Lean/Six Sigma projects for ES Clusters/PC1/CMOs and support functions to diagnose and improve processes. This may also be on a regional basis

-         Use CI to identify and lead/coach Lean/Six Sigma projects using M1, M2, M3 methodology

-         Work with functions (e.g. GTEL & ESOQ) to identify and execute Lean/Six Sigma opportunities at CMOs

-         Work with the ES OE team to ensure appropriate skills are deployed by BU and region

Build OE & Innovation capabilities at the ES Clusters/PC1  and selected CMOs

-         Build M1, M2, M3, M4, PHP and Innovation capabilities within the ES Cluster/PC1 in conjunction with the PGS OE Teams

-         Build M1 and PHP capability at selected CMOs

Coach the ES Clusters/PC1 on embedding a CI Culture

-         Respectfully challenge the Status Quo and seek to identify Value Add/Non-Value Add

-         Embed CI mindsets & behaviors in the BU team and supporting functions

Lead a Global OE program across External Supply in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies

-         Co Design and lead a Global Program that spans all of ES e.g. Cycle Time, Capability Building, EIRM, Agile Transformations, Cost Savings (eg. EMAP Operating Efficiencies)

Lead/Support ES Strategies and T5 Initiatives (Eg. IMEx, etc)

Be an active member of the ES S&OE team in devising the OE and ES Strategies

-         Contribute to the OE & ES Strategies

-         Assist with co-design of OE programs

-         Facilitate ES S&OE team meetings

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in associated discipline is required (i.e., Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or Science)

• 8+ years of manufacturing and/or supply experience

• 5+ years hands-on analytics/six sigma/continuous improvement experience

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained and certified minimum

• AI certified

• Incumbent must be fluent both written and verbally in English.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified/Trained AI Expert

• Certified Innovation Coach

• M1 Train the trainer

• Languages such as Mandarin, Spanish, Italian and French are preferred but not required

• 5+ years coaching and certifying successful six sigma green belts and black belts  

• Proven skills in managing large scale initiatives

• Demonstrated coaching skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of a broad range of operational excellence methodologies / programs

• Ability to define, evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities across the E2E to achieve and sustain improvements

• Strong business acumen with manufacturing and supply chain experiences preferred

• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization and a proven track record in change management

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to guide and / or lead diverse teams,

• Strong analytical and problem solving

• Adaptable to work priorities in response to complex and rapidly changing environment

• Ability to navigate ES organization and operate in a multicultural environment

• Develop and execute strategies with minimal guidance

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Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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