Operational Excellence Regional Deployment Leader; EMEA​/AP); m​/f​/d

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The Operational Excellence Regional DuPont Business System (DBS) Deployment Leader, (EMEA/AP) is a senior leadership role within the Global Operational Excellence organization, accountable for accelerating the deployment the DuPont Business System (DBS) and building Operational Excellence capabilities across both EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. This role will lead a small team of subject matter experts to deploy the DBS Essential tool and Operations Excellence Playbooks across all areas of Operations and Engineering.

The role will engage with regional operational leaders within the regions to translate enterprise priorities into measurable performance improvement across SQDIP metrics. The role will also provide targeted in-region support for driving continuous improvement beyond Operations.

Model and reinforce the DuPont Core Values — (Safety & Respect, Integrity & Accountability, Grow & Improve, and solving problems with customers) and sets the example through consistent communications and behaviors, coaching, and decision-making.

Define and lead the regional DBS implementation roadmap across EMEA and AP Operations, ensuring priorities, resources, governance, and operating mechanisms are aligned to enterprise Operational Excellence objectives and measurable business outcomes.

Maximize value from the tools, capabilities, and processes. Partner with Integrated Operations Leaders, IOLs and Business OpEx Directors, Domain Leaders, and Functional leaders to drive the deployment of DBS Essentials tools and Operational Excellence Playbooks, including ‘Essentials’ tools/standards (e.g., Value Stream Mapping, A3/problem solving process, Daily Visual Management, Kaizen Process, Leaders Standard Work, Change Management, and Policy Deployment) across Operational teams in EMEA and AP.

Challenge and support Lines of Business and Functions to identify, prioritize, resources, and execute high-impact improvement initiatives that deliver improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory and productivity outcomes. Partner with OpEx and Supply Chain Domain Leaders to deploy Operational Excellence playbooks across EMEA and AP Operations.

Coach Operations leaders in EMEA and AP in deploying the DuPont Business System to embed DBS leadership routines, strengthen problem-solving discipline, improve visual management, and create accountability for sustainable continuous improvement in SQDIP metrics.

Champion the use of AI, advanced analytics, automation, and digital performance management approaches and use cases to accelerate DBS adoption, improve decision quality, enable predictive insights, and unlock step-change operational performance.

Supports LoBs and Functions to deliver high impact kaizen events at EMEA and AP locations. Build regional CI capability to support talent development, coaching practitioners and establishing standard work and learning mechanisms that support DuPont’s DBS maturity journey within the regions.

Lead change across diverse cultures, regions, and complex matrix environments, creating a growth-minded culture that embraces standard work, experimentation, learning, and sustained performance improvement.

Works with other business leaders to create a culture of continuous improvement.

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