Operational Excellence Lead

Location: Myerstown

Site OE and Capabilities Lead

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Operational Excellence Lead

This role leads all Operational Excellence and Capabilities activities, for the CH PS NA Myerstown site. The role leads a dynamic team and is accountable to spearhead the deployment and integration of the PSS (Product Supply System) program and capabilities built across all functions at the Myerstown site. The role is responsible for creating a functional and business vision and strategies to transform the organization from a PSS phase 0 to phase 4 site leading to top decile operational performance within the industry by fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and sustainable excellence.

The role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership capabilities, and a focus on driving innovation, digitalization, and cost efficiency.

This role must provide strong leadership, coaching, and development for high performing teams with a culture based on the Bayer DSO principles. The role ensures the integration of PSS program with overall Factory of the Future site strategies (including automation, smart manufacturing, digitization, and digitally enabled workforce) and associated capabilities built for employees. The incumbent acts as a change agent, collaborating across all site functions to ensure that PSS principles, tools, and methodologies are effectively implemented and embedded into daily operations.

The role is accountable for creating measurable value by accelerating the plant's journey to world-class performance, ensuring that plant performance exceeds benchmark standards in product supply and operational outcomes.

The role embraces Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) principles and practices and follows the VACC approach to leadership (being a visionary, architect, catalyst, and coach). The role actively evolves the site operating model and fosters successful adoption of DSO.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Team Leadership:
Act as VACC (Visionary, Architect, Coach and Catalyst) to build, lead, and mentor a high performing team of professionals, promoting a collaborative and innovative work environment. Establish target outcomes, priorities and coordinate talent flow to maximize organizational impact. The incumbent demonstrates, credibly embodies and showcases VACC leadership.

* People Development:

* Shape employee development, evaluation, and career path based on skills; build a diverse, inclusive talent pool where members share and support each other to build their expertise; recruit, hire, and onboard new employees, based on team requirements.

* Establish, coach, and provide vision for site's Operational Excellence and Training functions team fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development. Leverage agile work practices supporting the teams to align and adapt resources to highest enterprise priorities. Foster culture of transparency of priorities and metrics empowering every team and employee to take accountability to operate as high performing teams.

* Lead, mentor, and coach the teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvements, learning and acceleration of PSS initiatives including being proactive in providing development experience to talents. Foster a collaborative and positive work environment where employees feel valued and engaged.

* Identify capabilities and upskilling training needs and develop or source training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of the team. Develop and maintain high performing teams with higher level of self-organization and proactive culture that accentuates continuous improvement principles.

* Team…