Operations Excellence Lead

1 week ago

Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC Full time

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC is a global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Job Description

This role is a key position within Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, combining essential Operational Excellence and Project Management Office responsibilities to support the delivery of the Skipton site's strategic plans. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving change through the implementation of the Dechra Production System (DPS) standards and coaching local management and team members to achieve incremental and step changes in the performance of the site in terms of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the Site Director and Leadership team to define the site strategy, goals, and develop implementation plans.
  • Embed and facilitate a robust governance program, providing challenge and holding people accountable to ensure the site delivers on its commitments and KPI targets.
  • Work with Site Director and SLT to identify and agree the DPS implementation in alignment with the Skipton Site Strategic Plan.
  • Lead day-to-day deployment of the DPS and all related improvement activities at site level, delivering business performance improvement on People, Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost metrics.
  • Track progress of the site DPS deployment road-map and self-assess the site DPS maturity level.
  • Deploy the training and capability building plan as agreed by the SLT & DPMS OPEX Lead.
  • Drive continuous improvement programmes, using DPS tools and techniques, encouraging others to be challenging, creative and rigorous in their solutions.
  • Manage significant business change, fully justifying change, championing and coaching others to support and deliver business changes.
  • Define and embed KPIs and processes to drive short-term and long-term improvement through application of DPS, across a balanced scorecard (P, S, Q, D, C) in all functions and value streams.
  • Ensure a routine, rigorous and robust reporting process is in use, effectively supporting the timely resolution of issues and performance monitoring/trending.
  • Coach others in the definition and use of KPIs to achieve performance improvement.
  • Coach on the appropriate sourcing and use of data to drive effective and efficient decision-making.
  • Be a role model of Dechra Values and the DPS skills and behaviors, instilling passion and effectively coaching individuals and teams to the highest levels of performance.
  • Provide active guidance for performance development of individuals and teams, creating sponsors/advocates for the DPS.
  • Support/ensure consistency of progress across the site, share lessons learned with the network.
  • Benchmark the Site performance against other sites/companies, identifying opportunities to 'pinch with pride', implementing best practices from others.
  • Embed appropriate best practice project management methods and tools.
  • Train, coach and support others in project management system(s), methods and practices, including contingency planning and risk management.
  • Ensure appropriate and effective project governance is in use to ensure projects and project teams deliver to expectations and progress reporting is timely, efficient and effective.
  • Track and manage project benefits, reporting on financial information such as return on investment.
  • Support the DPMS OPEX Lead with the design and updates of the DPS content.

Due to the nature of our business, all successful candidates will be required to complete a basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service check) before employment can commence, and at regular intervals during employment.

Management of OpEx programs within a large organisation that drive commercial value would be beneficial but not desirable.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or a PMP preferred certification would be ideal but not required.

Degree in Science, Engineering or Business Management with experience in implementation of Operational Excellence initiatives.

Strong commercial acumen/analytical capabilities and extracting insights from key operational metrics and data and creating robust action plans.

Attention to detail and proven communications and planning skills.

Ability to influence peers and business areas using verbal or written communication.

Strong stakeholder management at all leadership levels and across functions (e.g. business, commercial and finance).

Fluency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other PMO productivity tools.

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