Site Operational Excellence Lead

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Haleon Full time

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands - including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum - through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

In this role you will
- Ensure that the Site has the capability and systems to achieve sustained adherence to the Haleon Production System and have embedded continuous improvement processes and mindsets, at all levels
- Provide strategic direction and alignment of the Haleon Production System (GPS) program and deployment, to Secondary Operations goals
- Provide strategic leadership and operation direction for the site GPS function
- Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns
- Work with the Site Directors/Manufacturing Performance Units (MPU) Leaders and local GPS teams to ensure effective engagement & people change planning, capability building, and GPS deployment planning is in place at all sites
- This role will support other Site Directors and Site GPS Leaders with GPS deployment across the region. Site Directors and Site GPS Leads hold primary accountability of performance across the site
- Lead regional GPS communications, benchmarking, knowledge share, lesson learned and propagation of best practice

Qualifications & Experience:

- University Degree (BSc) or equivalent: Ideally Manufacturing, Engineering/ Quality/ Logistics Based
- 7-10 years as a frontrunner in operational supply chain management, including operational experience at site. The role holder will have served on a Site Management Team

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

- Lean and Six Sigma
- Have sound technical knowledge and good understanding of critical business functions on site
- Detailed knowledge of the cGMP requirements relevant to the role
- Basic experience

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.



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