Manager Operational Excellence

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Vizag, Vishākhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Hybrid
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Biotech • Pharmaceutical
We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.
The Role
The Manager of Operational Excellence integrates continuous improvement programs, manages Lean Six Sigma projects, coaches teams, and supports organizational excellence through metrics and training.
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Why Patients Need You
At Pfizer, our mission is to inspire a best-in-class culture of continuous improvement and project management that empowers colleagues and enables simple, effective processes. Whether you are managing projects or liaising with others, your contribution in this team will help in making our work easier and faster so that we can deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives.
What You Will Achieve
Your organizational skills will help us integrate our continuous improvement programs across the organization, both vertically and horizontally. Thanks to your knowledge and skills, it will be ensured that the improvement programs yield results and strengthen the overall business strategies. You will work as a coach and a facilitator for improvement projects as well as maintain performance metrics to measure program success.
As a manager, you will support the program by taking care of project governance, project reviews, communications, trainings, certifications and rewards. You provide guidance to operational teams for managing projects. Your planning skills will help in preparing forecasts for resource requirements, and providing areas of improvement for products, processes or services. Through your comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of this discipline, you will also work towards advancing new concepts and methodologies. You will be able to take a leadership role to facilitate agreements between teams.
It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It

  • Manage Lean and Six Sigma projects end to end viz opportunity assessment, project creation, project management, project coaching, reporting, implementation and control
  • Coach Yellow and Green Belt colleagues in the application and use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to solve business problems
  • Enhance capability of colleagues through YB training and certify them on completion of YB Certification. Support to arrange GB, BB and Lean training for the site
  • Support team for identifying root causes for critical investigations and other issues to achieve Quality, Manufacturing Excellence
  • Support to identify Cost Improvement projects and support cost savings
  • Support Business Excellence lead in managing strategic projects, production systems and OpEx foundations at site


Qualifications
Must-Have

  • Engineering graduate with at least Black Belt certification on Lean Six Sigma
  • 8-12 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing and/ or Lean Six Sigma
  • Competent in Lean and Six Sigma Methodologies and tools
    Statistical analysis, Interpretation with use of Minitab
    Ability to perform Statistical Studies with the appropriate with appropriate Statistical assumptions addressed
    Ability to work and influence cross functional teams
    Good Communication & Presentation Skills


Nice-to-Have

  • Master Black Belt in Lean Sigma
    Knowledge OpEx Model like Baldrige, CII Exim, Shingo
    Leadership, Innovation and idea management
    Awareness on Quality Management system.


Work Location Assignment: On Premise
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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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
121,990 Employees
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Year Founded: 1848

What We Do

Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.

Why Work With Us

We are the inventors, the problem solvers, the big thinkers — those who surmount any hurdle to deliver breakthrough medicines to the people who are counting on them the most.

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