Job Description
* We are seeking a highly experienced Business Systems Director to lead our business system strategy and roadmap.
Main Responsibilities:
* To accelerate results in our operations by leveraging business system tools, mentoring, and consulting skills, as well as change management processes.
* Developing a business system roadmap with site leadership to meet performance requirements and ensure sustainability.
* Designing cost-saving projects and ensuring kaizen results align with top-down objectives.
* Providing formal and informal business system training and coaching to employees.
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to conduct productive kaizen funnels against KPI goals and ensure sustainment.
* Maintaining scorecards and KPIs that are effective and aligned with leadership and HR.
* Diagnostics of workflow impediments and wastes, providing expert counsel on elimination methods.
* Associate development in business systems tools, lean production, and kaizen leadership.
Requirements:
* A minimum of 15 years of experience in manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, or supply chain.
* A Bachelor's degree in business or engineering; a Master's degree is preferred.
* Ability to design and implement a business system roadmap for an operating business.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Demonstrated expertise as a subject matter expert in a biopharmaceutical operation.
* Promote synergy from cross-functional collaboration and handle conflict effectively.
* Influence others at all levels within the organization (up and down).
* Deliver sustainable results.
* Effective written and verbal communication.
* Understand how to leverage followership and leadership to drive sustainable change.
* Familiarity with various manufacturing process technologies.
* Hands-on experience implementing business systems in a line management role.
* Proficiency in time and project management.