Assistant Manager - Operational Excellence

Summary:
Responsible to drive operational excellence across the organization by process optimization, compliance monitoring, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

KRA:
Operational Data Analytics & Insights
Performance Monitoring & Governance
Process Improvement & Lean Excellence Support
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Problem Solving
Research, Benchmarking & Knowledge Management
Benefit Tracking & Compliance Assurance

Key Responsibilities:

• Collect, consolidate, validate, and analyze operational data from various functions for Operation Excellence (OE) initiatives.
• Maintain and review trackers, KPI dashboards, scorecards, and action logs for R&D and Quality related OE initiatives.
• Cross functional collaboration to conduct data mining, trend analysis, root cause analysis, and performance studies from time to time.
• Support identification of process gaps through quantitative analysis and benchmarking.
• Track adherence to milestones, TCDs, CAPAs, audits, and improvement initiatives in line with OE goals.
• Perform industry research, best-practice studies, and competitive benchmarking.
• Support value-stream mapping, process documentation, and Lean planning frameworks.
• Maintain OE repository, lessons learned database, and project documentation to implement learnings.
• Ensure compliance in benefit tracking and verification of improvement projects.
• Provide analytical support for productivity, quality, compliance, and cost optimization initiatives

Must Haves:

• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma
• PMP Certification with Knowledge of project management concepts and milestone tracking.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability