Operational Excellence Lead

The incumbent reports to the Senior Director, External Supply, Strategy & Operational Excellence (ES S&OE).

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• Provide Business facing OE Support to ES Clusters and/or Pfizer Center One (PC1)
  
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  • Drive the ES Clusters/PC1 Governance in alignment with IMEx
    
  • Be a central part of the ES Clusters/PC1 and a facilitator as needed of the weekly, monthly and quarterly cadence of team meetings e.g. facilitate VSLT, BRM. Ensure process confirmations are actively used for all governance.
    
  • Drive a CI Culture and act as OE SME within the ES Clusters
    
  • Facilitate/co‑lead the ES Cluster/PC1 Strategy and goal setting
    
  
  
• Lead/Support/Coach OE solutions in the ES Clusters/PC1 e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Innovation, Agile Transformation, Complex investigations in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies
  
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  • Lead/Coach the CI Process within the ES Clusters / PC1 at T4 VSLT and T3/T2 VSOT/VPT levels
    
  • Lead/Support/Coach the deployment of ES OS solutions e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Agile Transformation, EIRM, facilitate Innovations Workshops at the BU level
    
  • Coach Complex Investigations using the established process
    
  
  
• Lead and/or coach Lean/Six Sigma projects for ES Clusters/PC1/CMO and support functions to diagnose and improve processes. This may also be on a regional basis
  
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  • Use CI to identify and lead/coach Lean/Six Sigma projects using M1, M2, M3 methodology
    
  • Work with functions (e.g., GTEL & ESOQ) to identify and execute Lean/Six Sigma opportunities at CMOs
    
  • Work with the ES OE team to ensure appropriate skills are deployed by BU and region
    
  
  
• Build OE & Innovation capabilities at the ES Clusters/PC1 and selected CMOs
  
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  • Build M1, M2, M3, M4, PHP and Innovation capabilities within the ES Cluster/PC1 in conjunction with the PGS OE Teams
    
  • Build M1 and PHP capability at selected CMOs
    
  
  
• Coach the ES Clusters/PC1 on embedding a CI Culture
  
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  • Respectfully challenge the Status Quo and seek to identify Value Add/Non-Value Add
    
  • Embed CI mindsets & behaviors in the BU team and supporting functions
    
  
  
• Lead a Global OE program across External Supply in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies
  
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  • Co‑design and lead a Global Program that spans all of ES e.g. Cycle Time, Capability Building, EIRM, Agile Transformations, Cost Savings (e.g., EMAP Operating Efficiencies)
    
  
  
• Lead/Support ES Strategies and T5 Initiatives (e.g., IMEx)
  
• Be an active member of the ES S&OE team in devising the OE and ES Strategies
  
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  • Contribute to the OE & ES Strategies
    
  • Assist with co‑design of OE programs
    
  • Facilitate ES S&OE team meetings
    
  
  
• Passionate and competent in using AI for Continuous Improvement
  

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• Bachelor’s Degree in an associated discipline (e.g., Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or Science)
  
• 8+ years of manufacturing and/or supply experience
  
• 5+ years hands‑on analytics/six sigma/continuous improvement experience
  
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained and certified (minimum)
  
• AI certified
  
• Fluent both written and verbally in English
  

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• Certified/Trained AI Expert
  
• Certified Innovation Coach
  
• M1 train the trainer
  
• Languages such as Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, and French are preferred but not required
  
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• 5+ years coaching and certifying successful six sigma green belts and black belts
  
• Proven skills in managing large scale initiatives
  
• Demonstrated coaching skills
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of a broad range of operational excellence methodologies/programs
  
• Ability to define, evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities across the E2E to achieve and sustain improvements
  
• Strong business acumen with manufacturing and supply chain experiences preferred
  
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization and a proven track record in change management
  
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to guide and/or lead diverse teams
  
• Strong analytical and problem solving
  
• Adaptable to work priorities in response to complex and rapidly changing environment
  
• Ability to navigate ES organization and operate in a multicultural environment
  
• Develop and execute strategies with minimal guidance
  

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

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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