Senior Operational Excellence Champion

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Operational Excellence Champion

Location: BE – Lessines

About the Role

As a Senior Operational Excellence (OE) Champion, you will lead and coach projects using Six Sigma and lean management methodologies to enhance manufacturing and business processes. Your role is pivotal in fostering a culture of continuous improvement, aligning with Takeda’s Operational Excellence Operating System. You will drive efficiency, reduce waste, and ensure site performance targets are met, acting as a change champion and facilitating transformation within the organization.

How You Will Contribute

• Implement Operational Excellence initiatives to create value and achieve strategic goals.
• Lead and coach teams in Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma projects.
• Facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for process improvements and digital integration.
• Apply Organizational Change Management to Lean & Six Sigma projects.
• Foster a continuous improvement culture through training and coaching.
• Conduct performance analysis to identify gaps and recommend solutions.
• Share knowledge and contribute to best-practice sharing across Takeda.

What You Bring to Takeda

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing or operations management with a focus on Operational Excellence.
• Master’s degree in engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in analytical and data-driven approaches, with strong communication skills.
• Expertise in lean management and problem-solving methodologies.
• Black Belt (or at least Green Belt ) in Lean or Six Sigma
• Proficient in MS Office; familiarity with tools like Minitab, Python, SAP, JDE, and digital tools is advantageous
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and leading complex projects.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and change management skills.
• Knowledge of business operations, financial management, and regulatory compliance.
• Fluency in French and English; adaptable, challenge-oriented, and eager to learn.

Additional Information

• Occasional travel may be required.
• Site-based role with potential for up to 2 days of homeworking per week.

More about us :

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of innovative specialty medicines and first-class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-oriented company that will inspire you and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and aims for excellence in everything we do. We promote an inclusive and collaborative work environment where our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to delivering Better Health and a Brighter Future to people worldwide.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud of its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and offering equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without distinction of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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