Operational Excellence Lead Sandoz

50 million That’s the number of Euros Sandoz plans to investment to support increased manufacturing capacity for finished dosage form penicillin, the leading class of antibiotics worldwide.
- As a leading generic and bio-similar developer, our purpose at Sandoz is to pioneer patient access. By fulfilling our purpose every day, we help society meet the growing needs for healthcare.
- At Sandoz Spain, we have two production plants in Palafolls and Les Franqueses.
- One of the main pillars of our strategy is to promote the development of our people. For this reason, we have various training and development opportunities, fostering the curiosity and inspiration of individuals and teams.
- We are a company committed to creating inclusive work environments and focused on sustainable initiatives that contribute positively to the environment.
- The Operational Excellence (OpEx) Lead will coordinate business performance and project performance measurements. They will be responsible for driving OpEx awareness and culture building within Technical Operations in this highly visible role. The OpEx Lead will foster an environment that enables the most efficient and effective work processes to achieve continuous quality and productivity improvements for Technical Operations.
- The OpEx Lead will work within the organization at all levels utilizing a very ‘hands-on’ approach for creating value and buy-in as a lead change driver, leading local performance improvement initiatives, facilitating implementation of best practices and standardization.**This role is in Palafolls, 66km from central Barcelona**

**Your responsibilities include, but not limited to**:

- Coordinate Business performance and project

performance measurements- Performance tracking of sites (KPI consolidation)
- Support Site OpEx maturity assessments
- Lead and drive performance improvement initiatives

by facilitating the implementation of best practices
- through a rigorous approach of standardization- Identify best practice through performance and data

analysis- Co-Facilitate workshops and provide coaching to

identify process improvement opportunities- Lead and drive OpEx projects execution
- Support OpEx capability building training and

coaching as well as preparation / standardization /
- execution of OpEx training based on customer
- needs- Support sites with OpEx knowledge (use of tools,

statistics...)**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve._

**Minimum requirements**
- Education:
- University degree or higher in technical or Business

discipline, Science or Medicine- Certified Lean 6-Sigma Green Belt

Languages: Spanish and English advanced
- **Experience**:
- 2 years+ manufacturing/operations OpEx

experience- Cultural awareness and sensitivity; ability to network

and communicate with all levels of the organisation.- Broad understanding in the principles and methods

of medicine manufacturing and GMP attained in a
- manufacturing environment- High learning agility
- Proven ability to deliver results
- Proven change management skills
- Strong communication skills

Desirable: Lean 6-Sigma Black Belt

**Division**
- Novartis Technical Operations

**Business Unit**
- NTO SANDOZ TECHOPS

**Country**
- Spain

**Work Location**
- Barcelona Palafolls

**Company/Legal Entity**
- Sandoz Industrial Product

**Functional Area**
- Technical Operations

**Job Type**
- Full Time

**Employment Type**
- Regular

**Shift Work**
- No

**Early Talent**
- No