Senior Director, Lean Excellence

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Job Function:
Supply Chain Manufacturing
Job Sub Function:
Manufacturing Process Improvement
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Vision, Inc., a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Senior Director of Lean Excellence for J&J (Surgical Vision/Vision Care). This position will be located in Jacksonville, FL.

The Sr Director of Lean Excellence is responsible for applying Lean Methodology and similar tools (Six Sigma, Lean) to drive significant business improvements into our manufacturing site operational models. This includes
1) the development and execution of a multiyear roadmap by site,
2) coaching team members and site leaders and leadership teams, and
3) creating a continuous improvement and transformational culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the site Process Excellence and site/functional leaders through a process to systematically find opportunities to enhance operational performance and site business processes through internal/external benchmarking and continuous improvement tools
• Drive site data collection and check quality of information through the use of pre-diagnostic analyses and other analytical tools
• Drive the development of Lean multiyear roadmap aligned with site competitiveness strategies/site missions. (Diagnostics, Phases and Health check)
• In partnership lead the execution of the site Lean transformation roadmaps defining detailed dates for each activity and anticipated implications (resources, communication, cultural change).
• Instill a culture of continuous improvement, and a mindset of challenging the status quo
• Adapt to a constantly evolving environment and leverage change as an opportunity to improve processes and tools
• Plan and deliver trainings in improvement methodologies to raise the organizational acumen
• Coach partners in application of Lean methodology/Tools

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor degree or 4 year degree equivalent is required, preferably in Finance, Marketing, the Sciences, or Engineering field
• An advanced degree (MBA/Master's) is preferred
• A minimum of 12 years of relevant business experience in leading supply chain functions
• Experience in manufacturing as well as a Six Sigma/Lean Certification required
• Strong global and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across the organization
• Ability to understand large complex processes with a focus on continuous improvement and a desire for prudent innovation
• Possess strong project management skills and be able to effectively manage multiple competing priorities
• Expert knowledge of Lean Methodology and other Process Excellence and continuous improvement tools and their application to business processes
• Customer focused and able to lead process improvement initiatives from an internal lens of time, cost and quality and through an external lens of customers' and stakeholder experience
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time domestically and/or internationally is required

About Vision

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs - from the pediatric to aging eye - in a patient's lifetime.

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