Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
We would like to invite applications for the role of Snr Manager, Process Improvement and Business Change
Location: we are happy to consider candidates located in a commutable distance to our sites in Harlow or Ridings Point. We have a hybrid approach to home-working!
Overall Job Purpose: The role of the Business Excellence team is to support the UK business in executing its strategy and business improvement agenda. A key part of this is supporting the business deliver its change and improvement agenda – contributing to vision setting, strategy development and being accountable for all local delivery.
A Day in the Life of an Snr Manager, Process Improvement and Business Change
1. You will identify and address process and system challenges across the organisation
2. You will develop solutions collaboratively with business, IT and digital teams
3. You will work with the business and HR / L&D teams to impact assess changes and develop training needs
4. You will support the development of training and business change communications
5. You will develop a process improvement mindset within the organisation by setting up a process improvement academy and network process improvement / lean professions
6. You will track and report delivery progress to UK Leadership and key stakeholders
7. You will lead, mentor, and support a matrixed team of process improvement managers fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
8. You will embed process improvement / lean principles and best practice across the team and organisation
9. You will engage with senior stakeholders to define problem statements, desired outcomes and agree process changes to be applied
10. You will collaborate with business and change teams to drive the adoption of process changes from impact assessment to training and organisational change
11. You will engage with global / local teams to orchestrate the delivery of UK priorities
12. You will establish KPIs and metrics to monitor and track ongoing performance improvement resulting from process change
Who we are looking for
Are you...?
13. Passionate for process and system improvement and business change
14. Experienced in delivering complex process and business change in a pharmaceutical organisation (or related industry)
15. Experienced in leading process change, embedding best practice and development process improvement capability in a highly regulated sector
Do you have…?
16. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire at all levels
17. Global experience and cultural awareness, with the ability to collaborate effectively across different regions
18. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data to drive decisions and measure success
Enjoy a more rewarding choice
19. Enjoying time with your families (25 days of annual leave, Pension scheme, company car or car allowance)
20. Looking after your health (Life & Critical Illness Insurance, Private health insurance for your and your family, Sports and Health Programme – including health days and nutritional counselling, On-site Canteen)
21. Recognizing your value (Recognition programs to reward our employees with our company bonus scheme)
22. Boosting your potential (Virtual Learning Centre)
23. Well-being and D&I focused company