Business Excellence Leader OHC

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Your Challenge:
Were looking for an experienced Business Excellence Leader who drives continuous improvement elevates operational excellence and deliver meaningful improvements across our Oral Health Care (OHC) this strategic role you will guide the business toward sustainable growth by shaping how we work improving how we perform and inspiring teams to continuously challenge the status quo. You will partner with cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities implement best practices and ensure alignment with company goals quality standards and customer expectations. You will be based at our head office in Amsterdam.

Your role:

1. Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization

• Lead impactful improvement initiatives aligned with OHC priorities using Lean Agile and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

• Conduct end-to-end process reviews and identify inefficiencies bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.

2. Strategy & Performance Management

• Translate business strategy into measurable objectives and improvement initiatives.

• Develop and monitor KPIs dashboards and performance scorecards.

3. Change Management

• Champion a culture of operational excellence by fostering sustainable behavioral change and building long-term competitive advantage.

• Lead change initiatives through structured methodology - identifying root causes creating solutions and ensuring it is embedded in the organization.

• Coach stakeholders and teams to adopt new processes or behaviors.

4. Project & Program Leadership

• Manage cross-functional improvement projects from concept to implementation.

• Design and facilitate dynamic workshops that remove barriers unlock team potential and accelerate business results.

• Track milestones risks budgets and benefits realization.

5. Culture Building & Capability Development

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

• Challenge assumptions spark innovation and help shape a bold vision for future success.

Youre the right fit if:

• Bachelors degree (MBA preferred) and at least 10 years of experience leading major initiatives in complex cross-functional environments.

• You have deep expertise in Continuous Improvement (Lean/Agile) project and change management and performance management.

• You combine strong business acumen with analytical hands-on data skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire empower and collaborate effectively.

• Youre an energetic structured facilitator who can run effective workshops and youre comfortable operating in a global setting with diverse cultures.

• You can drive impact across a matrix driven organization.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

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If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.