Head of Operational Excellence (wmd)

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Job Description

Head of Operational Excellence (f/m/d)

with focus onLean Manufacturing & Business Performance

As core member of the Business Excellence team in Vienna you will lead the sites Lean transformation with a clear mandate:deliver measurable operational and financial improvementsand build a culture where continuous improvement is embedded in daily work. You will guide a team of Operational Excellence Champions partner with site leadership and ensure that Lean initiatives directly support the sites strategic priorities and COP (Core Operating Profit) targets.

How you will contribute:

Lead the Lean Transformation & Deliver Results

• Own theimplementation and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing ensuring every initiative is tied to clear business outcomes such as cost reduction productivity gains improved flow and quality performance.
• Act on the clear mandate to challenge priorities stop low-impact activities and reallocate resources to maximize value creation.
• Lead and develop a team of six Lean/Operational Excellence Champions setting expectations forquantifiable impactand holding the team accountable for delivering results.
• Drive strong engagement with the Senior Leadership Team and site employees by clearly communicating how Lean activities contribute to operational performance and financial targets.
• Translate the Site Strategy into aLean roadmap with measurable KPIs milestones and expected value creation.
• Ensure Lean projects are properly resourced and prioritized based on business impact.
• Design and lead multi-year improvement journeys selecting and combining Lean methods based on business neednot methodology preference.
• Strengthen KPI management: define meaningful targets ensure data integrity and drive regular performance reviews using Lean visual management and problemsolving routines.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Act as a trusted thought partner to the Site Leadership Team and Unit Heads on operational performance cost competitiveness and execution discipline
• Partner closely with Quality to execute Lean projects that improve compliance reduce deviations and enhance rightfirsttime performance.
• Align Lean practices with regional and global standards ensuring the site contributes to and benefits from shared best practices.
• Promote active participation in Lean Communities of Practice to accelerate learning and standardization.

Lean Roadmap & Strategy Deployment

• Cocreate abalanced impactoriented Lean roadmapwith site and functional leaders ensuring alignment with annual business objectives.
• Integrate all Lean workstreams (problem solving visual management standard work TPM flow optimization) and highlight crossfunctional synergies.
• Support strategy deployment (Hoshin Kanri) to ensure improvement activities directly support site priorities and performance commitments.

Coaching & Capability Building

• Build Lean capabilities across the site through structured training coaching and onthefloor support ensuring teams can independently sustain improvements.
• Coach Lean leadership behaviors (Gemba daily management structured problem solving) to strengthen accountability and performance ownership.
• Foster a culture where employees proactively identify waste solve problems and contribute to measurable improvements.

What you bring to Takeda:

• Masters degree in a technical field or business required.
• Deep hands-on experience in project deployment with demonstrated project results.
• Extensive experience in a Quality Supply Supply Chain or Operations environment required; experience in the biopharmaceutical biotechnology or life sciences industry is desirable.
• Demonstrated passion for challenging the status quo and a self-driven approach to improving the business.
• Demonstrated ability to link operational improvements to P&L impact and financial decision-making.
• Courage of conviction and openness to critical feedback.
• A positive resilient leader comfortable networking and connecting with people.
• Track record of making and standing by difficult prioritization or stop decisions.
• Exceptional coaching teaching presentation (oral and written) and facilitation skills.
• Courage to make difficult decisions and/or recommendations.
• Ability and confidence to provide coaching and feedback at all levels of the organization including superiors.
• Excellent listening skills and emotional intelligence.
• A systematic thinker with strong knowledge of business processes.
• Flexible and learning-agile with the ability to assimilate new knowledge and standards quickly.
• Advanced knowledge of lean management and problem-solving methodologies (Lean Six Sigmaetc).
• Fluent written and spoken German and English language skills with strong presentation skills.

In this position you will report directly to the Head of Business Excellence. This role is for leaders who enjoy being measured on outcomes not activityand who are comfortable being uncomfortable while driving change.

What we offer you:

A competitive remuneration package with a minimum salary of 5.59885 gross per month (full-time collective wage agreement for the chemical industry) - the actual salary is higher and depends on your professional experience and qualifications.

• Awards as a Great Place To Work and certified family-friendly company

• Hybrid working and flexible scheduling where possible

• Comprehensive learning and training opportunities and a mentoring program

• Diverse development programs (talent program trainee program apprenticeship program)

• Internal job rotations within the company in Austria and abroad

• Employee referral and recognition programs; employee stock purchase plan

• Active participation in various network groups (e.g. Diversity Equity & Inclusion; Sustainability)

• A wide range of health offerings (e.g. free vaccinations psychological counseling massages)

• Fitness offerings

• Company events and celebrations

• Company canteen with subsidized prices

• Company childcare / bilingual on-site daycare (company kindergarten)

• Great public transport connections

• Company bike leasing program (JobRad)

More About Us:

Takeda is a patient-focused values-based R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to people worldwide. Our passion and pursuit of potentially life-transforming treatments for patients are deeply rooted in over 240 years of distinguished history in Japan.

Make History Change Futures.

We want to improve peoples health and create a better future for our world. We specialize in developing and manufacturing life-transforming medicines for people living with rare and complex diseases. We drive innovation and are pioneers in sustainable pharmaceutical everything we do patients our employees and the environment always come first.

How we will support you:

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