Givaudan Careers OPEX Business Partner Naturals Ingredient

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OPEX Business Partner Naturals Ingredient - Your future role

As the OPEX Business Partner Naturals Ingredient you will be responsible for managing and spreading continuous improvement know-how in their respective function/region as well as building the required CI capabilities through training coaching and certification.

The OPEX BP supports regional functions and the sites in the region to identify and manage improvement initiatives to deliver business impact to meet the targets as well as provide CI maturity visibility through assessments.

You will report to the Head of COE CI once appointed.

Multiple location: Avignon (France) Sant Celoni (Spain) Caronno Pertusella (Italy) Reysouzze (France)

Your main responsibilities will be:

Business Alignment

• Facilitate the design of Global and Regional strategies while ensuring the alignment from Global Regional and Functional into Site strategy. This includes identification selection prioritization of improvement initiatives and resource allocation & execution timeline.
• Facilitate development of the Global and Regional continuous improvement roadmap and oversee and execute related tactical and operational plans to meet regional and local objectives.
• Setup strategy deployment governance in the region and at the sites to ensure execution.
• Partners with regional and site leadership to define opportunities to improve

People Engagement

• Establish a positive first contact with all primary stakeholders and deploy CI Awareness workshops to all teams (e.g. CI basics training)
• Integrate and encourage best practices in teamwork that complement our core CI methods
• Enable everyone in Givaudan to be able to connect with CI and to actively share Good Practices (e.g. through active communication newsletter)
• Introduce and coach VPMS- Visual Performance Management system as a universal practice for everyone in the organization to manage day-to-day performance

Capability Building

• Based on Employees learning needs provide CI training inputs to field HR
• Develop people by delivering training coaching and mentoring for all CI Methodologies
• Mentor/Coach Belts and manage the certification and recognition events
• Understand Strategic Business and functional Policies Leading multi-site transformation program

Problem Solving

• Coach project teams in applying effective problem solving (root cause analysis) to develop solutions and initiate change
• Support team to identify problems that must be solved using right CI Methodology and Tools
• Setup a tollgate review governance for Site improvement projects

Performance Management

• Setup and support the effective implementation of Performance Management
• Ensure the governance of Performance Management System at all levels of scope

Continuous Improvement Maturity Assessment (CIMA)

• Train/Coach/Assess the area of responsibility or site/cluster/function in the CIMA Excellence maturity journey
• Enable site team to achieve its roadmap & results through site CIMA implementation

Process Efficiency

• Train coach and inspire teams in applying relevant CI tools and methodologies for improving E2E value stream processes and asset efficiencies
• Partner with the local process owners and regional/global process experts to develop and apply solutions and good practices at site level

Work Standard

For multi-business unit:

• Support process owners on development and maintenance of CI relevant work standards;
• Enable teams to apply and comply with work standards (e.g. SOPs OPLs);
• Promote good practice sharing across the sites and within the region

Business Impact

• Lead or support specific business improvement project or program at GlobalRegional or Site Level
• Manage the pipeline of improvement projects to deliver impact and track strategic progress at Regional and Site Level
• Drive implementation progress of CI projects/programs monitoring resource plans and ensuring proper project management tracking and overall objectives achievement at Global and Regional level
• Responsible for reporting the financial and non-financial benefits at Global and Regional level

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent required
• 10 years of professional experience including 5 years in a global organization holding various positions
• Good understanding of business processes and functional policies
• Significant experience in application of continuous improvement methodologies and programmes
• Experience in leading multi-site transformation programmes
• Significant track record of delivered impact
• Excellent command both of oral and written English

Our benefits:

• Attractive package with benefits
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Other local benefits based on where you are based
• Hybrid role (1 HO day/week)

At Givaudan you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch peoples lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures backgrounds and experiences.

Everyone regardless of race gender identity sexual orientation age disability culture religion or any personal circumstances is warmly welcomed at Givaudan a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.