Global Ecosystem Lead

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.

Location of the role

This role will be preferably based in Haarlem, Netherlands, other locations where Teva has production site may be also considered.

The opportunity

Lean Management System( LMS) is a Teva-wide effort to design, implement, and sustain a lean production system, with an objective to reach world class manufacturing perf. across the network

• A Global ecosystem lead role focuses on the design of production system components and their underlying detailed operating standards for a specific ecosystem (E.g., Solids and/or Sterile Drug Production, Packaging, or Total Productive Maintenance (Asset Care).
• The incumbent will develop rapidly deployable, world class production system components, including but not limited to ensuring consistency and integration with other ecosystems, as well as overseeing the pilot, refinement and ongoing Continuous improvement (CI) of LMS operating standards
• This requires the aggregation of inputs from multiple stakeholders; workshops will be used to evaluate current and external approaches and to align on an agreed model
• The role will oversee piloting, refinement and ongoing CI of the design proposals and is critical for ensuring consistency and integration across other ecosystem designs

How you’ll spend your day

• Aggregate inputs and address concerns from multiple stakeholders to reach true alignment on 'one best way'
• Understand true world class approaches from outside of TGO; incorporate these opportunities into the design process while balancingthe drive for excellence against practical solutions
• Define long term state for the ecosystem and translate this into maturity phase requirements and corresponding maturity assessment.
• Ensure consistency and effective integration across ecosystems; partner with LMS team members to share and learn from best practices
• Ensure that ecosystem designs are delivered on time and codified effectively; develop playbooks to support ecosystem deployment training. Deliver trainings at different organization levels.
• Align site stakeholders to ensure designs are piloted, refined and improved effectively; ensure final designs are workable
• Own and drive the continuous improvement of ecosystem standards; build capabilities of site teams to leverage impact and value analysis to drive innovation and continuous improvement of Ecosystem standards while ensuring stability in the global design and deployment to sites
• Support Teva’s OpEx Academy by serving as faculty to deliver in-person and virtual learning courses, as well as serve as a learning coach, and qualify practitioners against competency matrix

Your experience and qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a Technical or Business field with 10+ years of relevant experience; Masters degree a plus
• Experience with design / installation and operation of production systems in a manufacturing environment. Specific experience in one of the following areas - Solids and/or Sterile drug Production, Packaging, or Total Productive Maintenance (Asset Care) is a huge plus.
• Good understanding of Lean-Sigma and familiarity with P&G’s Integrated Work System (IWS) or similar production systems is a plus
• Intellectual rigor and flexibility/tenacity to manage design trade-offs; evidence of innovation, problem-solving and structured thinking
• Practicality to deliver workable solutions, capable of supporting processes from strategy to implementation
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent communication skills at various levels; demonstrated track record of leading and influencing organizations and/or teams
• Proven capabilities in program management; success in executing projects with small & medium teams
• Strong proficiency in Excel analytics and PowerPoint materials geared for senior site audiences; experience with SAP systems strongly preferred
• Fluency in English required
• Ability to travel – Up to 40%

Reports To

VP of OpEx or Strategic Global OpEx Programs Lead

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