Operational Excellence Specialist

Bayer•Creve Coeur, MO

21h•$109,986 - $164,978

About The Position

The primary responsibilities of this role, Operational Excellence Specialist, are to: Support and enable onePSS tools and technologies across Crop Science Product Supply (CS PS) Globally; Develop methods to assess and monitor performance or efficiency attributes of global production systems (focus on lean manufacturing, focus improvement, and other lean tools); Collaborate and coordinate with onePSS communities across regions and businesses and enable best practice exchange and learning across regions and functions; Drive the onePSS training and onePSS Hub platform to build production system capabilities across CS PS; Support an ambitious and competitive onePSS network of teams and provide guidance to the onePSS community; Support the regional and site teams to achieve the identified improvements and ensure outcomes remain within global standards and governance; On demand, participate in on-site onePSS workshops, assessments, and any other capacity to build capabilities and competencies in lean and structured problem solving; Drive on demand plan, coordinate and support the execution of defined projects of the OE program within CS PS. Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Agronomy, Data Analytics, or other related degree
Project Management and Project Ownership experience
Some data and analytical skills and fluid use of analytical tools
Proven record of successfully driving global projects in Manufacturing excellence
Demonstrated work history of structured problem solving
High motivation, business drive and understanding strategic, innovative, and creative out-of-the-box thinking, and implementation driven
Emotional intelligence, influencing skills and capability of driving common intent in cross functional teams
Strong communication skills: capable of standing up for his/her idea and build a compelling business case
Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification

Nice To Haves

Preferential leadership style in VACC, capable of influencing and collaborating across global and regional teams
Manufacturing experience
More than 5 years operational manufacturing or broader PS experience

Responsibilities

Support and enable onePSS tools and technologies across Crop Science Product Supply (CS PS) Globally
Develop methods to assess and monitor performance or efficiency attributes of global production systems (focus on lean manufacturing, focus improvement, and other lean tools)
Collaborate and coordinate with onePSS communities across regions and businesses and enable best practice exchange and learning across regions and functions
Drive the onePSS training and onePSS Hub platform to build production system capabilities across CS PS
Support an ambitious and competitive onePSS network of teams and provide guidance to the onePSS community
Support the regional and site teams to achieve the identified improvements and ensure outcomes remain within global standards and governance
On demand, participate in on-site onePSS workshops, assessments, and any other capacity to build capabilities and competencies in lean and structured problem solving
Drive on demand plan, coordinate and support the execution of defined projects of the OE program within CS PS