Program Manager, Operations Excellence
About The Position
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs, increase efficiencies, and reduce errors. Lead Continuous Improvement events providing mentoring and leadership to sponsors and participants Structure and lead cross-function projects to address identified opportunities achieving demonstrable results. Assist with training and mentoring personnel on Business Excellence tools. Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Responsible for all aspects of project coordination, communication, and execution. Set and manage expectations with stakeholders. Develop project plans to achieve successful project delivery within budget, scope and schedule. Clearly execute the functional responsibilities for a project providing oversight and guidance to achieve the project deliverables.
Requirements
- 6-10 years experience in Operational Excellence roles
- Bachelor’s degree required; preferred disciplines: Sciences, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or Business Management
- Financial acumen and ability to assess project return on investment
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong problem solving, analytical and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrates a hands-on and proactive approach, capable of working independently with little oversight.
Nice To Haves
- Accredited (Lean Six Sigma) LSS Green Belt or or Black Belt Certification a plus
Responsibilities
- Executes data-driven analysis of opportunities and risks, and identifies and quantifies impacts and recommendations to the business or manufacturing site
- Demonstrates leadership in setting and aligning project direction while managing stakeholder relationships and expectations
- Ability to effectively execute and manage improvement projects leveraging Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools
- Identifies and executes continuous improvement efforts to meet service, quality and cost objectives
- Supports and motivates teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of projects
- Provide training and coaching to sponsors and Kaizen leaders, if needed
Benefits
- paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- short-term incentive programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
