Director, Manufacturing Excellence

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

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What you will do

The Director, Manufacturing Excellence is a senior leader of the site responsible for the development and execution of the organization’s strategies, goals and objectives. This role is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of the site project portfolio, process excellence program and digital transformation, ensuring consistency with business strategy, commitments and company goals. This includes defining, identifying and securing internal and external resources and coordinating efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver according to plans.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Consumer Health Supply Chain and appropriate councils, to identify key emerging Operational Excellence opportunities and drive overall achievement of Manufacturing effectiveness.

• In coordination with the site’s Project Management Office (PMO), optimize the entire portfolio to improve costs of resources and maximize benefits while maturing digital capabilities

• Maintain high quality and safety compliance standards, while planning and executing the project portfolio

• Drive associated governance processes to enable continuous improvement, product insourcing and new product introductions (NPIs)

• Facilitate the Process Excellence Program to enable growth, improve systems, waste elimination and employee engagement by applying Process Excellence tools within the KOE framework

• Act as an internal consultant, influencing decision making and proactively developing solutions to uncover business opportunities and actionable insights driving end-to-end business KPIs

• Support daily business operations and functions as the site Subject Matter Expert for digital, problem solving and innovation

• Under administrative direction, support organizational design and implementation of the processes. Manage the implementation of major organizational effectiveness initiatives to increase leadership and organizational capacity

• Lead crisis management situations and function as the Site Leader in his/her absence

• Represent the Fort Washington Site and champion the Supply Chain Excellence Program. Facilitate Fort Washington Leadership Team (FWLT) meetings. Ensure adherence to FWLT standard work. Facilitate Operational Reviews and Network Strategy meetings. Maintains site capacity models

• Represent the Fort Washington Site with the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Association as well as with Government affairs

• Represent Fort Washington in Regional and Global Governances
   

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sciences or engineering; Master's degree or other advanced degree is preferred

• Minimum ten (10) years of relevant experience with increasing responsibility in an OTC or Pharma regulated environment is required

• Experience and working knowledge of Project Management tools

• Must have proven leadership with significant experience in demonstrating effective influence of senior management

• Proven record of leading teams in delivering results

• Business and financial acumen

• Proven record in leading organizational design and development

• Strong strategic mind, outstanding critical thinking, influencing and interpersonal and stakeholder management skills are required

• Director QA, MST, Operations experience is preferred

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable in statistics, good manufacturing practices and pharmaceutical industry applicable regulations

• Advanced research capabilities, problem solving, excellent organizational abilities and project management; ability to maintain confidentiality

• Strong data visualization and analytical skills including statistical tool knowledge

• Strong financial acumen at both plant/business level and department budgetary level

• Strong communication (written, verbal, presentation) ability from floor level operations up to senior VP levels; can demonstrate excellent visualization & story telling skills

• Ability to facilitate discussions and workshops at multiple organizational levels

• Demonstrated passion to challenge the status quo and find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas; embraces change

• PMP or a Project Management Certification is highly desirable; demonstrated enterprise-wide knowledge and experience leading cross-functional teams

• Black Belt or Green Belt Certification is highly preferred; Six-Sigma and/or Lean certification preferred

What’s in it for you

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.