Senior Director, Lean Excellence – EU, AMEA

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🌐 United Kingdom, Germany, +1 more countries – Remote

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote 🇩🇪 Germany – Remote 🇵🇱 Poland – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Avantor

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1904

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Consulting

Avantor is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. The company collaborates with scientists around the world to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Avantor offers a proven portfolio of trusted, quality brands used in research, development, and production activities across more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. It focuses on supporting scientific journeys through reliable products, digital solutions, innovation, and manufacturing facilities. Avantor is committed to sustainability, advancing biopharma, and enhancing scientific collaboration with digital technologies.

📋 Description

• Define, govern, and advance the Lean Excellence strategy across the end-to-end supply chain network in EU & AMEA • Provide strategic leadership for continuous improvement, Lean transformation, and operational performance initiatives across sourcing, procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, distribution, and customer fulfillment • Establish and sustain a world-class Lean operating system • Develop and execute a 3-to-5-year transformation roadmap aligned with business objectives • Lead and develop the regional Lean Excellence organization • Establish organizational structure, workforce planning, succession strategies, and capability-building programs • Own the regional Lean Excellence Operating System, maturity model, standards, policies, methodologies, and performance frameworks • Direct large-scale operational transformation initiatives across business units, functions, and sites • Lead cost optimization, service improvement, inventory reduction, working capital, resilience, warehouse, transportation, network, capacity, productivity, and digital transformation programs • Partner with executive and functional leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, and Human Resources • Develop and manage the regional Lean Excellence budget and oversee resource allocation • Monitor and report financial impact and value realization to executive leadership • Establish Lean Excellence competencies, certification requirements, development pathways, and a sustainable continuous improvement culture

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline • 15+ years of progressive manufacturing, operations, and Lean Excellence leadership experience • Minimum 7+ years leading regional or global Lean transformation initiatives within complex environments • Ability to operate effectively within highly matrixed, multinational organizations • Expert knowledge of Lean principles and Lean Six Sigma methodologies • Advanced knowledge of end-to-end supply chain operations, including sourcing, procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, transportation, distribution, customer fulfillment, S&OP/IBP, inventory optimization, capacity planning, and network design • Strong understanding of organizational transformation, change management, financial management, digital technologies, analytics, and performance management • Knowledge of safety, quality, regulatory compliance, leadership development, talent management, and continuous improvement practices • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute long-term Lean Excellence strategies • Proven ability to build, lead, coach, and develop geographically dispersed teams • Exceptional strategic planning, program management, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, investment evaluation, ROI analysis, working capital improvement, and value realization • Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills • Ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives across multiple countries and business functions

🏖️ Benefits

• Learning experiences to support career growth and success • Diverse, equitable and inclusive culture • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action protections • Reasonable accommodation during the employment process