Regional Operational Excellence (OPEX) Lead (12 months)

Regional Operational Excellence (OPEX) Lead

About The Role

• The Regional OPEX (Operational Excellence) Lead is responsible for driving the activation and maturity of our Haleon Performance System (HAPS) across our multiple sites in the region
• This role blends strategic leadership, operational excellence, and capability building to deliver predictable, agile, and high-performing operations across our European facilities
• Role is responsible for driving standardization and excellence across our multiple manufacturing plants
• This role ensures the roll out of our HAPS journey and is a key role to drive the implementation of best practices, coach and challenge the Teams, contribute to building our best in class standards in a way to enhance supply chain performance and operational efficiency
• Leads the effort to develop the capabilities and coordinate high performance teams
• Reporting to the Eur QSC head of manufacturing, you will be sitting within our European Site Leads’ Team

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy our HAPS program Haleon Performance System – Operational Excellence across 5 plants. Progress sites through HAPS maturity phases, with a milestones roadmap
• Support a 3–5-year regional strategy aligned with our Plants Compelling Business Needs (CBNs)
• Ensure standardization of systems, processes, and tools
• Interface with site OpEx leads and Plant Leadership Teams to ensure alignment and execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with the company’s Balanced Scorecard metrics. Ensure delivery of regional scorecard targets (e.g., OEE, OTIF, DIO, Engagement) through HAPS activation 
• Embed PDCA thinking and loss elimination strategies into our operations 
• Ensure robust process and governance for our Daily Management Systems (DMS) including Daily Direction Setting (DDS) and Run on Target (RoT) across all plants 
• Highly engaged into the Leadership Pillar, enabling teams through Servant Leadership, Leader Standard Work (LSW), and Gemba routines 
• Coordinate Regional talent pipelines and technical capabilities through structured training (e.g., EO/WPO, PS systems) 
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and self-paced development & coach Teams across the Region
• Support digitalization use cases and tools (e.g., Mercateam, digital boards, OEE/waste measurement systems) - Align digital roadmap with capability deployment and operational needs across the Region
• Role model Continuous Improvement mindset and best practice sharing from sites/above site meetings and build a Continuous Improvement knowledge database
• Benchmarking against other Regions / Companies - must be willing to travel

Qualifications And Skills

Essential

• Minimum B.S. degree level in Engineering, Business, Chemistry, Biology or related Science with specialization in Pharmacy, Engineering, Chemistry or related discipline required
• Substantial management experience within Manufacturing and Supply environment
• Strategic thinking and ability to balance global vs. regional vs. site-level priorities
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• High emotional intelligence and resilience in dynamic environments
• Proven ability to lead transformation across diverse teams
• Stakeholder’s management & Networking

Preferred

• Substantial working knowledge of GMP, EHS & Quality regulations, logistics/supply, technical & finance demonstrated in the Pharma/Consumer Healthcare industry and preferably in FMCG Industry
• Professional certification (e.g., CHMM, CIH, CSP)
• Additional languages to English (eg Italian, Spanish, Slovakian, French)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
• We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
• We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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