Manager, Business Excellence

Edwards Lifesciences (Singapore) Pte Ltd

East

Job Highlights

Help improve lives around the world

Get the recognition you deserve at work

Surround yourself with passionate people

Job Description

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the coordination, deployment and implementation of assigned Business Excellence projects/systems from conception to completion in collaboration with functional departments to successfully develop and assure implementation, definition and diffusion of objectives, strategies, actions (tactics) plans, and its execution.

Job Functions:

• Support/facilitate the development of Lean Six Sigma skills and the desired Culture.
• Actively lead complex Lean/Six Sigma/NPD projects/systems and workshops
• Train standard Lean/Six Sigma/NPD training programs and materials for the company
• Provide input on Business Excellence (BEx) and/or Operations strategy for an assigned location, function, and/or facility and facilitate the deployment
• Lead the deployment, training, execution, and follow through of complex lean and Six Sigma programs
• Mentor, provide knowledge transfer and technical guidance to Green/Black Belt candidates, coaching team members and influencing stakeholders
• Other incidental duties

Required Education/ Skills/ Experience:

• Bachelor's/Master's Degree in related field, 10 years of hands-on experience managing projects and/or programs of increasing complexity
• Experience in driving change within a matrixed environment
• Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management tools
• Excellent facilitation and time management skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to work well with cross-functional and/or matrixed teams and articulately train complex and technical subject matters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Recognized expert with specialized depth and breadth of expertise within area of work in the organization
• Expert understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to lean and/or Six Sigma
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change
• Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders
• Experience within a regulated environment
• Financial acumen
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including external representatives and participating and presenting at meetings
• Ability to provide guidance to others on area of expertise
• Ability to lead meetings with external representatives
• Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Additional Information

Career Level

Manager

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Master's Degree

Years of Experience

10 years

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Specializations

Manufacturing, Manufacturing

Company Overview

Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world’s leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives.

We manufacture our products in several locations including the United States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Singapore. In 2005, Edwards Lifesciences established operations in Singapore. Today, we provide a safe and healthy workplace to over 2,000 employees in our expanding world-class facilities in Singapore.

Additional Company Information

Registration No.

200502505R

Company Size

2001 - 5000 Employees

Industry

Healthcare / Medical

Benefits & Others

Dental, Education support, Miscellaneous allowance, Medical, Parking, Vision, Regular hours, Mondays - Fridays, Business (e.g. Shirts)