Operational Excellence Lead (12 / 10 / 2025)

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Title : OE Lead – Asia, Africa

Job Grade : Senior Manager / G9

Location : Sun House, Mumbai

Job Summary : The Operational Excellence (OpEx) role drive improvement projects with a significant impact on the success of all business units. This role will be based in Mumbai & Will Drive OE agenda in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria (West Africa), Morocco (North Africa) & Egypt (Africa). This position interacts with all levels of staff in the development and implementation of all OpEx initiatives.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement – Key Responsibilities

• Identify system improvement opportunities using scientific resource modeling and resolve integration issues with parallel projects.
• Drive operational efficiency through Lean Six Sigma, TPM, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure optimal resource allocation, remove execution barriers, and monitor project progress and outcomes.
• Justify OE projects financially, prepare annual budgets, and monitor monthly departmental spend.
• Standardize labor benchmarks across functions / sites; track actuals vs. standards to identify improvement areas.
• Support site teams in closing labor hour gaps and improving bottleneck operations and lead times.
• Conduct Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and implement cycle time reduction strategies.
• Establish and improve OEE metrics across operations.
• Ensure compliance with Sun Pharma’s EHS policies and procedures.
• Driving IFQM as part of OE initiative

Strategic Engagements & Leadership Support

1. Partner with site leadership to identify and address gaps in Quality, Cost, Productivity, and Delivery.

2. Publish monthly OE MIS reports including OEE and Regional performance.

3. Facilitate RCA sessions, process mapping, VSM, and statistical analysis.

4. Conduct LSS / TPM training for production teams.

5. Share best practices across sites to foster learning and replication.

6. Evaluate manpower standards and coordinate reduction plans with HODs; monitor and reduce overtime.

7. Lead Capex / Opex reviews with block and plant heads.

8. Review QMS and drive continual improvement initiatives.

9. Coordinate timely execution of new product launches with all stakeholders.

10. Support additional improvement initiatives as assigned by leadership.

Work Conditions :

Physical Requirements :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Travel Estimate : 50-70%

Educational Qualification : Preferably Engineering background.

Experience :

Your Success Matters to Us

At Sun Pharma, your success and well-being are our top priorities! We provide robust benefits and opportunities to foster personal and professional growth. Join us at Sun Pharma, where every day is an opportunity to grow, collaborate, and make a lasting impact. Let’s create a brighter future together!

Disclaimer : The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees as assigned to this job. Nothing herein shall preclude the employer from changing these duties from time to time and assigning comparable duties or other duties commensurate with the experience and background of incumbent(s).