Oe Deployment Leader

**About** the role**:
OE Deployment Leader is a Lean and/or Six Sigma practitioner responsible for development of Lean and/or Six Sigma capability across the Takeda network as part of the AGILE program. The incumbent also supports business improvement through coaching of leaders and practitioners and through workshop deployment and this role in the program office has special accountabilities delineated below. Through strong business knowledge, they support the development and delivery of site AGILE roadmaps, developing local capabilities in the AGILE Teams in the process.

**_ Scope_**

Scope includes development of OE and AGILE roadmaps, development of OE capabilities and management of OE interventions associated with the OE strategy to support the GMS Value Proposition at our internal manufacturing sites and within our global functions.

**How you will contribute***
- Provide guidance and support to site/functional teams to coach leaders on all aspects of AGILE Operating system
- Aid sites/functions in identification of highest value areas for improvement and support delivery of improvement of plant/GMS performance with site teams
- Work with the their manager to deliver OE strategy, to support business goals within the Operating Units and Region as part of AGILE Program
- Ensure accurate and timely KPI reporting for GMS, in particular the AGILE-related metrics
- Support AGILE champions/coaches in working across AGILE workstreams through coaching and connecting SMEs across the network
- Liaise and collaborate with other regional team members to ensure alignment of the global program best known methods. Actively support the best practice sharing across GMS
- Support Takeda Transformation and product End-to-End projects to identify improvement opportunities including projects at each individual site. Work with sites to identify waste and robustness issues within their value stream. Develop roadmap on how to achieve goals for the site value stream
- Execute high impact Lean/Six Sigma projects as requested and as a Rapid response investigation leader as necessary
- Deliver Lean/Six Sigma training periodically for regional employees to develop required capabilities; this includes but is not limited to AGILE bootcamps, YB/GB/BB training sessions
- Impart Lean/Six Sigma coaching to employees to deliver improvement results using the AGILE Operating System
- Participate in local AGILE fora to support the GMS network
- Manage OE knowledge center, including Sharepoint, which houses our best known methods and tools; ensure appropriate revision control, content ownership and updating periodically; support OE program office projects, which may include strategy deployment, site assessment, POBOS etc. (OEPO)
- Other projects or tasks as assigned by manager.

**_ DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS _**

**Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise**
- Fluent in English
- Multiple Language skills desirable but not essential
- Execute strategies with minimum guidance
- Influence people at all levels in the business, particularly sites (SLTs, Department Managers, Supervisors)
- Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
- Flexibility and ability to assimilate new knowledge and standards quickly

**Leadership**

Takeda expects all employees to embody the following:
Values and Priorities
- Values - Integrity, Honesty, Fairness, Perseverance
- Priorities - Patient Trust, Reputation, Business
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop site or center OE team (AD-level expected to demonstrate more advanced skillsets in this regard)

**Decision-making and Autonomy**
- Adapt to work priorities in response to moderately complex or rapidly changing environment. Has the context of global, regional & site OE needs.

**Interaction**
- Operate in a multicultural environment, fostering diversity and inclusion
- Support cross-functional teams and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders in GMS
- Coordinate with the O&BE LT members and OE global team to deliver the expectations of the GMS OE strategy. They will also partner with site Business Excellence Leads, and Learning partners.
- The incumbent may be in contact with Takeda customers, CMOs, vendors and consultants and external benchmarking bodies. External industry contacts as it relates to staying current on OE methodologies and tools.

**Innovation**
- Deliver results to project timelines with limited resources, operating in a complex matrix environment, ensuring all stakeholders have the required information to support the OE Strategy

**Complexity**
- The incumbent will be involved in moderately complex problem resolution and will work with mínimal direction. Appropriate structured problem solving techniques will be used to resolve business problems with focus on compliance and business risk in all solutions.

**What you bring to Takeda***

**Essential**:

- BS degree in a technical discipline
- Minimum 3 years experience in the bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing environment