Strategy Head-Manufacturing Operations, Lean, Quality

Role & responsibilities

Job Purpose

To manage and provide leadership to the Strategy and planning efforts of RIOP Manufacturing operations of Thiruvallur facility for driving Operations excellence, capacity optimization or expansion projects, new products introduction, cost optimization, etc. through LEAN and 6 Sigma projects.

Provides strategic leadership to the most impactful projects that position Caterpillar for long-term success by ensuring a consistent delivery of goals to support the Enterprise Strategy. The incumbent will report to the Senior Director of Manufacturing operations Manager of the facility and will provide key insights through competitive analysis and benchmarking for driving operational excellence.

Lead periodical governance of strategic projects and reporting to key stakeholders across the division and enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Driving Operations excellence Strategy for the facility
• Lean deployment, 6 Sigma deployment
• Providing quality governance, quality analytics and quality management.

Skill Descriptors

Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.

Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.

Visioning: Understanding of the value of articulating an intended business outcome and ability to create and communicates a vision of the organization that motivates others to superior performance.

Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of stakeholder management techniques; ability to systematically identify stakeholders, analyze their needs and expectations, and implement various tasks to engage with them.

Consulting Process & Tools: Knowledge of consulting process; ability to engage in planning sales, conducting research and analysis, finding solutions and preparing recommendations.