New Product Introduction Operations Manager

Job description

New Product Introduction(NPI) Operations Manager - Liverpool

Opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity that has been created due to expansion. My client a global pharmaceutical manufacturing company are looking to recruit an experiencedHead of Operations where you will be the primary Operations Manager working with the R&D and Strategic Portfolio teams with the responsibility for driving operations of new product development, automation as well as supporting those products through production ramp up.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Managing the operations of the manufacturing plant producing circa 73 million pharmaceutical units annually.
• New Product Introductions, Volume Growth including site to site transfers and the introduction of new products at the site.
• Managing a budget circa of $16m.
• Managing a team - 179 Direct, 40 Indirect Resources.
• Responsible for leading, inspiring tactical day to day and strategic vision with long term plan, for site Operations.
• Responsible for proactively leading and improving issues impacting safety, compliance, output, business ethics, responsible sourcing etc.
• Completion of relevant deviation and complaint investigations to identify true root cause.
• Systems Thinking, LEAN, TPM - Proactively looking for opportunities to drive continuous improvement, influence decisions and deliver the results whilst ensuring an appropriate level of compliance.

This is a 6 months contract which the client will review for a possible extension however everything is dependent on the individual and business performance. The hourly PAYE rate (Inside IR35) is £52.06.

Skills:

To apply for the role of Head of Manufacturing Operations you will have the following:

• Several years management experience in manufacturing, production, or distribution logistics environments: Ideally five of those at a senior level role, managing large scale operations.
• Strong financial business and commercial acumen.
• Direct employee management.
• Robust Operations financial acumen and business understanding, linking performance with financial outputs and considerations.
• End to End Lean background and demonstrable examples of driving efficiencies, cost reductions, waste reduction and opportunity identification.
• Experience of working within a fast-paced environment on fast paced projects.
• Change management, experience of transformational, culture change.

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