Agile Oe Coach

**Job Title: AGILE OE Coach**

**Location: Woodlands, Singapore**

**Reporting to: AGILE Lead**

**About the role**:

- As a member of the Business Excellence site/functional team, build own expertise in AGILE.
- Deliver the AGILE program at site/function realizing business improvements and engaging all employees.
- Build site capability in program AGILE through coaching AGILE Champions and other high potential colleagues.
- Be a strong advocate of change at site/function.

**How you will contribute**:
**A. Deploy AGILE program across sites / functions**:

- Establish common understanding at site of AGILE program and 5 workstreams.
- Build coaching expertise working with global workstreams to ensure site deploys best known methods.
- Actively support the delivery of the AGILE roadmap and AGILE 4.0 Wave initiatives, developing skills through co-leading initiatives and eventually lead AGILE projects.
- Participate in AGILE bootcamps learning key skills necessary for workstream activities.
- Runs activities related to the AOS/AGILE Operating System (eg. supports 5S implementation, runs Standard Work workshops to eliminate bottlenecks or improve workforce utilization, supports problem solving activities, is an advocate/coach of the AOS implementation in the units etc.).

**B. Collaboration**:

- Visit other sites occasionally to learn, share, and replicate good practices.
- Support and assist AGILE Champions across OpU/Region where required, in their AGILE journey.
- Actively share best practices through AGILE sharing tools and Community of Practice (CoP).

**C. Site AGILE roadmap**:

- Support creation of site roadmap detailing AGILE activities which will be executed in the fiscal year in collaboration with the site/functional Leadership Team.
- Ensure roadmap is present on SPOT reporting tool.
- Lead elements of the AGILE roadmap and AGILE 4.0 Wave initiatives under the guidance of the site BE Lead.
- Align AGILE deployments with development needs of AGILE Champions to maximize learning

**D. Coaching**:

- Coach AGILE concepts and mindsets and behaviors across the organization, including Senior Leadership and AGILE Champions.
- Participate in site/functional workshops to improve coaching capabilities.
- Attend coaching workshops with workstream leads to improve competencies.

**E. Others**:

- Responsibility to adhere to any applicable EHS requirements.
- Commitment to a fair and respectful relationship to others and behaviour in accordance with Takeda’s Code of Conduct.
- Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

**What you bring to Takeda**:
**Education and Experience Requirements**
- Degree in Sciences / Engineering related
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations environment

**Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise**
- Knowledge of Bio-pharmaceutical operations
- Experience in Quality, Technical Services or Manufacturing
- Logical thinker
- Capable of explaining complex concepts in a clear and understandable manner
- Six Sigma or Lean Expertise

**Leadership**
- Excellent communication abilities
- Influences change and supports others in the change management process
- Excellent coaching skills

**Decision-making and Autonomy**
- Inform local decision making, all significant AGILE decisions at site/function will be taken by Business Excellence.
- Develop business acumen through working with Business Excellence lead on business cases for AGILE program
- Develop expertise in problems solving both simple and complex to enable development of others including AGILE Champions

**Interaction**
- Interacts with all levels of the organisation and collaborates strongly with other AGILE Champions
- Develops strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Takeda network.

**Innovation**
- Capable of connecting workstream activities to maximise AGILE impact
- Passionate about digital technology
- Shares openly and learns from others.
- Excellent coaching abilities to build others capabilities

**Complexity**
- Capable of operating across company culture
- Fluency in English language

**Key Skills and Competencies**
- Lean or Six Sigma qualification desirable
- Demonstrated passion for not accepting the status quo and self-driven to improve the business
- Courage of conviction and open to critical feedback
- Recognized as having high potential
- A natural leader, comfortable networking and connecting people.
- Agile learner with proven abilities to put theory into practice
- Project management capabilities
- Strong facilitation and organization abilities
- Excellent listening capabilities

**More about us**:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

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