Operational Excellence Specialist

**About Symrise AG**
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food. Its sales of € 3.8 billion in the 2021 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

Symrise - always inspiring more

**Operational Excellence Specialist**
As an Operational Excellence Specialist, you will be responsible for driving the Continuous Improvement culture through Lean, Six Sigma methodology and tools including Value Stream Mapping, 5S Deployment, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Ishikawa Diagram within a manufacturing environment, optimizing processes to reach optimum product quality, efficiency with cost optimization. This position will also provide support & coaching within Operational Excellence processes to develop the internal Continuous Improvement Culture and enhancing the capabilities of Supply Chain function (Make & Deliver). This position is critical in driving Change Management, enabling business growth through driving flawless execution & excellence across business processes, key stakeholders, process owners to deliver target performance and sharing best practices locally and across the APAC region.

**The Position**:

- Plan and execute TPM/Lean Initiatives - program updates, trainings & audits, best practices sharing, regional events etc. to maintain the TPM program in a healthy state.
- Conduct Cost Tracker periodic reviews and updates, cost reports and scorecard reviews.
- Drive local TPM/Lean initiatives/projects and working closely with Regional OPEX team as required in areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Cost and Process Efficiency.
- Ensure TPM/Lean training is conducted at appropriate level.
- Revival of inactive TPM/Lean teams through set up of operating rhythm - refresher training, meetings, audits, and updates. This shall liaise with Regional OpEx team.
- Coach and mentor TPM Leaders to ensure timely completion of their Kaizens.
- Ensure SG submissions for Annual Regional Awards and work with OPEX lead as and when required.
- Sharing of best practices through OpEx database/ SymPortal TPM Communities
- Develop metrics and setup a TPM dashboard for effective TPM performance measurement.
- Generate and share monthly reports.
- Maintain OPEX Tracker benefits & generate reports as required.
- Develop and update Operating Procedures/Work Instructions and Training Materials related to TPM.
- Manage TPM records & documentations.
- Implement other TPM pillars e.g. area ownership.
- Lead implementation of Lean program and ensure success in Singapore and support Regional Initiatives/Programs as required.
- Expand Successful Lean initiatives to other sites in the region as required with the Regional team.
- Incorporate Sustainability in the OpEx tracker.
- Support and execute projects related to OpEx, eg. digitalization, etc while fostering teamwork among team members.
- Have managed or coordinated Lean Projects, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and Kaizen events
- Lean and/or Six Sigma experience and certification will be an added advantage
- Preferably with working experience in manufacturing industry with high-mix, high-volume profile
- Basic Knowledge of SAP & BI tools (For e.g. MicroStrategy, Tableau, Power BI, Qlik, etc) will be advantageous
- Hands on works involved
- Adept in Microsoft 365 software suite (for e.g. Excel, Powerpoint, Word, SharePoint, Power Automate will be an advantage)
- IT savvy
- Has strong communication skills and is adept at cross-functional and cross-cultural working environments
- Self-starter mentality

Job Reference: SG00776