Our people in Manufacturing & Global Operations share two priorities: getting things done and making things better. If you’re a dynamic person with a positive mindset, you’ll fit in well here. It’s an international team with a powerful spirit of collaboration. Together, we make sure our products meet the highest standards of quality by constantly searching for ways to improve at every stage of our value chain – from the raw materials we buy through to the logistics network that brings our medicines to patients. Join our team and help us make an even bigger contribution to Grünenthal’s future.
What the job looks like
- As Site GOBS Leader, you will be the architect and catalyst of our Global Operations Business System (GOBS) at site level. Reporting directly to the Site Leadership, you will lead the transformation journey, building capabilities, mindset and leadership behaviors that enable sustainable performance and continuous improvement
- Developing and implementing the Global Operational Excellence Strategy aligned with the company’s vision,



acting as Site Pillar Owner and the Site Director’s trusted right‑hand business partner, with strong strategic visibility and impact
- Define and executing the roadmap to excellence, governance and priorities together with Site Leadership Team, driving continuous improvement activities, leading the process of Losses Intelligence and generating the pipeline of saving initiatives
- Lead a team of OPEX specialists, shaping the next generation of leaders
- Build a strong OPEX capability pipeline, coaching leaders in servant leadership and GOBS methodologies, while nurturing critical roles with increase GOBS competencies based
- Drive breakthrough initiatives that deliver measurable performance improvement such as TPM and GOBS maturity level of the site, dashboard KPIs improvement year on year
- Spread best practices globally and bring external benchmarks into the organization
- Lead key GOBS foundations such as maturity assessmen

📌 Head of OPEXc (Italia)
🏢 Gr?nenthal
📍 Italia