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Responsibilities:
- Define and drive the global Operational Excellence ( OpEx) strategy, roadmap, and governance framework, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and business priorities.
- Lead the deployment and continuous evolution of the global OpEx program across all regions, sites, and functions, ensuring sustainable adoption and long-term business impact.
- Drive sustainable improvements in productivity, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and sustainability across all regions and functions through the application of Operational Excellence methodologies, including Lean and Six Sigma.
- Establish and maintain global OpEx standards, methodologies, assessment processes, and performance management systems to measure, sustain, and continuously improve organizational performance.
- Lead and develop the global Operational Excellence organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement, accountability, and performance excellence.
- Develop and maintain a global OpEx capability-building, training,



and certification framework.
- Coach senior leaders, plant leaders, and OpEx practitioners to strengthen leadership capabilities and accelerate the adoption of Operational Excellence principles and behaviors.
- Develop succession plans and talent pipelines for Operational Excellence leadership and specialist roles.
- Support the integration of digital technologies, automation, AI, and data-driven decision-making into Operational Excellence programs.
- Represent FHCS within the global Freudenberg Operational Excellence community, benchmarking best practices, and monitoring the business impact and ROI of improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or operational excellence
- Significant leadership experience in global, multi-site environments
- Proven track record leading

📌 Global Director Operational Excellence (Milano)
🏢 Freudenberg Group
📍 Milano