At Johnson Matthey, your work will matter. As the Regional Operational Excellence Lead - Asia, you'll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history. Using advanced metals chemistry, you'll help tackle the world's biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern life and supporting life-saving technologies - by applying, refining and recycling metals that matter for a healthier, more sustainable, circular future.
The role:
As an Asia Regional Operational Excellence Lead, you will help drive our goals by:
Partnering with regional operations leaders across APAC to define priorities and deliver a structured operational excellence roadmap across multiple manufacturing sites.
Leading high-impact improvement programmes that enhance productivity, safety, quality, cost performance and operational efficiency.
Driving adoption of the JM Production System and continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean and Six Sigma principles.
Building operational capability through coaching, training and the sharing of best practices, tools and governance processes.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align resources and deliver sustainable business improvements.
Leading and developing a team of Operational Excellence specialists while embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:
Black Belt Lean Six Sigma qualification with significant experience delivering transformational operational and financial improvements.
Proven background in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement or Operations Transformation within complex organisations.
Strong track record of delivering measurable performance improvements across multiple sites or business units.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build effective relationships across functions, cultures and geographies, notably Asia
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and project management capabilities supported by data-driven decision making.
Experience leading, mentoring and developing improvement teams with a strong focus on execution and delivery.
Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!
What we offer:
We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We offer country-specific benefits to support our employees’ wellbeing, in addition to global benefits such as:
Competitive Annual Incentive Plan
Employee Assistance Program (Assist)
Paid Volunteering opportunities
Employee recognition programme
Wellbeing programs and campaigns
Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!
At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.
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Skills Required
- Black Belt Lean Six Sigma qualification
- Significant experience delivering transformational operational and financial improvements
- Background in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, or Operations Transformation within complex organizations
- Track record of delivering measurable performance improvements across multiple sites or business units
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build relationships across functions, cultures, and geographies
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management capabilities
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing improvement teams
What We Do
We are Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies. Our customers include many of the world’s leading energy, chemicals and automotive companies. They depend on us to use our cutting-edge science to enable them to decarbonise, reduce harmful emissions and improve their sustainability. With climate change, energy supply and resource scarcity high on the agenda, this work is more critical now than ever before.
