Director of Business Excellence
Malvern Panalytical
Director of Business Excellence
The Director of Business Excellence is accountable for delivering measurable and sustained improvements in SQDIP (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity) across Malvern Panalytical. The role owns the Spectris Business System as the company's operating system and is accountable for using lean principles and tools as the primary means to achieve business outcomes and to create a culture of continuous improvement. The role requires 7-10 years of senior leadership experience in Operations, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain within a complex, multi-site environment.
Director of Business Excellence
The Director of Business Excellence is accountable for delivering measurable and sustained improvements in SQDIP (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity) across Malvern Panalytical. The role owns the Spectris Business System as the company's operating system and is accountable for using lean principles and tools as the primary means to achieve business outcomes and to create a culture of continuous improvement. The role requires 7-10 years of senior leadership experience in Operations, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain within a complex, multi-site environment.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Key Responsibilities
- Own the SQDIP improvement agenda with clear targets, cadence, and accountability
- Ensure lean tools are applied to deliver measurable performance improvement
- Embed tiered accountability, visual management, and structured problem solving across sites
- Reinforce the expectation that every problem is solved at the source
- Coach Operations Directors and site leaders in leading through SBS
- Build internal capability so results do not depend on central lean experts
- Lead and deploy SBS / Lean resources against the most critical business priorities
- Govern SBS maturity progression, ensuring maturity directly correlates to performance gains