Site Operational Excellence & Transformation Lead

Kenvue; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 420,000,000 - 540,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefit Package

Paid Company Holidays

Paid Vacation & More!

Learning & Development Opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Kenvue is seeking an Operational Excellence Lead at our Jakarta site to drive manufacturing performance, productivity, and organizational capability. You will lead transformations across Lean, NPD/NPI, and digital initiatives, partnering with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver measurable results.

The role demands 5+ years in leadership within a GMP environment, with a proven ability to translate strategy into execution and to manage complex cross-functional programs in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of proven managerial or leadership experience.
• Experience in Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Engineering, NPD/NPI, or Project Management.
• Proven track record in leading Operational Excellence and business transformation.
• Experience leading NPD/NPI, product introduction, transfer, and complex projects.
• Strong command of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, OEE, Six Sigma and problem solving.
• End-to-end project management capability with governance, scope, timeline, resource, risk, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing environment and compliance.
• Strong ability to translate strategy into execution and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site Operational Excellence strategy, transformation agenda, and improvement roadmap.
• Drive LEAN, Kaizen, OEE improvement, productivity, loss elimination, and structured problem-solving initiatives.
• Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities based on operational performance, business needs, and value creation.
• Establish a strong continuous improvement culture with clear ownership and sustainable results.
• Lead and coordinate NPD/NPI, product transfers, process changes, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Drive cross-functional execution from project initiation through implementation, ensuring manufacturing requirements and risks are addressed.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Regulatory, and Manufacturing to enable successful project delivery.
• Lead complex cross-functional projects across initiation, planning, execution, risk management, implementation, and stabilization.
• Establish robust project governance, milestone tracking, risk mitigation, escalation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure priorities, dependencies, accountabilities, and deliverables are clearly defined across project teams.
• Translate project information into clear recommendations and updates for key stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify and accelerate digitalization, automation, and process optimization opportunities across site operations.
• Leverage operational data and digital solutions to simplify processes, improve decision-making, eliminate non-value-added activities, and enhance performance.
• Connect digital initiatives with the broader Operational Excellence roadmap to ensure technology delivers tangible business value.
• Build organizational capability in continuous improvement, structured problem solving, Lean methodologies, and project management.
• Coach and facilitate cross-functional teams in identifying opportunities and converting ideas into sustainable improvements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

OEE

Six Sigma

Structured problem solving

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Job description

Kenvue is seeking an Operational Excellence Lead at our Jakarta site to drive manufacturing performance, productivity, and organizational capability. You will lead transformations across Lean, NPD/NPI, and digital initiatives, partnering with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver measurable results.

The role demands 5+ years in leadership within a GMP environment, with a proven ability to translate strategy into execution and to manage complex cross-functional programs in a fast-paced