ELS Manager, ASEAN & APAC Ops Excellence Capability Lead

Avery Dennison; Bandar Baru Bangi; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global materials science company in Malaysia is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead to drive ELS initiatives across ASEAN. This role requires a Certified Black Belt with over 10 years of experience in process improvement. Responsibilities include leading efforts to streamline processes, supporting team development, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively are essential. Join a forward-thinking company committed to driving efficiency and excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in Enterprise Lean Sigma and process improvement projects.
• Hands on experience in business, lean, and operations.
• Proven leadership, motivation, process, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement efforts across ASEAN.
• Drive revenue and cost enablers through system simplification.
• Partner with leaders to train and deploy Lean Sigma practices.

Skills

Enterprise Lean Sigma

Process improvement

Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Lean and Six Sigma methodologies

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Certified Black Belt

Job description

Company Description

ABOUT AVERY DENNISON

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

AVERY DENNISON IS PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA IN GREATER CHINA AND VIETNAM.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

You will lead continuous improvement efforts and manage ELS Project Leaders across ASEAN. Acts as change agent and subject matter expert to or within the business unit to drive and support ELS continuous improvements.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE :

ELS focus

• Leading and driving continuous improvement in revenue and cost enabler for our business through business processes/system simplification, eliminating non-value-added tasks, whilst improving the overall productivity of our organization in a sustainable manner
• Connecting to Asia Pacific ELS for all related programs and collaboratively develop supporting regional improvement initiatives eg.Project Falcon, Project Spinel and Data Analytics
• Coach and catalyst for the sharing and implementation of best practices across all businesses.
• Partner with the site and functional leaders to train and deploy Enterprise Lean Sigma practices.
• Country ELS leaders in ASEAN will have a dotted-reporting line tothis role.
• Monitor the team’s progress in applying the Enterprise Lean Sigma techniques
• Facilitate and support Kaizen events.
• Build relationships with business leaders to understand business objectives and priorities and collaboratively develop supporting process improvement initiatives.
• Positively lead and influence team members to partner together to achieve individual and business goals.
• Coordinate team efforts, create and manage a regional strategy and team operating plan.
• Assists in selection of teams and individuals to work Enterprise Lean Sigma implementation opportunities.
• Use the Value Stream Map to establish the baseline process and measure progress

Regional Capability Lead

• Work to build capability on ELS and on other performance improvement tools & techniques
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Assist to develop our Subject Matter Experts in critical machines and build new capabilities and develop training strategies in our facilities.

Qualifications

WHAT WILL BE LOOKING IN YOU FOR :

• Minimum 10 years in Enterprise Lean Sigma and process improvement projects.
• Certified Black Belt is a must.
• Hands on exp in business/lean/operations experience, driving team excellence, and managing people.
• Proven leadership skills (lead, motivation, process and people management skills).
• Successful and effective communicator.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Ability to work effectively in teams

Additional Information

AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.