Margin Improvement & Ops Excellence Lead

Vantive Manufacturing Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantive Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Program Lead to drive margin improvement, operational excellence, and strategic initiatives across the plant.

You will translate opportunities into measurable results by leading cross-functional execution, ensuring financial discipline, and sustaining improvements in cost, productivity, service, quality, and efficiency. The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing or supply chain and 5+ years leading programs, with Lean Six Sigma or PMP preferred to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of manufacturing, operations, or supply chain experience.
• 5+ years leading cross-functional programs with proven productivity improvements.
• Lean Six Sigma and/or PMP certification preferred; strong financial and ROI skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern margin improvement portfolio across annual and multi-year horizons.
• Build a robust pipeline of margin and productivity opportunities.
• Lead initiatives from concept through benefits realization and sustainment.
• Set governance, cadence, ownership, milestones, risks, and escalation paths.
• Provide leadership updates on progress, savings, risks, and decisions.
• Develop business cases and investment proposals for strategic initiatives.
• Partner with Finance to validate savings, ROI, payback, and realization.
• Ensure benefits are measurable, auditable, and sustained.
• Align stakeholders across functions and accelerate decisions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Lean Six Sigma

PMP certification

ROI analysis

Business case development

Change management

Problem solving

Financial discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations

Lean Six Sigma certification

PMP certification

Advanced degree

Job description

Vantive Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Program Lead to drive margin improvement, operational excellence, and strategic initiatives across the plant.

You will translate opportunities into measurable results by leading cross-functional execution, ensuring financial discipline, and sustaining improvements in cost, productivity, service, quality, and efficiency. The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing or supply chain and 5+ years leading programs, with Lean Six Sigma or PMP preferred to