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Posted 29 May, 2026

DGM / GM - Operational Excellence - Bidar

Sai Life Sciences Ltd
Kalaburagi, KA, IN Full Time
Reference: 688b800b1167fddf

Job Description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop Operational Excellence Maturity model and assessment to gauge the organization maturity for the manufacturing site.
  • Drive the implementation of the identified actions from strategic initiatives through governance frameworks
  • Implementing the transformation program and Lean Six Sigma processes to significantly improve:
  • Productivity of the people
  • Quality of the current manufacturing processes at the site
  • Cost of goods
  • Delivery performance of sites
  • Personnel safety at the site
  • Compliance to business processes
  • Overall EBIDTA Improvement


  • Facilitate Operational excellence FIP’s (Process improvement, cost leadership etc.) so that the same are completed in time and benefits are achieved by the organization.
  • Drive Operational excellence reward and recognition program in line with the Operational excellence program maturity.
  • Drive bottom-up approach i.e. Daily management program across the organization to create sustenance and involving shop floor people in the operational excellence journey.
  • Drive kaizen, VSM, SFTI, OPL (One-point lessons) & other Daily management techniques and ensure maturity achievement year on year
  • Act as a Change agent for driving positive culture change and improving organizational efficiencies using existing processes.
  • Lead, coach, and develop OE Managers & Executives within the department and coach, train and mentor change agents within the business to develop and achieve operational excellence goals and objectives.
  • Develop, maintain and ensure compliance with procedures and metrics that impact quality, safety, process and productivity improvements throughout the company.
  • Develop and maintain appropriate relationships with internal and external customers to accomplish business objectives and achieve outstanding customer service.
  • Establish, measure, and monitor key process KPI metrics for overall


Technical & Functional:

  • Six Sigma Black Belt Certification and Lean management Certification. Able to drive Lean Six Sigma/5S concepts at multiple levels independently
  • Experience in Value Stream Mapping and other Lean Six Sigma tools
  • Knowledge of driving the process simplification efforts
  • Strong data analytics and developing the insights effectively
  • Understanding about the costing and budgeting process
  • Knowledge about API / CDMO industry


Experience: Minimum experience of 15 years in Operational excellence in a manufacturing set up preferably in pharmaceutical industry

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