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Director, Operations Excellence - GPS
Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the worldfrom the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.
Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.
**Position Summary:**
The Director, Operations Excellence owns the end-to-end execution and delivery of Operations Excellence initiatives across the global manufacturing and supply chain network, ensuring that identified opportunities are converted into sustained throughput, margin, and cash results. This role is accountable for execution discipline, prioritization, governance, and value realization across sites and functions.
It is a delivery leadership role, not a PMO or advisory position.
**Key Responsibilities:**
**Execution Leadership & Value Delivery**
Lead and drive execution of OpEx initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain, and materials management
Translate strategic objectives into clear execution roadmaps, sprints, milestones, and actions
Actively intervene when execution deviates from plan, removing constraints and restoring momentum
Ensure improvements are stabilized and sustained beyond initial implementation
**Governance & Operating Cadence**
Own weekly OpEx operating cadence, including sprint reviews, action logs, and escalation
Maintain clear accountability across sites and functions
Partner with site leaders to ensure alignment between daily execution and financial objectives
Provide leadership with fact-based visibility of progress, risks, and trade-offs
**Financial Value Protection**
Partner with Finance to validate baselines, quantify benefits, and ensure financial credibility
Track realization of absorption, margin, and cash improvements
Identify early signals of value leakage and intervene rapidly
Ensure OpEx improvements translate into P&L and cash, not just operational metrics
**Cross-Site Scaling & Standardization**
Codify successful practices into standards and playbooks
Drive replication of proven solutions across sites
Build execution muscle and consistency across the network
**Qualifications and Experience:**
Education: Bachelors degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, or business (advanced degree preferred)
Experience: 812 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or consulting; proven experience leading cross-site, execution-intensive initiatives
Strong understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and OpEx systems (certification preferred)
Demonstrated ability to link operational performance to financial results
Comfortable operating on the shop floor and with senior leadership
This position may be available in the following location(s): [[location_obj]]
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $161,000.00 and $250,000.00. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.
Job Applicants should be aware of job offer scams perpetrated through the use of the Internet and social media platforms.
To learn more please read Bausch + Lomb's Job Offer Fraud Statement (https://performancemanager.successfactors.eu/doc/custom/BauschLomb/Bausch\_job\_posting\_statement.docx) .
Our Benefit Programs:Employee Benefits: Bausch + Lomb (https://www.bausch.com/careers/benefits/)
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.
**Position Summary:**
The Director, Operations Excellence owns the end-to-end execution and delivery of Operations Excellence initiatives across the global manufacturing and supply chain network, ensuring that identified opportunities are converted into sustained throughput, margin, and cash results. This role is accountable for execution discipline, prioritization, governance, and value realization across sites and functions.
It is a delivery leadership role, not a PMO or advisory position.
**Key Responsibilities:**
**Execution Leadership & Value Delivery**
Lead and drive execution of OpEx initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain, and materials management
Translate strategic objectives into clear execution roadmaps, sprints, milestones, and actions
Actively intervene when execution deviates from plan, removing constraints and restoring momentum
Ensure improvements are stabilized and sustained beyond initial implementation
**Governance & Operating Cadence**
Own weekly OpEx operating cadence, including sprint reviews, action logs, and escalation
Maintain clear accountability across sites and functions
Partner with site leaders to ensure alignment between daily execution and financial objectives
Provide leadership with fact-based visibility of progress, risks, and trade-offs
**Financial Value Protection**
Partner with Finance to validate baselines, quantify benefits, and ensure financial credibility
Track realization of absorption, margin, and cash improvements
Identify early signals of value leakage and intervene rapidly
Ensure OpEx improvements translate into P&L and cash, not just operational metrics
**Cross-Site Scaling & Standardization**
Codify successful practices into standards and playbooks
Drive replication of proven solutions across sites
Build execution muscle and consistency across the network
**Qualifications and Experience:**
Education: Bachelors degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, or business (advanced degree preferred)
Experience: 812 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or consulting; proven experience leading cross-site, execution-intensive initiatives
Strong understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and OpEx systems (certification preferred)
Demonstrated ability to link operational performance to financial results
Comfortable operating on the shop floor and with senior leadership
This position may be available in the following location(s): [[location_obj]]
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $161,000.00 and $250,000.00. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.
Job Applicants should be aware of job offer scams perpetrated through the use of the Internet and social media platforms.
To learn more please read Bausch + Lomb's Job Offer Fraud Statement (https://performancemanager.successfactors.eu/doc/custom/BauschLomb/Bausch\_job\_posting\_statement.docx) .
Our Benefit Programs:Employee Benefits: Bausch + Lomb (https://www.bausch.com/careers/benefits/)
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
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