Operational Excellence Manager

Company Description

The present and future of Audemars Piguet are built through the contribution of all our talents. Inspired by the richness of our past, we are enthusiastic about what we will create in the future. Together, we are resolutely future-oriented and in continuous pursuit of excellence in all our professions.

If our mission inspires you, come forge your own path within our family so that we continue to create the extraordinary. Let's write the next chapter of your career together!

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Quality, your mission will be to lead the quality teams in charge of continuous improvement, the sustainable resolution of quality issues in production, and the securing of new products, from development to their market launch, in an approach of high standards and excellence.

In this context, you will be in charge of:

• Managing and developing a multidisciplinary team of 6 employees
• Deploying the operational excellence strategy by relying on Lean Management principles and the Kaizen culture of continuous improvement
• Leading operational excellence projects
• Identifying process improvement areas
• Managing activities related to the quality securing of new products from development until the 1st year of life on the markets
• Supervising the processing of internal and external non-conformities via rigorous and structured quality problem management approaches

Qualifications

• You hold a higher degree in the field of quality, engineering or equivalent and have at least 5 years of experience in a similar position
• You demonstrate expertise in continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma) and are ideally certified green belt
• You possess solid knowledge in industrial quality and problem-solving tools
• You have in-depth knowledge of watchmaking processes
• Possessing a unifying spirit, you demonstrate leadership and appreciate cross-functional exchanges
• You master standard IT tools (ERP, MES, Excel, Power BI, project management)

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your application file, which we will process as soon as possible.

What we offer:

• Coverage of health insurance (basic and supplementary)
• 5 annual weeks of vacation and 2 additional weeks between Christmas and New Year thanks to the daily accumulation of additional minutes
• A contribution to your sporting or cultural activities
• The possibility, depending on the function, to work remotely
• A company restaurant
• An advantageous LPP