United Kingdom · Operations · Director/VP (16-20 years)

Director, Operational Excellence

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  • Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
  • Direct reports5-8 reports
  • Reports toVP, Global Operations
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Head of Continuous Improvement · VP, Lean Transformation · Operations Excellence Lead

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1What this role really is

This isn't just a job; it's about shaping how our entire Operations business unit works, day in and day out. You'll be the driving force behind making things better, faster, and smarter, embedding a real culture of continuous improvement across the board. Think of it as being the chief architect of efficiency and quality for a significant chunk of our business.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Microsoft Visio / LucidchartStrategic

Setting organisational standards for process documentation and modelling tools; overseeing the design of complex current and future-state VSMs for major transformation programmes.

MinitabArchitect

Mentoring the organisation on statistical thinking; defining the data analysis strategy for major transformation programmes; reviewing and validating complex statistical analyses from the team.

Advanced Excel (with Power Query/VBA)Strategic

Designing Excel-based tools and templates for enterprise-wide use (e.g., standardised A3 reporting templates, programme tracking); reviewing complex financial models built by the team.

Power BI / TableauStrategic

Defining the Operational Excellence KPI framework for the business unit; overseeing the portfolio of dashboards for the entire business unit; presenting high-level insights to executive leadership.

Smartsheet / MS ProjectPortfolio Manager

Managing the entire portfolio of CI initiatives across the business unit, balancing resources, and prioritising projects based on strategic value and P&L impact.

SharePoint / ConfluenceArchitect

Designing the enterprise-wide knowledge management strategy for all operational and process-related documentation within the business unit; ensuring easy access to best practices and programme assets.

SAP S/4HANA / Oracle ERPProcess Integration

Working with IT and business process owners to architect process changes within the ERP system to support Lean initiatives at a business unit level; understanding system-wide impacts and driving system-enabled improvements.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Strategic Direction of Operational Excellence for Business UnitN/A (inform)N/A (inform)Propose and recommend to Director, then execute
Programme Budget Allocation (e.g., £5M annual OpEx budget)N/AN/ARecommend budget for specific workstreams (up to £50K), approved by Lead/Manager
Hiring & Performance Management for Direct ReportsN/AN/AProvide input on hiring for junior roles, mentor reports

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Business Unit P&L Impact
Validated cost savings, revenue uplift, or working capital improvements directly attributable to Operational Excellence programmes.
Target · Achieve >£2M in annualised financial benefit for the business unit.

Delivered £2.5M in cost savings in Q2 through reduced waste in manufacturing and optimised logistics routes, exceeding the £2M target.

Operational KPI Improvement
Significant, sustained improvement in core operational metrics like On-Time-In-Full (OTIF), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), or Inventory Turns.
Target · Improve OTIF by 5%, OEE by 10%, or Inventory Turns by 15% across the business unit annually.

Increased business unit OTIF from 92% to 97% over 12 months by streamlining order fulfilment processes and reducing quality defects.

Lean Maturity Score
Advancement of the business unit's overall Lean maturity level, as measured by our internal assessment framework.
Target · Move the business unit from 'Practicing' to 'Embedding' or 'Sustaining' within 18 months.

Successfully implemented a new Lean training curriculum and coaching model, resulting in a 1-point increase in the business unit's Lean Maturity Score.

Team Capability Uplift
The growth and development of your direct reports and the wider Operations team in Lean methodologies.
Target · Achieve >80% internal promotion rate for Senior Lean Consultants or a 20% increase in certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belts within the business unit.

Promoted two Senior Lean Consultants to Lean Program Managers and saw 30 new Green Belt certifications across the business unit in the last year.

Strategic Influence & Buy-in
Your ability to get senior leaders and cross-functional partners to truly buy into the Operational Excellence vision and actively champion it.
  • Regularly invited to executive strategy sessions
  • your input is sought before major operational decisions
  • other department heads proactively ask for your team's support on their challenges
  • you're seen as a trusted advisor, not just 'the Lean person'.
Cultural Transformation
The extent to which continuous improvement becomes 'just how we do things' within the business unit, rather than a separate initiative.
  • Frontline teams independently identifying and solving problems using Lean tools
  • a noticeable shift in language and behaviour towards problem-solving and waste reduction
  • high engagement in improvement activities without direct mandate
  • positive feedback in employee engagement surveys regarding process clarity and empowerment.
Talent Development & Retention
Your effectiveness in building, coaching, and retaining a high-performing team of Lean practitioners.
  • Low attrition rates within your direct team
  • positive 360-degree feedback from your reports on your leadership and mentorship
  • a clear pipeline of talent developing under your guidance
  • your team members are sought after for key projects across the organisation.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Driving Large-Scale Transformation

You'll spend your days orchestrating complex change programmes, overseeing multiple projects, and seeing the ripple effect of your decisions across an entire business unit. It's about fundamentally changing how we operate.

Seeing a 10% improvement in OEE across all manufacturing sites after implementing a new Lean maintenance programme that you championed.

Building High-Performing Teams & Capabilities

A significant part of your role is mentoring, coaching, and developing your team of Lean practitioners, ensuring they have the skills and opportunities to succeed. You'll be building the future talent pipeline.

One of your direct reports gets promoted to a senior leadership role in Operations, directly crediting your mentorship.

Strategic Impact & Executive Influence

You'll be regularly presenting to the VP of Global Operations and other C-suite executives, influencing strategic decisions, and shaping the long-term direction of the business unit. Your voice will carry weight.

Your proposed operational excellence roadmap for the next three years is approved and funded by the executive leadership team.

What frustrates people
  • Dealing with executive-level resistance to change, even when the data is clear.
  • The constant battle for resources and budget against other strategic priorities.
  • The slow pace of cultural change; it's a marathon, not a sprint, and sometimes it feels like you're running through treacle.
  • Having to compromise on 'best practice' due to real-world constraints or political realities.
  • The challenge of measuring and attributing the exact financial impact of every single initiative at an enterprise scale.
What this role does not give you
  • Daily, hands-on, individual problem-solving at the Gemba (you'll do it, but it won't be your primary focus).
  • A perfectly predictable, linear path to success for every initiative.
  • Complete autonomy over budget and resources without executive oversight.
  • A role where you can avoid difficult conversations with senior leaders about performance or change.

6Who you work with

This role directly shapes the operational efficiency, quality, and cost structure of an entire business unit, influencing its market competitiveness and profitability. You're not just improving processes; you're fundamentally changing how we deliver value to our customers and manage our resources, which is a pretty big deal, honestly.

Inside the business
  • VP, Global Operations
  • Heads of Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain
  • Finance Director
  • HR Director
  • IT Leadership
Outside the business
  • Key Suppliers and Partners
  • Industry Bodies and Associations
  • External Consultants (as needed)

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Extensive experience (10+ years) leading large-scale Lean or Continuous Improvement programmes in complex operational environments.
  • Proven track record of managing and developing teams of Lean practitioners, including managers.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and gain buy-in from C-suite executives and Board members.
  • Strong financial acumen, including managing significant budgets and delivering measurable P&L impact.
  • A relevant Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification (or equivalent) from a recognised institution.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Advanced Data Governance & Analytics Strategy

As we rely more on data for strategic decisions, ensuring data quality, accessibility, and ethical use becomes paramount. You need to define the strategy for how our business unit collects, manages, and uses data to drive continuous improvement, not just analyse it.

Data Lake/Warehouse Architecture for Operations · Data Quality Management Frameworks · Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics · Data Visualisation for Executive Decision Making

  • This quarter: Review our current data governance policies and identify key gaps specific to Operations data.
  • Next 6 months: Work with IT and Data Science teams to define a roadmap for improving data quality and accessibility for your business unit.
  • Next 12 months: Champion the implementation of a new data platform or analytics tool that supports advanced operational insights.
  • Ongoing: Regularly challenge your team and other leaders on the quality and reliability of the data used for decision-making.

Quick win: Start by identifying the top three critical operational KPIs for your business unit. Then, work with your team to audit the data sources for these KPIs, identifying any inconsistencies or manual interventions. You'll quickly see where the data quality issues lie.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attend and present at industry conferences on Operational Excellence, Lean, or Supply Chain transformation.
  • Participate in executive leadership programmes focused on change management and strategic influence.
  • Engage with peer networks or industry forums to share best practices and learn from other leaders.
  • Mentor emerging talent within the organisation, formalising your coaching skills.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: AI-Driven Process Optimisation & Digital Twin Management

Competitors are already using AI and digital twins to simulate entire factory floors or supply chains, predicting issues and optimising flows in real-time. This isn't just theory; it's becoming standard practice for truly 'lean' operations. If we're not doing it, we're falling behind.

We'll only ever tell you what we can actually back up. No hype, no scare tactics.

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Built for Director, Operational Excellence

5 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Lead change in an organisationNCFE · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 7
  2. Lead Organisational ChangeInstitute of Sales Professionals · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 6
  3. Digital Business PracticesOTHM Qualifications · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 5
  4. Project ImplementationHighfield Qualifications · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 5
  5. Leading the application of Six Sigma metrics to a projectCity and Guilds of London Institute · covers 5 of 10 standardsLevel 4
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI-Driven Process Optimisation & Digital Twin Management

Competitors are already using AI and digital twins to simulate entire factory floors or supply chains, predicting issues and optimising flows in real-time. This isn't just theory; it's becoming standard practice for truly 'lean' operations. If we're not doing it, we're falling behind.

  • Process Mining with AI
  • Digital Twin for Operations
  • Reinforcement Learning for Process Control
  • Ethical AI in Automation

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Enterprise-Level Value Stream Management
  • Lean Transformation Strategy & Deployment
  • Advanced Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Six Sigma
  • Organisational Change Management (OCM)
  • Programme & Portfolio Management

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    From Lean Consultant Manager / Principal Consultant

    3-5 years in previous role

    Skills to master

    • Mastering portfolio management, developing a strategic mindset beyond individual projects, and building a track record of developing other Lean practitioners.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully managed a team of 10+ Lean practitioners, including other managers.
    • Accountable for a CI portfolio delivering >£2M in annual value.
    • Consistently demonstrated the ability to influence senior leadership and drive cross-functional change.
  2. 2

    From Head of Operations / Plant Manager (with strong CI background)

    5-8 years in previous role

    Skills to master

    • Deepening expertise in Lean methodologies, formalising change management skills, and broadening exposure to enterprise-wide transformation rather than just site-specific improvements.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully led a large operational site or function, consistently exceeding KPIs.
    • Implemented significant continuous improvement initiatives that delivered measurable results.
    • Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate large teams through periods of change.
  3. 3

    From External Management Consultant (Specialising in Operations/Lean)

    10+ years in consulting, with 3-5 years at Principal/Partner level

    Skills to master

    • Transitioning from advisory to direct ownership and execution, building internal teams, and navigating internal organisational politics rather than client-consultant dynamics.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Led multiple large-scale operational transformation engagements for clients.
    • Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships at the C-suite level.
    • Demonstrated experience in developing and mentoring junior consultants.

11Where this role leads

The long view:Ultimately, this role is a launchpad for significant executive leadership. We're looking for someone with the ambition and capability to not just improve our operations, but to fundamentally shape the future of our business. If you're ready for that challenge, we want to hear from you.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Director, Operational Excellence is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Lead change in an organisationLevel 7

Applied to your work in Director, Operational Excellence

This unit aims to develop learners' ability to lead change within an organisation by promoting the reasons for change, gaining support, and effectively supporting individuals throughout the change process.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
An illustration of a Zavmo lesson, built from this role’s own route. The unit, its objective and every criterion above are the awarding body’s own words, not an example.

One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

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Evidenced on your work in Director, Operational Excellence

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Business Unit P&L ImpactValidated cost savings, revenue uplift, or working capital improvements directly attributable to Operational Excellence programmes.Delivered £2.5M in cost savings in Q2 through reduced waste in manufacturing and optimised logistics routes, exceeding the £2M target.Achieve >£2M in annualised financial benefit for the business unit.
  • Operational KPI ImprovementSignificant, sustained improvement in core operational metrics like On-Time-In-Full (OTIF), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), or Inventory Turns.Increased business unit OTIF from 92% to 97% over 12 months by streamlining order fulfilment processes and reducing quality defects.Improve OTIF by 5%, OEE by 10%, or Inventory Turns by 15% across the business unit annually.
  • Lean Maturity ScoreAdvancement of the business unit's overall Lean maturity level, as measured by our internal assessment framework.Successfully implemented a new Lean training curriculum and coaching model, resulting in a 1-point increase in the business unit's Lean Maturity Score.Move the business unit from 'Practicing' to 'Embedding' or 'Sustaining' within 18 months.
  • Team Capability UpliftThe growth and development of your direct reports and the wider Operations team in Lean methodologies.Promoted two Senior Lean Consultants to Lean Program Managers and saw 30 new Green Belt certifications across the business unit in the last year.Achieve >80% internal promotion rate for Senior Lean Consultants or a 20% increase in certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belts within the business unit.
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Director, Operational Excellence to VP, Global Operations, and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 7 · in progressAI Fluency→ VP, Global Operations→ your design
Where this takes you

Ultimately, this role is a launchpad for significant executive leadership. We're looking for someone with the ambition and capability to not just improve our operations, but to fundamentally shape the future of our business. If you're ready for that challenge, we want to hear from you.

See Your Progress GrowIllustration
Director, Operational Excellence
  • Enterprise-Level Value Stream Management
  • Lean Transformation Strategy & Deployment
  • Advanced Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Six Sigma
  • Organisational Change Management (OCM)
  • Programme & Portfolio Management
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Director, Operational Excellence is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Next level (L7)

    • M&A integration strategy and execution.
    • Global supply chain network design and optimisation.
    • Advanced digital transformation leadership across the entire Operations function.
  2. Next level (L7)

    • Digital transformation strategy across the entire enterprise.
    • Portfolio management of all major strategic initiatives (not just OpEx).
    • External thought leadership and industry influence.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, at the Director level, your time is precious. You're thinking big picture, not getting bogged down in manual tasks. AI isn't here to replace you; it's here to give you back hours every week so you can focus on driving strategic change and leading your team.

Imagine cutting down on the tedious parts of programme management, data synthesis, and even stakeholder communication. AI tools can handle the heavy lifting, freeing you up to do what you do best: strategise, influence, and transform our Operations business unit. It's about working smarter, not just harder.

Automated Process Mining & Strategy Validation

Use AI-powered process mining tools (like Celonis or UiPath Process Mining) to automatically map complex, end-to-end operational processes from system logs. This isn't just about 'what is'; it's about using AI to simulate 'what if' scenarios, validating your strategic improvement proposals against real-world data before you even start a project. It means less guesswork and more certainty in your transformation roadmap.

Predictive Performance & Risk Forecasting

Leverage advanced machine learning models to predict future operational bottlenecks, quality deviations, or resource constraints across your business unit. Instead of reacting to problems, you'll be proactively shaping your strategy to mitigate risks and optimise performance before they impact the P&L. This moves your team from reactive problem-solvers to strategic foresight providers.

Executive Report Generation & Board Prep

Use GenAI tools to draft initial versions of executive summaries, board presentations, and strategic programme updates. Feed it your raw data, project updates, and key insights, and get a polished draft that just needs your strategic polish. This can cut hours off your reporting cycle, letting you focus on the narrative and the 'so what' for leadership.

Intelligent Knowledge Management & Best Practice Synthesis

Implement AI-powered knowledge management systems (like SharePoint Syntex or custom LLM integrations) to instantly search, summarise, and synthesise best practices from across our global operations, industry benchmarks, and academic research. This means your team can find the answers they need in minutes, not days, accelerating problem-solving and innovation across the business unit.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Director, Operational Excellence?

Common routes in include From Lean Consultant Manager / Principal Consultant (3-5 years in previous role), From Head of Operations / Plant Manager (with strong CI background) (5-8 years in previous role) and From External Management Consultant (Specialising in Operations/Lean) (10+ years in consulting, with 3-5 years at Principal/Partner level). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director, Operational Excellence progress to?

This role can lead on to VP, Global Operations (3-5 years) and Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) (4-6 years), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Director, Operational Excellence in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 7 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Director, Operational Excellence?

Increasingly, AI-Driven Process Optimisation & Digital Twin Management. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Director, Operational Excellence, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 10 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Director, Operational Excellence: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

A real plan on learn.zavmo.ai: Ofqual-regulated units, credits, and a three-month run at your own pace.
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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 7

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Operations

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

The skills you'll develop here—strategic leadership, large-scale transformation, team building, and driving P&L impact through operational excellence—are highly transferable. You could move into similar Director or VP roles in almost any industry that relies on efficient operations, from retail and healthcare to technology and public services. Lean is universal, after all.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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This role profile is © 2026Growth Engineering Technologies Ltd. Built from UK occupational standards and regulated qualification data, and written for Zavmo.

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