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Role Summery:
The Director, Operational Excellence is responsible for defining, leading, and governing the
company-wide Operational Excellence strategy, framework, and transformation roadmap to
enhance organisational performance, productivity, and long-term value creation.
The role drives the deployment of Lean Management, Continuous Improvement, operational
performance optimisation, and best practice methodologies across all functions. It establishes the
Operational Excellence governance model, identifies strategic improvement opportunities,
prioritises initiatives, and ensures the effective execution of transformation programmes that
deliver measurable and sustainable business results.
Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, and other business
functions, the Director provides leadership, direction, and oversight to embed a culture of
continuous improvement, operational discipline, and performance excellence across AMTPJ.
The position maintains a strong focus on strategy development, performance management,
governance, capability building, and change leadership, while ensuring ownership and execution
remain within the respective operational functions.
Roles and Responsibilties:
1- Develop and lead the enterprise-wide Operational Excellence strategy, transformation roadmap, and
governance framework to support AMTPJ's long-term business objectives, competitiveness, and
sustainable value creation.
2- Define and institutionalise the Operational Excellence framework, including Lean Management,
Continuous Improvement, performance excellence, and operational best practices across all business
functions.
3- Identify, prioritise, and sponsor strategic improvement opportunities that enhance productivity,
efficiency, cost competitiveness, customer value, and overall business performance.
4- Establish performance management systems, targets, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to
measure operational effectiveness, track benefits realisation, and support data-driven decision-
5- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Technology,
and other functions to drive operational transformation and embed a culture of continuous
improvement throughout the organisation.
6- Identify value-creation and cost-improvement opportunities and ensure measurable and sustainable
benefits.
7- Drive the adoption of best practices, standardization, and continuous improvement across the
organization.
8- Lead the integration of digital technologies, analytics, automation, and data-driven solutions that
support Operational Excellence objectives and accelerate performance improvements
9- Monitor and report Operational Excellence performance, transformation progress, risks, and value
delivery outcomes to the COO and Executive Leadership Team, providing strategic recommendations
and improvement priorities.
Qualifications and Education:
• 15–20 years of progressive experience in Operational Excellence, Lean Management, Continuous
Improvement, Industrial Performance, Business Transformation, or Industrial Strategy within a
manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proven experience in developing and deploying Lean / Continuous Improvement strategies, performance
improvement roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional improvement programs and translating strategic
objectives into measurable operational and financial results.
• Experience in steel, seamless pipe, tubular products, metals, heavy manufacturing, or other process
industries is preferred.
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The Senior Director, Operational Excellence is responsible for defining, leading, and governing the company-wide Operational Excellence strategy, framework, and transformation roadmap to enhance organisational performance, productivity, and long-term value creation.
The role drives the deployment of Lean Management, Continuous Improvement, operational performance optimisation, and best practice methodologies across all functions. It establishes the Operational Excellence governance model, identifies strategic improvement opportunities, prioritises initiatives, and ensures the effective execution of transformation programmes that deliver measurable and sustainable business results.
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Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, and other business functions, the Director provides leadership, direction, and oversight to embed a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and performance excellence across AMTPJ. The position maintains a strong focus on strategy development, performance management, governance, capability building, and change leadership, while ensuring ownership and execution remain within the respective operational functions.
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Skills Description
• Operational Excellence strategy and transformation roadmap development.
• Lean Management and Continuous Improvement programmes
• Industrial performance and process optimization.
• Strategic planning and performance management.
• Lean Six Sigma and structured problem-solving.
• KPI design & development, benchmarking, and performance analytics.
• Cost optimization and sustainable value creation initiatives.
• Change management and transformation.
• Cross-functional stakeholder engagement and leadership alignment.
• Risk identification and operational effectiveness enhancement.
• Data-driven decision-making.
• Strong communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
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· Operational Excellence strategy and transformation roadmap development.
· Lean Management and Continuous Improvement programmes
· Industrial performance and process optimization.
· Strategic planning and performance management.
· Lean Six Sigma and structured problem-solving.
· KPI design & development, benchmarking, and performance analytics.
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Job Details
Job Title
Senior Director, Operational Excellence
Job Country
Saudi Arabia
Job City
Jubail
Job Role
Manufacturing
Preferred Candidate
Career Level
Director/Head
Candidate Nationality
Saudi Arabia
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail is a leader in the Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) industry, supplying high-quality, precision-manufactured seamless tubes that serve energy and industrial markets worldwide.