Director of Business Excellence

Director of Business Excellence – Lean performance managementReporting LineReports to: Vice President OperationsRole PurposeThe Director, of Business Excellence (driving the Spectris Business System), is accountable for delivering measurable and sustained improvements in SQDIP (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity) across Malvern Panalytical. The role owns SBS as the company’s operating system and is accountable for using lean principles and tools as the primary means to achieve business outcomes and to create a culture of continuous improvement. The SBS Director ensures that continuous improvement is embedded into daily management, leadership behaviours, and decision‑making, and that lean is applied rigorously to solve real business problems across the end‑to‑end value chain.Core AccountabilityDeliver sustained SQDIP performance improvement aligned to Operations and business prioritiesApply lean principles and tools to drive results, not as standalone initiativesBuild organisational capability so that lean principles are truly embedded within the organization and that improvements are repeatable, scalable, and sustainableBuilds a lean culture that becomes a true core competence in the business.Lean Principles as the Foundation of SBSThe Director is accountable for applying the core lean principles and ensuring they are systematically translated into operational results:Value – Ensure improvement activity is anchored in what creates value for customers and the business, with clear linkage to SQDIP priorities.Value Stream – Lead value stream thinking across operations, identifying end‑to‑end flow from order to delivery, exposing constraints, hand‑offs, and waste.Flow – Drive stable, predictable flow of material and information by reducing variability, batching, queues, and interruptions across manufacturing and transactional processes.Pull – Enable demand‑driven execution through pull systems, level loading, and disciplined planning, reducing excess inventory and improving responsiveness.Built‑in Quality – Ensure quality is designed and built into processes from the start through standards, error proofing, and rapid problem containment at the source.Continuous Improvement – Establish continuous improvement as a daily expectation, reinforced through structured problem solving and leadership routines.The Director is accountable for making them visible in day‑to‑day operations and act on it. It should reflect measurable improvement in SQDIP performance.The Director ensures that lean principles are executed through four integrated pillars—People, Plan, Process, and Performance—to deliver sustained results.People: Build problem‑solving capability and ownership at every level. Develop leaders who coach, go to the Gemba, and lead through questions rather than answers. Establish Leader Standard Work as a non‑negotiable foundation. Build a culture where problems are surfaced early and addressed systematicallyPlan: connect strategy to daily...