Manager OPEN+ Activation

We’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’ve transformed our business and are building our future on one clear purpose—to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

As Manager OPEN+ Activation you will lead the deployment and evolution of our integrated operating system across multiple markets and functions, accelerating our journey toward a smoke-free future. You will build organizational capability, strengthen continuous improvement practices, and drive sustainable business performance through greater agility, reliability, and innovation.

Impact You'll Own

• Increase OPEN+ maturity and deployment consistency across all cluster affiliates through standardized governance, capability building, and performance management.
• Improve organizational effectiveness by embedding continuous improvement practices that enhance productivity, innovation, and employee engagement.
• Accelerate adoption of best practices and convert global standards into sustainable local operating models across functions and markets.
• Strengthen organizational capability by developing OPEN+ leaders, change agents, trainers, and succession pipelines throughout the cluster.

What You'll Do

• Lead the cluster-wide OPEN+ strategy, roadmap, and deployment in alignment with our global direction.
• Govern OPEN+ standards, systems, pillars, and processes to ensure long-term sustainability and compliance.
• Partner with affiliate and market leadership teams to develop and execute local OPEN+ improvement plans.
• Build capability through coaching, training, mentoring, and development of OPEN+ leaders and change agents.
• Lead communication and engagement plans to ensure alignment, awareness, and ownership of OPEN+ initiatives.
• Manage the home affiliate Lean Management team to drive productivity, innovation, and business performance improvements.

Skills & Capabilities

• Experience in Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Supply Chain, or related operational functions.
• Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience, including managing managers and multi-level teams.
• Deep knowledge of Lean Management, Continuous Improvement, and Integrated Operating Systems.
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation, operational excellence, or change management programs.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and cross-functional business processes.
• Excellent coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation capabilities across leadership and operational audiences.
• Experience deploying OPEN+, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence frameworks across multiple sites or regions.
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, or Change Management methodologies.