Puig
Puig

Improvement, Efficiency and Digital Transformation Manager

Alcalá de Henares, Spain·Competitive·On-site·Mid · 3-5 years·Spanish: Fluent·English: Required

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About the role

You will lead the Efficiency and Digital Transformation strategy within the plant engineering area, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and smart use of data.
You will drive the plant's evolution toward more efficient, reliable, and agile models, directly contributing to its performance and operational excellence.

What you'll do

  • Defining the area's vision and priorities, aligning them with the plant's objectives.
  • Leading cross-departmental collaboration to ensure a common strategy focused on efficiency and reliability.
  • Anticipating impacts and facilitating the adoption of improvements across the entire organization.
  • Identifying and developing the technical, methodological, and digital capabilities needed, and guiding the team's development in that direction.
  • Connecting objectives, processes, and priorities across areas to ensure coordinated, results-driven decision-making.
  • Ensuring a daily and weekly management framework that provides visibility, order, and the ability to respond to deviations.
  • Identifying structured intervention needs, coordinating actions with the involved areas.
  • Driving process optimization through data-based analysis and solutions oriented toward sustainable results.
  • Ensuring clear, up-to-date, and consistently applied work standards.
  • Promoting digital tools that enhance efficiency and traceability.
  • Fostering a culture of responsibility, participation, and continuous improvement.
  • Integrating operational transformation within the Manufacturing Network model, also incorporating sustainability criteria.
  • Monitoring key indicators to ensure management reliability and sound decision-making.
  • Ensuring compliance with standards, best practices, and operational requirements.
  • Ensuring the consolidation of implemented improvements and the ongoing development of the team.
  • Managing the area's budget and resources, ensuring efficient use aligned with the plant's priorities.
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable operational standards, including GMP and internal company requirements.
  • Contributing to a safe, stable, and sustainable work environment.

What we're looking for

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in similar roles within industrial environments, leading teams.
  • Experience in sectors such as cosmetics, perfumery, food, or similar will be valued.
  • Experience in project management, continuous improvement, digital transformation, production planning, or cross-departmental coordination.
  • Advanced knowledge of industrial processes, traceability, and quality control.
  • Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, SMED, and 5S methodologies.
  • Proficiency in data analysis tools, such as advanced Excel and Power BI.
  • Familiarity with automation technologies and design tools such as AutoCAD.
  • Strategic thinking and a global business vision.
  • Results orientation and the ability to generate impact.
  • Excellent communication, influence, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to work in a team and build trusting relationships.
  • Curiosity, a continuous improvement mindset, and orientation toward change.
  • Analytical skills and data-driven decision-making.

Education & certifications

  • University degree in Industrial, Chemical, Process Engineering, or related disciplines.
  • Green Belt, Black Belt, or Lean Practitioner certification (valuable).
  • Master's degree in Industrial Organization (valuable).

Languages

  • Advanced Spanish and English (B2 level or higher); French is a plus.

What you'll get

  • An entrepreneurial, creative, and welcoming work culture
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • An international company with many professional growth opportunities
  • A competitive compensation and benefits package

About the company & team

Puig is a Home of Love Brands within a family company that promotes well-being, trust, and self-expression while leaving a better world. For over a century, our entrepreneurial spirit and passion for creativity have made us a benchmark in the premium beauty industry.

With 17 Love Brands in Fragrances and Fashion, Makeup, and Skincare, we create stories that connect with people's emotions and have a global team of over 13,000 professionals. With products sold in more than 150 countries and net revenues of 5,042 million euros in 2025, and guided by strong values and a commitment to sustainability, Puig continues to grow as a Home of Creativity: an open space where Creators Of All Kinds are empowered to thrive, innovate, and express who they are.

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