Senior Manager, MedTech Surgery Transformational Project Lead

Role Overview

• Serve as the PLAN lead for the Deliver Transformation project, integrating regional, inventory, and supply planning activities and business requirements to support project objectives.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and alignment to ensure successful project delivery.
• Organize and present information to ensure timely communication and alignment across functional areas.
• Leverage e2e SC knowledge to identify risks and proactively mitigate, communicate and problem solve issues – including scenario planning, decision making, and e2e SC requirements.
• Serve as the primary supply chain liaison to actively provide insights on the regional commercial and customer needs associated with the transformation project decisions and working model.
• Responsible for providing input on regional operating model must haves and future design requirements to ensure transformational decisions consider both short and long term trade offs impact the organization.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive priorities and execution throughout the project.
• Lead and deliver inventory impact assessments and scenarios based on various transformation strategy plans; drive decisions to deliver optimal inventory levels while balancing business needs.
• Maintain and develop processes and tools to analyze and review current and future (LRPP/LRFP) inventory requirements based on changing assumptions associated with portfolio management.
• Provide strong communication across the project team and GLOBAL & REGIONAL PLAN of short and long term decisions and impact.
• Responsible for ensuring that worldwide allocations/deployments of inventory deliver the most effective customer service experience for our customers as part of the strategic decision making in the transformation project.
• Coordinate across Global PLAN and markets to understand and assess impact associated with transformation project scenarios.
• Based on e2e expertise, develop and define new ways that support resiliency and balance the transformational project objectives.
• Ensure clear communication of trade-offs across demand, supply and inventory relative to the transformational decisions.

Requirements

• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible supply chain experience with a minimum of three (3) years in the medical device, consumer or pharmaceutical areas is required.
• A minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Materials Management, Supply Chain OR Bachelor in Sciences with Major in Engineering is required.
• MBA is preferred.
• APICS certification is highly preferred.
• Process Excellence certification is highly preferred.
• Hands on working experience with one or more of the following: inventory/planning/demand management/S&OP management/order management/ MRP computer systems/financial processes.
• Understanding of end-to-end supply chain interactions and interdependencies.
• Understanding of the business needs of multiple functional areas and outstanding intuition for business is required.
• Strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, reasoning skills and the ability to master complexity is required.
• Influencing skills and ability to communicate and gain alignment with key stakeholders.
• Ability for quick decision-making, to work under time pressure, and the capacity to make good judgment on special situations.
• Accuracy and prioritization in a fast-paced environment are required.
• Experience with planning processes, inventory management and financial knowledge is required.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Diversity ambassador and change agent. Seeks for feedback to continuously align with both internal and external customers, followed by promptly executing with positive actions.
• Interpersonal communication skills and team building is required.
• Superior planning and organization skills.
• The ability to master prioritization process by seeking sponsors and partner’s feedback is required.
• Proficient in MS office programs: Word, Excel (vlookup, pivot tables, macros etc.), PowerPoint, Project Planning, Flow Charts, and management of database tools is required.
• Experience with Infinity, Power BI, Alteryx, preferred.
• Sound knowledge of ERP systems including OMP, SAP, Demantra.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time
• 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year.
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time
• up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child.
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year.
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.