Launch Management Lead

About the role

This individual will be part of the DePuy Synthes Supply Chain Product Management (SCPM) group. He/she will use knowledge of project management, enterprise-wide supply chains, and manufacturing operations to function as an integral member of a development team devoted to sustainable world-class manufacturing and supply chain operations supporting key strategic NPI or LCM projects. Ensures continuity of supply by leading and participating in complex projects that require influencing and supporting cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as Supply Chain Launch Lead for assigned NPI/LCM projects and actively participate in activities/deliverables, project plan development, updates to management, and other core team activities to help establish project direction and ensure total team success.
• Provide operations inputs into the design of new product to ensure product meets business metrics including cost and gross profit margins.
• Participate in identifying, influencing, selecting, and qualifying suppliers.
• Collaborate with internal functions and suppliers to finalize product design, material selection, and process selection.
• Participate in assessing supplier robustness and collaborate on process excellence initiatives for continuous improvement.
• Facilitate the creation of commercial supply agreements to support program needs, ensuring all key operations and manufacturing requirements are addressed.
• Obtain necessary consensus by leading trade-off discussions and prioritization activities on contracts.
• Understand demand planning and work with internal and external teams to develop capacity plans for scale-up, including requirements for capital and validation expenses.
• Support resource planning, scale-up requirements, and headcount requirements for manufacturing internally and externally.
• Participate in or lead strategic decision-making processes including make vs. buy analysis, site selection decisions, and balanced recommendations to management regarding short-term and long-term program objectives.
• Contribute to decision-making in key areas of the project including financial, marketing, planning, quality, and design.
• Ensure all areas of the supply chain (Make, Buy, and Plan) are involved and engaged throughout the project lifecycle, providing two-way communications between project teams and supply chain functions.
• Assignments will typically be of high complexity and impact to the organization.
• Responsible for communicating business-related issues or opportunities to the next management level.
• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety, and Environmental practices.
• For those who supervise or manage staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety, and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local, and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years’ experience with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management or 4 years of experience with an MS or MBA.
• Medical Device/Pharmaceutical/Biologics experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Good skills in using relevant IT tools.
• Six Sigma/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification preferred.
• Strong communication and management influence skills required.
• Experience leading global cross-functional teams required; experience with New Product Development teams required.
• Experience in building business strategies and driving strategy implementation required.
• Well organized, self-motivated, energetic, creative, resourceful, insightful, personable, and articulate.
• Must possess strong leadership, management, and teamwork qualities.

Preferred Skills

• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Centricity
• Feasibility Studies
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Organizational Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Project Engineering
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Regulatory Compliance
• Relationship Building
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application
• Scientific Research
• Supply Planning
• Technologically Savvy

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $94,000.00 – $151,800.00.