Bridging strategic intent with executional discipline, this leader integrates planning, systems, and solutions across functions to ensure digital initiatives are prioritized, adopted, and scaled effectively. By guiding resource stewardship, operational governance, and end-to-end process optimization, including ERP template design and architecture validation, the role ensures MTSC Digital delivers business-aligned, measurable impact across the global MedTech Supply Chain.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

U.S.A. New Jersey - Requisition Number: R-020604

Zug, Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-023720

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Responsibilities

MedTech Supply Chain Digital Strategy and Roadmap

• Provide executive leadership in defining and evolving the MTSC Digital strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the overarching MedTech strategy and transformation agenda.
• Set priorities across MTSC Digital’s Strategic Planning and Operations domains (e.g., Plan Systems, Strategic Engagement, Business Process Intelligence, Solutions Architecture) that drive measurable impact and support broader MedTech Supply Chain goals and KPIs.
• Partner with the VP, MTSC Digital and Strategic Engagement Lead to articulate realized value, influence stakeholders, and secure buy-in ad sponsorship beyond the MTSC Digital organization.
• Align and coordinate ongoing MTSC Digital initiatives and non-MTSC Digital initiatives across broader MedTech landscape to maximize business value, avoid silos/duplication, and foster organization-wide synergy.
• Continuously monitor the external landscape for industry practices and cutting-edge thinking to enable a best-in-class MedTech Supply Chain organization.

Plan Systems Transformation for Supply and Demand Planning

• Define the long-term vision and roadmap for Plan Systems Transformation, driving integration across Supply Chain and Demand Planning functions.
• Lead Plan Systems transformation and integration team to drive enterprise-wide simplification, modernization, and productization of planning capabilities—across process areas and business units—ensuring scalable integration with the future Digital landscape.
• Oversee the strategic vision and execution of program operations while ensuring seamless integration with the Transcend S4Hana Order-to-Cash (OTC) and Make Global Template.
• Guide the implementation of advanced planning capabilities, such as demand sensing, scenario planning, inventory optimization, and constraint-based supply response.
• Monitor adoption and performance of Plan Systems, driving continuous improvement through stakeholder feedback, system analytics, and change management.

Strategic Engagement and Business Adoption

• Provide executive sponsorship and strategic partnership to the VP of MedTech Supply Chain Digital and the respective Transformation Leaders to drive stakeholder engagement and enterprise-wide awareness of MTSC Digital processes, governance, and roadmap.
• Foster strong relationships with senior leaders to enable individual team leads in advancing Strategic Engagement and Business Adoption initiatives across the MedTech Supply Chain.
• Facilitate strategic connections beyond MTSC Digital to ensure consistency of processes, methodologies, and change adoption across the business.
• Actively communicate MedTech Supply Chain Digital priorities with key stakeholders to keep these initiatives at the forefront and to collaboratively accelerate the MedTech business forward.

Operational Excellence and Transformation Enablement

• Provide strategic leadership for MTSC Digital operations, ensuring the organization is structured, resourced, and governed to deliver against enterprise priorities and transformation goals.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment with MedTech Supply Chain operational and strategic objectives, while promoting consistency in decision-making frameworks across the organization. Oversee enterprise-level risk management and issue resolution, proactively removing barriers and enabling timely execution of high-impact initiatives.
• Lead strategic resource management by setting direction for budget allocation, prioritization, and deployment across MTSC Digital initiatives. Establish and govern operational frameworks that promote transparency, agility, and alignment across all MTSC Digital functions, ensuring consistent execution and continuous improvement.

Business Process Intelligence and Excellence

• Provide executive leadership for Business Process Intelligence (BPI) and Solutions Architecture (SA) initiatives, ensuring alignment with the organization’s digital transformation goals.
• Define and champion the strategic vision and operating model for process design, standardization, and continuous improvement in alignment with business objectives.
• Lead a dedicated team responsible for analysis and optimization of end-to-end MedTech Supply Chain processes. Oversee the design and documentation of business processes related to ERP template development, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, integration standards, and industry best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of ERP-enabled processes post-implementation by leveraging user feedback, system analytics, and performance metrics to enhance adoption, usability, and business impact.
• Establish and govern a comprehensive process excellence framework, including standards for process mapping, documentation, benchmarking, maturity assessments, and KPI measurement.
• Oversee the institutionalization of standardized documentation practices, including reusable templates, design principles, and centralized repositories to promote consistency and reuse. Establish governance structures for process-related risks, oversee the deployment of scalable solutions, and drive the adoption of process improvements through change management initiatives.

Solutions Architecture and Digital Enablement

• Provide strategic oversight for Solutions Architecture (SA) initiatives that support scalable, future-ready capabilities across the MedTech Supply Chain.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate ERP solutions against business requirements, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant implementation.
• Integrate process excellence capabilities into digital solution design, ensuring that architecture decisions enable scalability, efficiency, and long-term value realization.
• Partner with analytics and technology teams to synthesize insights, assess the effectiveness of digital transformations, and articulate the value of investments to senior leadership.
• Work with stakeholders to continuously refine and evolve architectural approaches, balancing current needs with future scalability.

Great Place to Work

• Establish & maintain a globally inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environment for the MedTech Supply Chain Digital organization, and inspire, motivate, and empower talent to, as well.
• Recruit, develop, and empower talent in support of maintaining the MedTech Supply Chain Digital organization’s position as a career destination of choice.
• Support the professional growth of direct reports by proactively helping them to identify development opportunities. Mentor and develop in direct team members and ensure the success of all cross-disciplinary teams supporting projects

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required; An advanced degree such as an MBA is preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in leadership roles within Supply Chain or Commercial organizations.
• Requires a minimum of 10 years of complex global leadership experience.
• Requires proven experience leading people-centric and business-driven strategies.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience with people management/direct report experience is required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Identify the root cause of complex problems and enable solutioning and resolution independently.
• Drive strategic business decision making through data and analytics.
• A strong understanding of emerging MedTech trends in the marketplace is preferred.
• Bring a unique perspective that reimagines current ways of working.
• Strategic leadership and experience building new/enhancing existing capabilities.
• Excellent at building strong relationships with peers and with other stakeholders to influence others and move toward a common vision is required.
• Experience in resource management in accordance with project design and needs.
• Strong knowledge of MedTech Devices, Supply Chain or Commercial Operations is preferred.
• Demonstrated hands-on project management/change management experience is preferred.
• Certification in areas of expertise (e.g., Product Management) is preferred.
• Strong customer focus (internal and external) and experience managing professionals from multiple disciplines is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to collaborate effectively in managing large-scale projects in a matrix format.
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate across cross-functional teams, franchises, business sectors, and disciplines.
• Ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a global environment through strong communication and empowerment, in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Certification in areas like APICS, Lean/Six Sigma, or Process Excellence is preferred.
• This position will require up to 30% travel.

About MedTech

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