Director, Value Stream Leader, Spine Digital, MIS and Biomaterials
On-siteZuchwil, Solothurn, Switzerland
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end supply chain execution for Spine Biomaterials, MIS & Degen, and Enabling Tech business units, integrating acquired entities into the established framework. Optimize supply chain process performance through end-to-end thinking, managing conscious-profitable tradeoffs and product ownership to ensure reliability, profitability, and growth. Develop and communicate continuous supply chain plans aligned with business strategy, balancing cost, customer service, and product quality while driving capital investments for efficiency. Foster partnerships with customers and franchises globally, aligning metrics and KPIs to support innovation and global demand. Manage a portfolio of projects across reliability, capacity, and NPI, ensuring compliance and minimal risk in a regulated medical device environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's undergraduate degree in engineering, business, operations, supply chain disciplines, or a related field
- 12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, operations, or manufacturing leadership roles, with significant scope and complexity
- 5+ years in people leadership positions
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage teams and influence across all levels of the organization
- Experience partnering with senior commercial and functional leaders to deliver business results
- Extensive experience and deep understanding of Value Stream Management (VSM) process ownership, methodologies and frameworks
- Proven history leading cross-functional and/or global teams to align business capabilities with strategic supply chain goals
- Strong understanding of end‐to‐end supply chain processes in a regulated environment (medical device, pharmaceutical, or comparable industry)
- Experience with the global demands of the role specifically: multi-cultural / multi country locations
- Expertise in business capabilities management, with a focus on driving operational excellence, cost productivity, and service performance
- Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance management
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and execute with precision
- Strong project management capabilities and experience in driving cross-functional initiatives
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- English required
- APICS/CSCP, CPIM, Lean, Six Sigma
- Up to 25% domestic and international travel
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree or MBA
- Operations competencies inclusive of product innovation, planning, customer & logistics services, and manufacturing
- Direct end-to-end supply chain responsibility in current or previous roles
- Experience supporting Spine or orthopedic medical device portfolios
- Global supply chain leadership experience, including external manufacturing or complex distribution networks
- Familiarity / experience with master production schedule process, inventory management, supply chain management
- Experience navigating regulatory, quality, and compliance requirements in MedTech
- Prior experience supporting mergers, separations, or major organizational transformations
- Excellent communication, change leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Additional languages
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