Director, Value Stream Leader, Spine Digital, MIS and Biomaterials
$150,000–$258,750 year
On-siteRaynham, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Optimize supply chain process performance for Spine Biomaterials, MIS, and Enabling Tech business units through end-to-end planning and value stream management. Foster partnerships with global customers while managing supply risk, aligning metrics with reliability, innovation, profitability, and cash flow targets. Develop continuous improvement strategies to balance cost, customer service, and product quality, ensuring minimal compliance risk in a regulated medical device environment. Manage capital investments to support growth and drive gross profit improvements in line with the business strategic plan. Provide strategic vision for the Spine Business, deploying supply chain strategies to promote business growth and support the planned separation of the Orthopaedics business.
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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