Senior Director, Manufacturing & Site Leader - Freiburg and Stetten
On-siteFreiburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Job Summary
Develop and execute a campus strategy for Freiburg and Stetten that aligns with divisional and GQO priorities, ensuring long-term operational capability and business resilience. Lead all manufacturing operations to deliver world-class performance across Quality, Service, Cost, Delivery, and Safety while overseeing successful new product introductions through close partnership with R&D and Advanced Operations. Drive manufacturing excellence through continuous improvement, automation, and strategic capital investments to maintain the campus at the forefront of advanced manufacturing technologies. Provide overall financial leadership for the campus, including ownership of budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and delivery of financial commitments. Foster a high-performance culture grounded in trust and accountability while building organizational capability through robust talent management and succession planning. Ensure manufacturing capacity and supply continuity to support business growth and demand variability.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, business or a related discipline
- 10+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing, operations or a related environment, including responsibility for business performance through others
- Proven track record of building high-performing engaged teams and leading through change in a complex environment
- Excellent English and German speaking skills
- Travel Percentage: 30%
- Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree
- Experience in a medical device or similarly regulated manufacturing environment
- Deep knowledge of Lean manufacturing systems and continuous improvement, with evidence of embedding these principles at site level
- Demonstrated ability to think beyond the site, leveraging a global and enterprise perspective to align operations, talent, and investment decisions with long-term business strategy
- Demonstrated ability to lead employee engagement, talent development and culture-building initiatives that improve organizational performance
- Strong strategic capability, business acumen and experience balancing short-term execution with long-term site capability building
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing across matrixed organizations
- Strong communication, executive presence and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead confidently at site, divisional and global level
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