- Dynamic international healthcare group
- Industrial Operations Director (Healthcare)
Beyond operational leadership, this role carries a strong mandate to foster a cultural evolution within the organization: instilling a more agile, data-driven, and globally aligned mindset. The chosen candidate will serve as both a strategic architect and hands-on change agent, driving sustainable growth and excellence across all levels of the value chain.
?? Transformation & Culture Shift
- Lead a wide-reaching operational and cultural transformation to evolve ways of working, decision-making, and collaboration.
- Champion lean thinking, transparency, and cross-functional ownership across the value chain.
- Build alignment between corporate objectives and site-level execution with an emphasis on empowerment, continuous learning, and high performance.
?? End-to-End Industrial Operations
- Oversee all plant operations ensuring alignment with regulatory, quality, and performance standards.
- Drive operational KPIs including yield, downtime, safety, and overall efficiency.
- Elevate site performance through digitalization, automation, and industrial excellence programs.
?? Strategic Sourcing & Externalization
- Build a global sourcing strategy, including identifying CDMO/CMO partners in competitive markets.
- Manage supplier qualification, compliance, and performance monitoring processes.
- Balance quality, lead time, and cost in vendor negotiations and portfolio development.
?? Supply Chain, Planning & S&OP
- Lead integrated demand and supply planning processes to support business growth and service reliability.
- Build a robust S&OP process in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Finance teams.
- Optimize inventory, production capacity, and market responsiveness.
?? Logistics & Distribution
- Ensure seamless coordination between internal flows (warehouse, raw materials, production) and external logistics partners (3PLs).
- Improve delivery speed, traceability, and customer service metrics.
?? Financial Governance of Operations
- Monitor industrial performance through detailed analysis of margins, costs, and capex effectiveness.
- Develop strategic business cases to inform make-or-buy decisions and investment prioritization.
Great professional opportunity.