Director Manufacturing Strategy

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Summary:

Responsible for ensuring that the Company's global manufacturing network is positioned to be a source of competitive advantage, capable of delivering long-term performance needed by its businesses.  Leads the Company's Manufacturing strategic planning processes / projects, including the annual strategy review, in-depth review of key strategic issues and investment prioritization. Ensures the best use of organization resources in defining and planning goals, objectives and programs to achieve the strategic plan and to achieve growth and profitability.

Responsibilities:

•             Provides input into the company's strategic plans and improvement strategies

•             Conducts long range capacity planning to identify bottlenecks and develop mitigating strategies

•             Develops manufacturing strategies consistent with the global business unit strategies to ensure ability to deliver the planned business results on key programs and priorities

•             Supports the annual strategic planning activities for the function ensuring corporate guidelines and schedules are met

•             Assists global business units and regional manufacturing networks in their environmental/ business assessments and development/review of their long-term strategies

•             Supports the review and prioritization of manufacturing investments, and fulfills requirements of the Manufacturing Council (comprised of the company's senior manufacturing leaders)

•             Develop strategies to optimize the global manufacturing network, improving cost and quality

•             Conduct in-source / out-source assessments and define manufacturing plan for new product launches as well as the expansion or renewal of capacity for existing products

•             Supports business development activities by conducting pre-close due diligence on Operations

•             Coaches and develops team members (typically operations professionals from plants and global functions) when working on projects

Requirements:

•             Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field required, Master’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research preferred

•             10+ years of business experience with at least five years managing teams

•             Experience in large scale, global pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing network is highly preferred

•             Familiarity with medical device or drug manufacturing operations, exposure to manufacture of sterile products a plus

•             Problem solving skills, ability to deal with complex and ambiguous business problems and develop concrete manufacturing and business recommendations

•             Quantitative and qualitative assessment skills, familiarity with financial modeling

•             Critical thinking skills, ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions

•             Leadership and influencing skills, ability to successfully complete projects in a highly matrixed, consensus-driven organization

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