Sr. Project Manager - Footprint Strategy Leader (Supply Chain, Single Use Consumables)

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

The Footprint Strategy Leader, Single Use Consumables for Cytiva is responsible for the transformation of global supply chain operations through development and execution of end-to-end supply chain capability & capacity assessment, planning, localization, simplification and cost productivity projects. This role supports our business units on matters of product cost, product quality, fulfillment, sustainability, localization, and business operating performance.

This position is part of the Footprint Strategy and Execution Department within the Supply Chain Excellence organization and will be fully REMOTE. The preference will be for candidates to be located in the central to east coast regions. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do: in alignment with the DBS Operation & Supply Chain Engine playbook, you will drive the strategic process as follow:

• Footprint Strategy Assessment: You will leverage DBS team & toolkits to assess the performance and gaps of the end-to-end Supply Chain & Operations to achieve the long terms strategic targets of the Business unit i.e. Make/Buy-Where, High Level Assembly strategy, Capacity modeling. You will support the Business Development functional team for due diligences on acquisitions, partnership and strategic alliances.

• Footprint strategy Definition: You will elaborate the footprint strategic roadmap with the business unit strategy considering customer priorities, Policy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri) and Core Value Drivers improvement such as security, quality, lead time accuracy and cost position. You will define the end-to-end Security of Supply strategy including dual source, dual make, In Region for Region and localizations; You will connect with stakeholders at various levels of the organization to gather input, assess needs, and drive alignment on key strategic initiatives.

• Footprint Strategy Execution: You will integrate, prioritize and launch cross functional initiatives such as expansion, transfer of manufacturing and warehousing activities and new business integrations & collaborations. You will ensure the early engagement of the support functions in new product development and their life cycle management. In that context, you will elaborate projects planning, CapEx and OpEx funding, team structure, resourcing, potential use of new processes such as automation or additive printing, and risk mitigation plan.

• Footprint Strategy Monitoring: You will conduct regular Say-Do and lessons learnt sharing sessions. You will assist in reporting for executive leadership and stakeholders; you will lead the strategic operation reviews to monitor the impact of the strategic initiatives on Customers and Core Value Drivers of the Business units of Cytiva.

Who you are:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field required. Prefer Master’s degree in engineering or manufacturing.
• Prefer 5+ years of experience with proven leadership in manufacturing or supply chain role.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal. Proven mentoring and coaching abilities. Change agent with energy, passion & enthusiasm to drive change
• Solid working knowledge of project management and product & process maturity stages.
• Working knowledge of Lean tools and Lean thinking.

Travel, Requirements:

• Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 40% of time

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Ability to deliver results in an ambiguous environment, to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priority channels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

At Cytiva we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cytiva can provide.

The salary range for this role is $120k - $150k. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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