The Vice President of Operations plans, directs, coordinates and oversees all aspects of Mammotome Global Operations ensuring development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the organization. Span of control includes global Supply Chain and Logistics, Manufacturing, Contract Manufacturing, Supplier Management, Facilities/Safety, PPV/VAVE, Global Service Operations and Global Distribution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads a Global team of ~350 people across numerous functions across 3 primary sites – Tijuana, Cincinnati, and Shanghai - driving both development of talent and a seamless succession of talent in key roles.
• Establishes, implements and communicates the strategic direction of the Mammotome manufacturing and operations functions.
• Collaborates with the senior leadership and President of the OpCo to develop and meet company financial goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations projects and systems.
• Creates and monitors Ops-level Policy Deployment (top priority strategic initiatives) by identifying plant operations breakthroughs, implementing change through the use of comprehensive action plans and aligning resources to achieve targeted KPIs across the operations including for Safety, On-Time Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (Labor and Material).
• Establishes and maintains the global supply chain capabilities and relationships needed to ensure effective Inventory Planning/Management, Warehousing, Product Distribution/3PL Management on a global basis.
• Establishes and maintains internal manufacturing capabilities and external contract manufacturing relationships needed to produce and/or source products that meet all quality, service and cost requirements.
• Responsible for the strategic relationships with suppliers and contract manufacturers, procurement and cost reduction of both direct and indirect materials.
• Conducts effective due diligence of Operations related to potential acquisitions and to achieve effective integration of Operations related to realized acquisitions.
• Responsible for developing both a PPV and VAVE funnel and driving execution of strategies to recognize yearly cost savings.
• Establishes a culture of integrity and innovation and leads through the Danaher Business System (DBS), implementing Lean, visual management and daily management across all reporting functions while driving a culture of continuous improvement where DBS is leveraged to drive to root cause and stimulate new and improved processes to better all aspects of Operations.
• Oversees the full life cycle of reliability, from issue resolution, to root cause analysis and execution of engineering/manufacturing change.
• Responsible to ensure that all business policies, procedures and practices comply with legal and other regulatory requirements and to ensure that all employee conduct is in compliance with said requirements on a global basis.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining Global Facilities needed to support all business requirements on a global basis.

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to gain followership and drive results
• Ability to assess talent, inspire high performing individuals, develop associates and make strategic personnel changes when necessary.
• Crisis management: Ability to stay level-headed and drive resolution regardless of the pressure
• Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously across numerous time zones, while ensuring quality and delivery targets are met
• Positive attitude and ability to work closely with entire leadership team to drive change, continuous improvement, and engagement throughout the organization
• The capacity to plan, organize, & complete projects on time. Excellent project management skills and ability to juggle multiple responsibilities and deadlines
• Ability to lead teams and drive change in a global matrix organization
• Action oriented individual who is highly proactive at solving problems and obtaining results.
• True love of continuous improvement, measuring results and problem solving.
• Team player who can work well across a global organization
• Understanding of the complexities of working in a Diagnostic industry where compliance to regulation is a must.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 15 years Manufacturing and/or Operations experience in medical equipment and/or life science/device industry required including at least 7 years of leadership experience.
• Experience working in and/or leading multiple functions within operations (Supply Chain, Quality, Safety, Sustaining Eng, Purchasing and New Product introduction to manufacturing).
• Proven track record of operational excellence in an organization that practices DBS or lean principles.
• Clear evidence of developing team members to take on broader assignments and grow their careers.
• A Quality champion, who continually drives improvement to better serve our customers.
• Fluency in Spanish and English required.

DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• APICS or ISM certification desired, or equivalent Danaher-specific experience
• Lean/Six Sigma experience

EDUCATION

• BA/BS degree, or equivalent relevant experience, required
• MA/MS degree, or equivalent relevant experience, preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• 50% travel with a mix of domestic and international locations including a strong presence in the Tijuana manufacturing plant.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, stand, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, bend, talk and hear.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, most work is in an office environment setting. Lighting and temperature are adequate. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The incumbent is expected to perform other duties necessary for the effective operation of the department or unit. This job description may be changed at any time.

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.