Advanced Operations Director, Continence Care

About the role:

The role is to form, influence and lead Advanced Operations CC/OC/AWC cross functional (and global) team that has responsibility for all new product and new technology introductions from a Global Quality and Operations perspective including supporting process development with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) by reviewing and providing input, and launch support.

Your key duties and responsibilities as Advanced Operations Director, Continence Care:

• Act as the primary Business Unit liaison partner between Global Quality & Operations (GQO) and the Technology and Innovation (T&I) Team.
• Direct leadership of Managers, Technical Project Managers, Engineering and Validations SME's and technicians.
• Drive Automation strategy for New Product Development.
• Aligning, knowledge sharing and supporting with other Business Unit peers in Advanced Operations is also critical.
• Direct responsibility for process validations for all new products and technologies.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality assurance for all markets.
• Ensure safe products, environment, and employees.
• Ensure the establishment of an efficient supply chain at time of launch.
• Limit opportunities for cost reduction by front loading the implementation of efficient processes in advance of product launch.
• Ensure technology development to support product life cycle management.
• Provide a challenging and rewarding environment for our high talent employees.
• Drive the Company's Mission, Values and Priorities initiatives, as well as the performance coaching process, to ensure a consistent high-performance culture.
• Develop and implement strategies for manufacturing optimization, make vs buy and New Product Development support.
• Deliver plans and timelines on all New Product Development projects and understand their impact on manufacturing plans (managing potential impact on capacity, cost and timelines as appropriate).
• Manage co-ordination cross functionally to provide and analyze business data to optimize operations.
• Communicate effectively and partner up with T&I , Manufacturing,  Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory and Global Marketing.
• Develop, deploy, and upgrade automation and new technology for manufacturing capacity and processes required to meet the current demands and future growth of Business Unit’s global customer base and thereby deliver on the strategic plan.
• Lead, support, and develop Business Unit lobal Engineering team - Team of project managers and engineers - with engineering capabilities in manufacturing, automation, process development, process validation, data analytics, and product quality.
• Provide dependable, reliable, safe, efficient, and innovative equipment and manufacturing processes for the Business Unit (BU) business - while also influencing BU products being designed for (high volume) manufacturing ("DFM") as well as designed for: quality, cost, and sustainability.
• Develop and continually refresh a world-class automation strategy that enables Infusion Care's strategic plan and leverages (and aligns with) Convatec's "digital factory"/ data architecture strategy and initiatives.
• Drive delivery of capital projects in line with Business Unit strategic plan.
• Accountable for the team's budget.
• Hold suppliers accountable for delivering automation projects on time, within budget and at the quality ConvaTec requires - while ensuring ConvaTec also has effective partnerships with those suppliers.
• Shape the supplier base as the needs of the business, manufacturing processes, products, and technology change.
• Engage with suppliers on emerging trends in the automation space (examples: modular automation, rapid format exchanges, automation data analytics, predictive maintenance analytics) and bring those into the business.

• Annual global incentive plan-bonus.
• Large corporation with representation and manufacturing plants in the world.
• Stable employer for Michalovce city and its surroundings.
• Corporate culture – Underpinning everything we do are our values: 

- Improve care 

- Deliver results 

- Grow together 

- Own it 

- Do what´s right 

• Flexible working hours.
• Introduction program according to company standards.
• Development trainings.
• Recognition program.
• Meals in the amount of 0.17 Eur per one meal unit / day.
• Supplementary pension plan after the trial period with the employer's contribution. 
• Social fund (various support and perks for employees).
• Various events / team building activities for employees.
• Various employee discounts by vendors within Michalovce city.