Executive Vice President Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management (f/m/x)
Medical Devices Germany

The Company:

We are representing a globally active medical device manufacturer, which was founded and is still headquartered in Germany. The mission is to bring the development, production and sales of innovative implant systems within the interventional cardiology to the next level. With roughly 350 employees globally (four subsidiaries on different continents) and 170 of those in Germany, the team is working continuously for over two decades to develop new products (passive implants of risk class III). Those products are designed to provide patients with a significant improvement in quality of life, who are beyond established treatments. They follow a quality strategy and invest continuously in R&D. The company is already active in roughly 90 markets and is about to enter the US market. There is a huge demand for the products and in some markets a monopoly, which is the reason why the company output has to double. Reducing the time-to-market for the new first-in class products and unblocking administrative as well as regulatory 'red tape' is needed along the whole value creation chain to achieve speed, which is currently paramount. At the same time the position of the Executive VP Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management should take over load from the CEO e.g. for company-wide board projects (PMO) and support in internal and / or external functions. We are therefore searching for an experienced leadership personality with experience in scaling up SME companies with focus on production, supply chain and related cross-departmental topics like quality management and R&D.

The Position:

• Ensures that the current products as well as future products reach the market quicker and are available in the required amount, which is expected to double compared todays levels
• Provides empathic management and transformational leadership as well as development of the teams (~200 employees; 3-10 direct reports), including the overall organization, to make the organization more agile - reporting directly into the CEO
• Increases the Gross Margin by making use of efficiency and automation potential from the newly introduced ERP system and the optimization of the Supply Chain
• Streamlines processes, SOPs and KPIs with a strong cross-functional and global scope - in close cooperation with other departments of the organization (e.g. the sales, product management, clinical affairs etc.)
• Takes over responsibility for cross-departmental and companywide projects and aligns them with the overall vision
• Should always challenge the status quo of processes and drive the respective innovation to ensure that the necessary milestones are realized while projects are kept not only in time, but in budget and quality as well
• Coordinates with the Executive VP's of the other departments to identify bottlenecks and interface issues between departments, subsidiaries or teams and acts accordingly
• Collaborates with external contacts and partners and represents the company in the public e.g. with suppliers, notified bodies, public institutions or investors
• Provides leadership to create an innovation culture with a can-do attitude to enable a continuation of the successful growth story

Your Profile:

• Experienced in a similar leadership position in supply chain management or manufacturing management within a comparably regulated environment (ISO 13485, FDA QSR 21 CFR 820, GMP, GAMP5 etc.), ideally in an international environment within the medical device industry in a comparable risk class of IIb or III and related experience in Regulatory Affairs & Quality Management as well as R&D
• Proven leadership experience with direct reports in managerial functions -ideally in an international background and over multiple sites
• Bachelor degree or equal in engineering, technical/ scientific discipline, business administration or related area/ equivalent background and experience
• Knowledge in medical-technical supply-chain and production topics as well as improving an organization through KPIs
• Excellent communicator, able to develop and realize a vision both on a strategic and operative level
• Creative thinker, out of box, interested in new technologies and trends
• Excellent technical understanding
• Flexible, ethic personality with a strong empathic approach
• Ownership mindset and strong entrepreneurial attitude/li]
• Interested to work with other cultures (over 40 different nationalities in the whole company), sensitivity to cultural differences and able to facilitate them
• Fluent in English. German or another language from a subsidiary is a plus, but not necessary
• Achievement orientation with the right mix of assertiveness, the ability to convince others or to delegate
• Conceptual thinking with the ability to make decisions under uncertainty
• Relationship building skills on an international level and the corresponding willingness to travel globally
• Detail oriented, but always seeing the bigger picture

Your Chances:

• You are going to head a dynamic, international and innovative team
• The onboarding and initial training is going to be individualized according to your prior experiences
• You are joining a company with an established portfolio including monopoly products in a strong expansion phase
• The position provides you with ample decision making leeway, enables you to work flexible and to influence your professional environment directly, while providing high visibility
• The excellent company culture with a flat hierarchy enables you to get things done
• You are going to find ideal foundations to grow and define your career in an expansive and dynamic company and to leave a mark in the industry as well as for the patients