Sr Dir Supply Chain Program Mgmt

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

Supports FME mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy.

Adheres to the FME Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and division/company policy requirements.

Manage the SC Program Management Office chartered to organize and govern strategic programs on behalf of Supply Chain.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining a globally integrated and strategic portfolio management process to drive measurable business value by accelerating execution and delivery of programs/projects with associated communication and procedures.

Develop standard key performance metrics including insight to organizational resource capacity, operational and financial performance, and overall project effectiveness and transparency.

Implement project management standards for efficient and effective program and project execution including methodologies, templates, tools and processes.

Develop a foundation for an organization wide education and mentoring practice to increase the level of program and project expertise across the Supply Chain organization.

The Supply Chain Program Management Office will manage the implementation of strategic programs and projects to include; development of business processes, planning and managing programs and projects through implementation and post implementation support; recommends enhancement to current business processes to effectively integrate program requirements with existing business processes: defines and manages the creation of policies and procedures that comply with best practices of financial, xFDA and GxP standards.

Scope of influence includes functional areas such as Manufacturing, Production and Capacity Planning, Materials Management, Distribution, Finance, Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs, and integrated business units such as Sales and Distribution, Clinic Services and other related Fresenius entities connected to, or influencing MSC.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Provide strategic leadership of short- and long-term goals through the use of thoughtful techniques in the communication of the company’s mission and core values as a means to implement positive change and/or create organizational structure within the assigned business unit(s).

· Drive measurable business value through the execution of identified programs and projects across MSC.

· Design and implement Portfolio Management governance, processes and procedures, manage and monitor strategic programs and projects including appropriate measurements, dashboards, new-project entry criteria and related evaluation measures.

· Effectively communicate results of program operations to the Executive Management Team and related stakeholders.

· Establish relationships with other Fresenius entities to leverage existing systems and processes where possible and to minimize the total cost of ownership of systems.

· Act as a liaison between Supply Chain and internal and/or external resou...