The Director Functional Excellence (m/f/d) is responsible for ensuring financial governance, compliance, and strategic support across MedTech TechOps.
This role leads the Functional Excellence team, focusing on Reporting & Compliance, MedTech MU OEM Business Partnership, Projects & CAPEX Governance, and Direct Procurement Controlling.
The position acts as a global center of excellence, enabling transparency, standardization, and value-driven decision-making across all TechOps Business Partner areas.
Your Responsibilities:
Direct Procurement and Contract Manufacturing
1. Partner with procurement leadership to drive cost improvement initiatives
2. Drive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for direct material procurement
3. Analyze material spend and supplier cost structures to identify savings opportunities
4. Develop business cases for sourcing strategies (e.g., make-or-buy, supplier changes)
5. Create dashboards and KPIs for material cost performance (e.g., PPV, cost savings)
6. Monitor price indices (CPI) and supplier bonus achievements; support sourcing and insourcing initiatives
7. Business Partner for MedTech OEM Business (TCT and INS) with 3 Market Units and related consolidation
Projects & CAPEX Governance
8. Oversee CAPEX planning and approval processes within MedTech TechOps
9. Plan and create profitability calculations for development and production projects
10. Support strategic initiatives and track savings versus budget
11. Ensure timely and accurate project reporting, including milestones and financial impacts
Reporting & Compliance
12. Establish governance for TechOps reporting processes, KPIs, and templates
13. Create standard reports and guidelines for local controllers
14. Prepare and consolidate management reports (Flash Reports, monthly and quarterly reviews)
15. Perform analysis and reporting of deviations, budgets, and forecasts through financial management reports
16. Monitor global inventory and drive Net Working Capital initiatives
Your Qualifications:
17. Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration (MBA preferred) or related field
18. Minimum 5 years of experience in an international manufacturing environment
19. Strong expertise in CAPEX / Project controlling, procurement finance, and business models
20. Ideally experience in leading and developing teams
21. Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to work
22. Excellent communication and negotiation skills
23. Proficient in the use of MS Office and SAP modules BW, CO, SEM-BCS; knowledge of the Product Costing module and SAP Analytics Cloud is an advantage
24. Highly proficient in both written and spoken English
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