Lead Technical Manager

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in advanced wound care ostomy care continence care and infusion care. With around 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of at risk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC).
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Change is everywhere at Convatec. Its transforming our business and helping us improve millions of lives. And were nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business were pushing for better. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Lead Technical Manager and youll do the same.

Position Overview:

Project Portfolio and PMO

Project Portfolio management for Deeside & Rhymney Operations working with Project managers in the Global Quality and Operations network to ensure effective planning and reporting.

Develop and improve Project and Portfolio management methods and tools with other Project Managers.

Project Management

Lead and manage specific highly prioritized projects ensuring project planning and within the scope of production site effectiveness production lines transfer and strategic sourcing initiatives to constantly improve operational effectiveness and improve cost effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively communicates project and portfolio status to all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

• Ensure consistent and accurate progress reporting on timelines costs and other critical resources consumed by projects.

• Provide management coaching training and standardized tools to project managers to help them plan and execute efficiently.

• Create and maintain foundation of project management tools templates documentation for all operations led and supported projects

• Communicate to projects teams and other stakeholders which projects are approved and project priorities

• Identify lessons learnt and continually refine the Project management Process

• Plans and manages Operational projects across Production sites and global company facilities.

• Assesses project requirements ensures appropriate allocation of resources and determines priorities to ensure that tasks are completed on time within spending plans and to the required quality standards.

• Review schedules/plan with team members and ensure alignment with Senior Director and Operations Senior Management.

• Monitor the progress of the projects and adjust as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.

• Assesses Project Risk and develops mitigation plans to reduce and remove potential risks.

• Evaluation and suggestion to project organization project budget and project plan

• Lead project members to achieve defined goals and to cooperate on team tasks

• Lead project members in compliance with Convatecs values and defined leadership behaviors

• Participate in the departments additional tasks (develop systems and procedures educate and train people collect new knowledge etc.

• Identifying risks and developing and executing contingency plans

• To ensure compliance with the legislative and internal requirements of the EHSand to participate in the fulfillment of the companys targets in the EHS area.

Skills & Experience:

• Good analytical skills with proven experience in project planning and project management.

• Strong customer service attitude and capability and should be a strong relationship builder.

• Selfstarter with the ability to work independently and to deal with ambiguity.

• Good oral and written communication skills with all levels of organization.

• Ability to provide leadership for team and coordinate with crossfunctional areas and business functions.

• Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals resolve problem and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.

• Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.

• Experience working within the Pharmaceutical or Medtech or an equivalent regulated industry is preferable.

• Highly structured capable of running several tasks in parallel.

• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office. Experience with Microsoft Office Project is required.

• Demonstrated experience in project management with crossfunctional teams.

• Knowledge of basic requirements of FDA QSRs GMPs and ISO 13485 or similar regulations

Qualifications/Education:

• Post holder should have minimum of bachelors degree (or equivalent) in engineering or a scientific subject.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in project management.

• Documented project management training and/or certificate eg IPMAC/B Prince2 PMP is preferable.

Travel Requirements

Position may involve travel up to 25 of the time mostly between Rhymney & Deeside. Most trips will include overnight travel.

Working Conditions

Onsite at either Deeside or Rhymney.

Our transformation will change your career. For good. Youll bepushed to think bigger and aim for excellence. Your ideas will beheard and youll be supported to bring them to life.

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Equal opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race religion creed color national origin nationality citizenship ancestry sex age marital status physical or mental disability affectional or sexual orientation gender identity military or veteran status genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

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