Senior Manager, Advanced Operations
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Job Location:
Flower Mound, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work Flexibility: Onsite
What You Will Do:
AO Leadership Authority & Governance
- Serve as the accountable Advanced Operations (AO) leader for Commercial NPD representing AO in governance forums and senior leadership engagements.
- Act as the primary AO interface for GQO Division and site leadership in Flower Mound Texas.
- Prioritize and deploy AO resources to meet NPD commitments balancing business needs functional priorities and capacity constraints.
- Lead structured governance escalation and cross-functional alignment to ensure timely decisions and risk resolution.
NPD Execution Excellence & Predictability
- Own the health predictability and transparency of AO support across Commercial NPD programs.
- Establish and drive NPI performance metrics operating cadence and review mechanisms to provide early visibility to risks and tradeoffs.
- Lead structured problem-solving when execution deviates from plan driving root cause identification corrective actions and sustainable recovery plans.
- Provide clear recommendations and escalation pathways to senior leadership to enable data-driven decisions.
Flower Mound Site & Organizational Leadership
- Provide direct leadership for AO Engineering resources in Flower Mound supporting both Commercial and Endoscopy Business Units.
- Serve as the senior AO presence at the site strengthening engagement accountability and cross-functional alignment.
- Lead a diverse organization of people leaders and individual contributors including AO Project Managers and Engineers.
- Build a high-performing globally connected AO organization across Flower Mound Texas and Tuttlingen Germany.
Manufacturing Strategy & Global Supply Leadership
- Own launch site strategy and manufacturing readiness for new products independent of business unit or geography.
- Lead make/buy and sourcing strategy in partnership with R&D Manufacturing Quality Sourcing Trade Compliance Tax and other key stakeholders.
- Engage global manufacturing sites OEMs and contract manufacturers to ensure scalable future-fit supply chains.
- Develop and present enterprise-level fact-based recommendations that optimize cost risk and long-term supply strategy.
Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication
- Build trusted partnerships across Advanced Operations Commercial NPD and Global Operations.
- Communicate execution status risks tradeoffs and decisions with clarity and executive presence.
- Foster credibility through disciplined follow-up transparent communication and consistent operating rhythm.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree required in Engineering Science Manufacturing Operations or a related discipline.
- 10 years of progressive experience in operations supply chain project/program management or related fields preferably within the medical device or regulated manufacturing industry.
- 5 years of people leadership experience including leading managers and individual contributors in complex matrixed organizations.
Preferred Skills:
- Masters degree and/or MBA
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
- PMP Certification
- NPD experience
- Global management exposure
- Experience presenting to and influencing senior and executive leadership
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Employee Evaluation
- Continuous Improvement
- FDA Regulations
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Profit & Loss
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership Experience
- P&L Management
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongsid ... View more
