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In a time of rapid change digital disruption and regionalization a traditionally focused fragmented supply chain and manufacturing organization no longer provides the competitive edge nor able to respond to the increasingly higher customer demands.

Customers expect higher levels of service in terms of delivery reliability and ease of doing order to be able to deliver the way the customers expect and to be able to support the solutions of cross business platforms.

The ISC Strategy leader will play a pivotal and integral role in support a Business Unit within the Personal Heath Business achieve its ambition and driving improvements in close partnership with the business manufacturing procurement R&D quality and planning.

You will be responsible for formulating and driving critical strategic supply chain decisions and ensuring adherence to timelines budgets and quality standards working under limited supervision. The role implements comprehensive management plans defining key milestones and resource allocation strategies to optimize program execution. The role tracks progress and analyses data identifies potential risks and takes corrective actions to maintain efficiency and quality. The role coordinates cross-functional activities with internal departments and external partners and ensures seamless program execution and on-time delivery.

Your role:

ISC Strategy & Footprint Design

• Formulate an Integrated Supply Chain strategy and related strategic roadmap fully aligned with business strategic needs and ISC priorities.
• Translate business ambitions innovation roadmaps and portfolio strategies into clear ISC strategic requirements and structural design choices.
• Define and drive medium/longterm manufacturing footprint sourcing and capacity allocation decisions including:
  • Supply chain network design upstream mainstream and downstream.
  • Strategic sourcing and allocation models
  • Makeorbuy and Core/non-Core strategies
  • Subassembly (pre) packaging and latestage customization concepts
  • Localforlocal and hubandspoke configurations
• Ensure ISC strategies are resilient costcompetitive scalable and aligned with longterm business growth priorities.
• Orchestrate allocation and sourcing decisions through structured governance (e.g. Allocation Boards) ensuring alignment with strategy.

• Cocreate with markets a VoiceoftheCustomerdriven ISC vision translating customer and regional needs into target service models.
• Ensure service strategy forms a foundational input into ISC strategy formulation and footprint decisions.
• Drive the ISC strategic sourcing roadmap by leveraging ISC Procurement Manufacturing and Supplier Engineering capabilities.
• Contribute to crossBU and crosscompany footprint and sourcing initiatives.

Value Creation Cost & Quality Performance

• Drive structural cost competitiveness through value engineering and endtoend value chain optimization initiatives.
• Partner with Industrialization finance quality and R&D to:
  • Reduce product and process complexity
  • Institutionalize platform and modular thinking
  • Strengthen scalability and operational leverage
• Ensure quality cost and delivery tradeoffs are assessed holistically using a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) mindset.

Stakeholder Leadership & Governance

• Establish strong structural links between Business Commercial/ISC regions Manufacturing Procurement Supplier Engineering and R&D.
• Act as the strategic interface into BU and ISC planning cycles (SPOR AOP) embedding ISC priorities into planning performance steering and resource allocation.
• Represent the BU in the ISC transformation journey and represent ISC in BU transformation initiatives acting as sponsor costeer or sparring partner on critical programs.

Youre the right fit if:

Strategic & Analytical Skills

• Proven ability to define and drive longterm supply chain and sourcing strategies in complex global environments.
• Strong analytical and datadriven decisionmaking skills including financial and TCO modeling above the plant level.
• Deep understanding of endtoend value chains business economics and footprint optimization.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Ability to operate effectively at senior leadership level across Business Units ISC and functional teams.
• Strong influencing skills without direct hierarchical authority; comfortable navigating complex governance and tradeoffs.
• Capability to connect shortterm execution with longterm structural strategy and transformation.

Transformation & Change Leadership

• Experience acting as a change agent in large matrixed organizations.
• Ability to challenge siloed thinking and drive radical crossfunctional collaboration.
• Strong systems thinking mindset with focus on processes organization systems and data.

Communication

• Clear structured communicator able to translate complex strategy into actionable choices for diverse stakeholders.
• Comfortable engaging with senior executives external partners and crossfunctional teams globally.

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience (typically 10 years) in Supply Chain Strategy Manufacturing Strategy Operations Strategy or related fields within complex global organizations.
• Demonstrated track record in:
  • Formulating manufacturing footprint design and sourcing strategy
  • Leading E2E large transformational projects/programs
  • Building Strategic partnerships and supplier ecosystem management
• Experience in regulated hightech or industrial environments is highly valuable; healthcare experience is an advantage but not mandatory.
• Strong academic background (Master level) in Engineering Science Supply Chain Operations Business or a related discipline.

How we work together
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