Director Strategy and Business Transformation

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Position Summary

The Director Strategy & Business Transformation is a key member of the Laboratory Chemical Division (LCD) Divisional Leadership Team and strategic partner to the Division President. This leader will shape LCDs long-term strategy lead STRAP and Strategy Deployment and drive high-impact transformation initiatives that deliver sustainable growth and earnings improvement.

The role will translate strategy into a focused portfolio of executable priorities with clear accountability milestones KPIs and financial outcomes. Two Program Managers will support execution of the divisions highest-priority strategic and transformation initiatives.

This position is designed to provide broad enterprise leadership experience and serve as a potential pathway to future General Manager roles within LCD.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & STRAP

• Partner with the Division President and DLT to shape LCDs long-term strategy and strategic priorities.
• Own and lead STRAP integrating market customer competitive portfolio operational technology and financial perspectives.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate growth strengthen competitive advantage and improve profitability.
• Develop strategic scenarios business cases and recommendations for key business decisions.
• Build alignment across Business Units and functions around strategic choices and priorities.

Strategy Deployment

• Lead Strategy Deployment translating STRAP into a focused portfolio of initiatives A3s KPIs milestones financial commitments and accountable owners.
• Establish the operating cadence to track performance resolve barriers and accelerate execution.
• Prioritize resources and leadership attention against the initiatives with the greatest strategic and financial impact.
• Partner with Finance to establish business cases benefit targets and rigorous tracking of realized impact.
• Deploy two Program Managers to drive execution of key strategic initiatives.

Business Transformation

• Lead high-impact cross-functional transformation and change initiatives across LCD.
• Build and drive a pipeline of opportunities delivering sustainable earnings improvement productivity margin expansion growth and working-capital improvement.
• Drive structural improvements in business processes capabilities operating models and ways of working.
• Establish rigorous governance and accountability for transformation milestones risks and benefit realization.
• Partner across functions and Business Units to remove barriers accelerate execution and ensure benefits are realized and sustained.

Division Leadership

• Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the Division President and DLT.
• Bring an enterprise perspective to decisions balancing growth customer operational organizational and financial priorities.
• Constructively challenge assumptions and bring fact-based insights to complex business decisions.
• Build alignment and mobilize teams across Business Units regions and functions.
• Foster a culture of accountability execution and continuous improvement.

AI and Innovation

• Shape and own the divisions AI Innovation and business transformation roadmap translating strategic priorities into a portfolio of high-value initiatives that leverage AI automation data and emerging technologies to improve growth productivity customer experience and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that translate AI and innovative concepts into scalable business solutions. Establish clear business cases success measures and adoption plans; track realized value; and use evidence to determine which opportunities should scale stop or evolve.

Measures of Success

• Clear differentiated STRAP with strong CLT DLT and organizational alignment.
• Effective translation of strategy into executable priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Delivery of strategic and transformation initiatives against milestones KPIs and financial commitments.
• Creation and realization of a strong pipeline of sustainable earnings improvement.
• Demonstrated improvement in growth margin productivity working capital and organizational effectiveness.
• Increased execution discipline and accountability across LCD.
• Demonstrated readiness for broader P&L and General Manager leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Life Sciences Finance or related discipline; MBA preferred.
• 10 years of progressive leadership experience across strategy business transformation operations commercial leadership business development or general management.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into measurable business results.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional transformation and change.
• Strong business and financial acumen with experience driving growth productivity margin expansion and earnings improvement.
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence challenge and align senior leaders across a global organization.
• Enterprise mindset bias for action and ability to lead effectively through ambiguity and change.
• Demonstrated potential for broader P&L and General Manager leadership.
• Life Sciences Laboratory Products Chemicals Scientific Products or related industry experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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