Manager for Operations (m/f/d)

Running for 60 years, Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, is a leading provider of outsourced pharmaceutical and medical device services, trusted by top medical OEMs globally. They offer expert guidance and reliable support from initial concept to final packaged product.
 
Today, Phillips-Medisize employs over 5,500 people and operates 26 production locations worldwide. In 2016, Phillips-Medisize acquired Medicom Innovation Partner in Struer, Denmark, and by 2018, Medicom Innovation Partner was fully integrated and renamed Phillips-Medisize A/S. In 2020, Phillips-Medisize A/S expanded further by establishing a development site in Virum, Denmark. The Danish part of the company is part of the Global Innovation & Development, EU (GID-EU) organization within Phillips-Medisize.
 
Phillips-Medisize is renowned for delivering innovative and comprehensive outsourced design, development, and manufacturing services for the medical device market, with a focus on human-centered design and efficient manufacturing and assembly processes.

As Manager for Operations, you will step into a position with the responsibility of producing next-generation technology and solutions contributing to greater quality of life for end-users. You will be responsible for facility management, and you will be heading the entire Operations setup in Struer and be accountable for setting the direction as well as driving and further developing Operations in alignment with the overall strategy and targets.

As Manager for Operations, you will become a part of the Management Team. You will have three people in direct report who oversee each of their own area, i.e., Production, New Product Introduction (NPI), and Supply Chain. All three leaders who will be reporting to the Manager for Operations are independent functions but as Manager for Operations it will be your responsibility to ensure continuous improvement, facilitate organizational changes to support the business, take ownership of financial performance for Operations, and drive the business area for profitable growth while ensuring that client expectations are met, and agreements are delivered upon in relation to manufacturing of commercial, clinical medical devices.
 
As a leader, you will be responsible for promoting collaboration across the organization, contributing to good corporation, and developing best practises across the 26 global production sites meanwhile creating a healthy work environment. You will be responsible for ensuring a high level of communication with stakeholders, and it will be upon you to build and maintain customer relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Defining and implementing the operations strategy and leading towards it 
• Setting KPIs in alignment with the overall strategy and ensure weekly follow-ups at board meetings
• Internal stakeholder management (QA, sales, product development) and external stakeholder management (customers, suppliers, consultancies)
• Building and strengthening relationships with key customers
• Accountability for P&L for Operations with the objective of establishing a profitable production
• Responsibility for Global Innovation & Development, EU sign-off on product agreements for commercial manufacturing and late-stage projects (NPI), customer budgets as well as delivery timelines
• Driving and ensuring full GMP/GDP compliance in operations as well as monitoring and maintaining installations/facility to operate in compliance
• Responsibility for sourcing and approval of components from suppliers and delivery of products in compliance with requirements and forecast
• Design transfer and upscale
• Supporting sales and customer facing activities (capability presentations, new orders etc.)
• Responsibility for potential recall issues as legal manufacturer of certain products and accountability for resolving and reporting deviations
• Leading, developing and mentoring the management team in Operations and responsibility for project/manufacturing execution according to QMS
• Participation in GID-EU leadership meetings every second week

As Manager for Operations, it is key that you come with an operational and commercial mindset that enables you to detect and utilize opportunities in the market. You are expected to be result driven and you possess a strong commercial acumen and need to be able to prioritize, make decisions and execute. It is key that you are able to act fast and that you see solutions and opportunities rather than challenges.
 
In addition, you are expected to be analytical, structured as well as data driven, and you should have great intercultural awareness.

Requirements: 

• Proven track record from the medical device or pharma industry, preferably from a large, international company
• Management experience from operations/productions/NPI
• Experience with and understanding of GMP
• Experience with complex production/project management and execution
• Successful track record of building and maintaining relationships with global suppliers and stakeholders
• Proven results as negotiator and facilitator and experience with selling to clients
• 10 years of experience with management of multidiscipline medical device teams within development or production
• 5 years of experience within project management
• 5 years of experience with manufacturing development
• 5 years of line management in an international GMP environment
• A degree in Engineering preferably supplemented with a managerial education and process/production optimization training
• Lean/structured problem-solving skills
• Experience with integration of diverse cultures
• Proficiency in oral as well as written English

Stepping into the position as Manager for Operations at Phillips-Medisize is a unique opportunity to become part of an international, successful, and dynamic organization developing state of the art next-generation technology and solutions. You will lead a team of highly skilled, highly successful, and highly dedicated people in a growth company with a remarkable willingness to invest.

By joining Phillips-Medisize you will be contributing to greater life quality for end-users and become a part of an international organization with development opportunities all over the world.