Senior manager Refurbishment / reprocessing

Overview

Global process owner Refurbishment / reprocessing for Sonovas sites in SOCM (MX) RCSE (ES) and SOCC (CN). Based on the importance of the SOCM and RCSE sites, the role will be based in SOCM or RCSE. Setting the global strategy for the Refurbishment and Reprocessing processes, executing those processes that improve quality, delivery, cost and environmental impact across the regions while staying compliant. Functional owner of Refurbishment and reprocessing processes globally, i.e. design and maintain the global process and drive local implementation. Own and execute strategy, optimize processes and capabilities as a key driver of service cost, reliability, quality, environmental impact, ability to service and deliver across all refurbishment / reprocessing sites globally.

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership - Own and execute strategy : Own and drive execution of Refurbishment / reprocessing roadmap globally in alignment with global and regional OPS and global service strategies.
• Engages with commercial organization to identify and drive circularity initiatives and usage of reprocessed components.
• Design / update the to be process and site footprint of refurbishment and reprocessing activities including logistics planning.
• Understand regulatory, customs, finance, tax and compliance requirements re refurbishment / reprocessing in the global context and embed those in the process; initiate changes (e.g. traceability concept end to end) to ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with global service process managers in product design and development process to maximize ability to refurbish / reprocess / repair / reuse.
• In strong collaboration with global and regional planning and material management : adjust refurbishment / reprocessing guidelines, train and roll out, ensure local adherence.
• SAP GPO for Refurb / reprocessing process in SAP : reflect business process in ERP and close potential gaps.
• Improve together with OPS, controlling, costing approach and pricing model.
• Set up, deploy and optimize refurbishment concept for non-BTE product families (Roger DWA chargers etc.) and non-HI products.
• Develop and update global standards in terms of SOPs and process compliance.
• Optimize process end to end with an initial focus on sites in SOCM and RCSE.
• Global coordination towards the growing inventory mountain to be urgently converted into SEMs.
• Optimize process and drive process standardization across major refurbishment sites; drive good practice sharing globally jointly with manufacturing engineering teams; apply Lean concepts to convert process in a takt flow; process optimization for yield, productivity, layout and flow.
• Design and improve global measurement standards covering quality, delivery, cost and drive local deployment and performance improvements; set targets and perform benchmarks across the sites.
• Develop and maintain network of regional reprocess / refurbish leaders and align processes and organization cross-functionally.

Your profile

Language skills

Fluent English and Spanish; knowledge of German is a plus.

IT skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SAP BW, SAP system.

Experience

Senior Manager

Key Skills

Program Management, FDA Regulations, Management Experience, Facilities Management, Clinical Development, Data Management, Quality Systems, Project Management, Research & Development, GLP, Budgeting, Leadership Experience

Employment Type

Unclear

Experience

years

Vacancy

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