Director Functional Excellence – MedTech TechOps Finance; m​/f​/d

Overview

The Director Functional Excellence (m/f/d) is responsible for ensuring financial governance, compliance, and strategic support across Med Tech Tech Ops. This role leads the Functional Excellence team, focusing on Reporting & Compliance, Med Tech MU OEM Business Partnership, Projects & CAPEX Governance, and Direct Procurement Controlling. The position acts as a global center of excellence, enabling transparency, standardization, and value-driven decision-making across all Tech Ops Business Partner areas.

• Partner with procurement leadership to drive cost improvement initiatives
• Drive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for direct material procurement
• Analyze material spend and supplier cost structures to identify savings opportunities
• Develop business cases for sourcing strategies (e.g., make-or-buy, supplier changes)
• Create dashboards and KPIs for material cost performance (e.g., PPV, cost savings)
• Monitor price indices (CPI) and supplier bonus achievements; support sourcing and in sourcing initiatives
• Business Partner for Med Tech OEM Business (TCT and INS) with 3 Market Units and related consolidation

• Oversee CAPEX planning and approval processes within Med Tech Tech Ops
• Plan and create profitability calculations for development and production projects
• Support strategic initiatives and track savings versus budget
• Ensure timely and accurate project reporting, including milestones and financial impacts

• Establish governance for Tech Ops reporting processes, KPIs, and templates
• Create standard reports and guidelines for local controllers
• Prepare and consolidate management reports (Flash Reports, monthly and quarterly reviews)
• Perform analysis and reporting of deviations, budgets, and forecasts through financial management reports
• Monitor global inventory and drive Net Working Capital initiatives

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration (MBA preferred) or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an international manufacturing environment
• Strong expertise in CAPEX / Project controlling, procurement finance, and business models
• Ideally experience in leading and developing teams
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to work
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Proficient in the use of MS Office and SAP modules BW, CO, SEM-BCS; knowledge of the Product Costing module and SAP Analytics Cloud is an advantage
• Highly proficient in both written and spoken English

• Director

• Full-time

• Other

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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