Regional Manufacturing Excellence Lead

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Qnity is seeking a Regional Contract Manufacturing Excellence Lead to establish and sustain the standards that govern how we work with our global network of contract manufacturing partners. The Contract Manufacturing Center of Excellence (CoE) is a focused team responsible for contract manufacturing standards, templates, training, and governance, while business-aligned teams manage partner relationships and day-to-day activities. In this role, you will own an assigned portfolio of standards across the full contract manufacturing lifecycle, from make-vs-buy decisions and partner selection through qualification, performance management, change management, compliance, and exit.

You will help ensure these standards are applied consistently across the organization. You will also lead enterprise-level make-vs-buy analyses, maintain the program’s KPI framework, build capability across the contract manufacturing community, and serve as the CoE’s primary subject matter expert for your region.

• Own, develop, and maintain assigned standards within the Contract Manufacturing Standard Process Guide, including related forms, templates, checklists, and evidence requirements, with a focus on continuous improvement and best practices.
• Develop and maintain expertise across the eight domains of the contract manufacturing lifecycle: strategy and selection; qualification and startup; relationship management; performance and supply reliability; change management; compliance assurance; commercial and information stewardship; and exit and transition.
• Maintain methodologies for partner risk and equipment assessments, including human rights, confidential information, supply continuity, cybersecurity, and financial health.
• Partner with Legal, Corporate EHS, and Procurement to ensure agreement templates, EHS standards, and contracting practices remain aligned with contract manufacturing standards.
• Manage version control, communication, and training for standards and revisions to ensure changes are effectively implemented by the teams responsible for applying them.
• Conduct due-date and evidence audits to confirm assessments, audits, confidentiality agreements, and contractual obligations remain current, escalating gaps to the appropriate business owner.
• Periodically audit contract manufacturing processes across businesses, identify systemic gaps, and serve as the CoE interface with Quality, EHS, Regulatory, ESG, and IT on compliance-related matters.
• Own the make-vs-buy process and supporting tools, coach business teams on their application, and lead documented analyses for enterprise-level decisions, including decisions affecting multiple businesses or transferring volume from a Qnity facility to an external manufacturer.
• Maintain the partner capability database and identify concentration, redundancy,…