Senior Manufacturing and Supply Chain Manager

The Manufacturing & Operations Manager is a leadership role responsible for end-to-end manufacturing, operations, and process development for high-volume finished goods. This position oversees a complex manufacturing ecosystem that includes contract manufacturing partners and internal manufacturing of disposable products, as well as capital equipment production involving hardware, software‑enabled systems, molded components, and finished goods assembly. The role owns manufacturing operations strategy, process development, supply and logistics management, capacity and resource planning, and capital/equipment planning.

This leader establishes scalable systems, processes, and KPIs to support growth while ensuring regulatory compliance, quality, cost efficiency, and operational excellence. The position is also responsible for OTC setup and SAP material, BOM, routing, and master data configuration.

• Develop and execute manufacturing, operations, and process development activities to support high-volume finished goods and capital equipment production
• Design scalable operating models across internal manufacturing and external contract manufacturers
• Lead make‑versus‑buy decisions, manufacturing footprint strategy, and capacity expansion planning
• Establish standardized manufacturing processes, controls, and governance models
• Drive process development from concept through production release, including documentation and validation

• Select, onboard, and manage contract manufacturing partners for components, subassemblies, and finished goods
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, capacity commitments, and service‑level agreements (SLAs)
• Monitor supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, compliance, and scalability metrics
• Lead continuous improvement, cost reduction, and yield improvement initiatives
• Establish risk mitigation, dual‑sourcing, and contingency plans

• Oversee internal manufacturing of disposable products and in‑house assembly operations
• Manage production planning, scheduling, labor allocation, and shop floor execution
• Ensure effective integration of molded components, hardware, software‑enabled systems, and final assembly
• Implement lean manufacturing, standard work, and productivity improvements
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, safety standards, and regulatory requirements

• Lead manufacturing strategy for capital equipment including mechanical hardware, electronics, and software‑enabled systems
• Partner with Engineering on DFM, DFA, and DFS
• Support equipment validation, testing, and production ramp‑up
• Ensure manufacturing readiness for hardware‑software integration

• Own sourcing, inventory, supplier development, and cost control strategies
• Oversee inbound/outbound logistics, warehousing, and distribution
• Balance service levels, inventory turns, and working capital
• Lead demand planning and S&OP processes

• Lead capacity planning for people, equipment, tooling, and facilities
• Develop and manage capital equipment plans including ROI justification
• Partner with Finance on budgets and forecasts

• Define and track KPIs including OEE, yield, scrap, cost, and on‑time delivery
• Establish dashboards and operating rhythms
• Drive corrective actions through root cause analysis

• Own OTC manufacturing setup to support order fulfillment
• Lead SAP setup including material masters, BOMs, routings, and production versions
• Ensure data accuracy and cross‑functional alignment

• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance
• Support NPI, transfers, and scale‑up
• Build and lead high‑performing teams

• 10+ years of manufacturing and operations leadership experience
• Experience managing contract manufacturers and supplier networks
• Proven success in high‑volume finished goods and capital equipment manufacturing
• Hands‑on process…