Sr. Manager, Value Stream Leader-Surgical Energy/Pre-Identified Candidate

• Lead the development, refresh, alignment, and execution of Product Strategy Roadmaps for assigned value streams, translating commercial, R&D, financial, and supply chain strategies into a prioritized multi-year roadmap.
• Establish effective value stream governance, decision rights, performance routines, and stakeholder engagement across the global matrix.
• Connect long-range portfolio plans with network strategy, strategic capacity, lifecycle management, new product introduction, risk and resilience, and annual business planning.

• Define and monitor end-to-end value stream performance across quality, service, cost, cash, growth, compliance, and resilience; use data to identify trends, root causes, constraints, and improvement priorities.
• Own value stream inputs to financial planning and synchronize assumptions, opportunities, risks, and trade-offs with Finance and functional partners.
• Develop scenarios, business cases, and recommendations covering portfolio mix, SKU rationalization, cost and inventory optimization, capital investments, capacity, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and network design.
• Drive prioritization of lifecycle and continuous-improvement investments, ensuring resources are directed to the highest-value customer and business outcomes.

• Lead cross-functional teams to resolve systemic barriers that hinder value flow, clarify ownership, accelerate decisions, and sustain measurable improvements.
• Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate end-to-end product and supply risks, including quality, capacity, supplier, continuity, obsolescence, and compliance risks.
• Support structured response and executive communication for significant supply or quality events while reinforcing functional accountability for operational execution.
• Partner with new product and lifecycle teams to ensure supply chain readiness, appropriate network and supplier decisions, effective phase-in/phase-out planning, and stable commercialization.

• Influence across functions, regions, and organizational levels to build alignment and drive timely, fact-based decisions in ambiguous and complex situations.
• Prepare clear executive-level updates on value stream performance, strategic choices, risks, dependencies, and required decisions.
• Serve as a change agent for the end-to-end operating model, governance standards, digital tools, and continuous-improvement practices.
• Coach and develop value stream partners and emerging leaders, strengthen team capabilities, and foster an inclusive, accountable, and customer-focused culture.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, operations, business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in end-to-end supply chain, manufacturing, planning, sourcing, distribution, engineering, R&D, commercial, project or program management, or a related function.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and deliver measurable results in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain linkages across demand and supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, distribution, and customer service.
• Experience developing strategy, roadmaps, business cases, scenarios, and recommendations from multiple sources of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Demonstrated business and financial acumen, including the ability to evaluate cost, inventory, capital, profitability, and service trade-offs.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, written communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, constructively challenge assumptions, and drive decisions without direct authority.

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or master's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, or a related field.
• Experience in medical devices, healthcare manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with value stream management, product strategy roadmaps, lifecycle management, portfolio optimization, risk and resilience, strategic capacity, network strategy, or new product introduction.
• Project or program management certification and/or Lean or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience working in a global environment and with internal and external manufacturing or supplier networks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and data visualization or analytics tools.

• Up to 25% domestic and international travel may be required.
• Must be able to work effectively across time zones and with globally distributed teams.

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