Be part of something altogether life-changing Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of ten fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we're pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives. Director, Supply Performance - D&M What you'll do - Represent the performance needs of the Cytiva D&M OpCo with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO's), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) and inter-OpCo Plants across the dimensions of SQDIP, leading to optimized availability of good quality products in line with market expectations. - Foster strong operational relationships with the key stakeholders in key CMO, OEM and inter-OpCo Plants to provide points of leverage when required to serve the needs of the D&M OpCo. - Develop and implement KPI's, Bowlers and a regular cadence of operating reviews with tangible actions to ensure SQDIP levels of performance are maintained and continually improved for the benefit of all parties. Use data to demonstrate priority of actions to optimize operational performance within key CMO & OEM suppliers. - Work collaboratively with all key CMO, OEM and inter-OpCo Plants to reduce supply risk, removing single and sole sources of supply, reducing leadtime, maximizing availability and optimizing working capital through the optimization of available capacity. - Lead with the expert deployment of DBS tools & techniques, identifying and deploying the appropriate tools to drive tangible operational benefit. - Engage in, and form the bridge between Supply Chain, Product Management and Strategic Procurement to provide S&OP outlook and performance expectations to CMO & OEM suppliers. Co-ordinate any necessary Cytiva functions and leaders to remove any roadblocks preventing optimized operational performance from CMO & OEM suppliers - Identify and execute inventory and freight optimization programmes to enable YOY turns improvements through preferential stock holding agreements for Cytiva CMO & OEM supplied lines, including negotiation of freight terms, switching to DHR preferred freight partners, use of 3PL etc. - Work cross-functionally with OpCo Strategy, Business Unit leadership, Product Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain and Operations in identifying and recommending the need for CMO & OEM supplier exit / grow / transfer due to operational performance, capacity, commercial advantage, NPI, product life cycle etc. Lead any initiative resulting with CMO & OEM suppliers. - Identify and prepare for approval any CapEx / OpEx investment needs to optimize operational performance of key CMO, OEM suppliers and inter-OpCo Plants. - Work collaboratively with OpCo Operations Strategy team to develop a strategic roadmap to recommend OEM & CMO proposed actions across a minimum 36 month horizon Who you are - Masters or Bachelor's degree in relevant Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, Chemistry, or equivalent years of experience. - Seven years of progressive Operations, Supply Chain or Business Unit leadership in a high volume manufacturing environment, ideally in Life Sciences or a similar regulated industry. - Solid problem-solving skills- ability to resolve complex problems, communicate issues and propose solutions to both external customers and internal team members. - High level presentation and interpersonal skills- able to communicate and present ideas to customers in a way that produces understanding and impact that builds effective strategic relationships. - Ability to operate effectively in a multi-tasking, dynamic environment, while maintaining a forward-thinking and customer-first attitude. - Ability to energize, develop and build rapport, collaborate and influence at all levels within an organization. Act as inspirational leader with optimism, highly approachable and humble. Ability to travel up to 50% of the time. Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit www.danaher.com. At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.