Senior Manager, Operations Strategy (Manufacturing)

Requisition ID: 34433

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient's life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

As a member of the Operations Strategy team, the Senior Manager leads development and execution of Operations-wide strategies that strengthen competitiveness and enable long-term business objectives. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to design and implement global initiatives that optimize operational capabilities and performance, ensure resiliency, and enable sustainable growth and profitability. The position also leads high-impact projects across regions, requiring exceptional strategic thinking, collaboration, and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization. If you are a seasoned manufacturing leader with a strategic mindset, strong project management skills, and a passion for Global Operations, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• For assigned products/platforms, understand the manufacturing network, including installed capacity and capabilities of key processes.
• Monitor capacity of regional and global manufacturing networks and collaborate with other functions to develop strategies for optimally meeting long-range forecasts and business growth plans.
• Provide strategic link with global platform/product managers to support development of long-term business strategies and ensure delivery of planned results.
• Partner with Supply Chain to develop sourcing strategies for components and finished products that optimize manufacturing and supply chain costs while considering plant competencies, market expansion plans, utilization, business continuity and vertical integration opportunities.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Engineering to identify potential supply risks (internal and external) and develop Business Continuity plans for assigned products/platforms.
• Partner with Engineering to develop Manufacturing Technology Roadmap that addresses technology gaps and aging technology, while also identifying innovative/emerging technology applications.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and best practices and work with appropriate functions to quantify cost savings, cost to implement and ROI.
• Develop business cases and present recommended Operations strategies to executives to gain approval and funding.
• Lead planning and implementation of strategic global projects such as product transfers, product startups, plant expansions, global network expansions and vertical integration.
• Support Operations and Corporate initiatives through special assignments.
• Planning and implementation of Operations strategy projects will require coordination of project resources from multiple functions and geographic regions, and will require meetings outside typical work hours and international travel.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, technology or science.
• Equivalent education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Master's degree in business or engineering considered a plus.

Experience

Required

• At least 10 years working in support or management role in Manufacturing, including working in a factory.
• Cost reduction and optimization of processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects in a matrix environment.

Preferred

• Operations management experience.
• Work in global medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations employing plastics processing technologies and manual and automated assembly technologies.
• Exposure to manufacture of sterile products.
• Operations network optimization and modeling.
• Business case development.

Skills

• General business knowledge and in-depth knowledge of manufacturing.
• Solid business acumen, including understanding of key drivers of manufacturing performance and costs.
• Solid quantitative and qualitative assessment skills, critical thinking skills and ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions.
• Strategic orientation, ability to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity and ability to translate ideas into strategies.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to facilitate/manage in a matrix environment.
• Project management.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Solid knowledge and effective use of relevant PC software applications (Excel, MS Project, MS Teams, PowerPoint).

• Strong influencing skills strongly preferred.
• Strong presentation skills strongly preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• PMP Certification is a plus.

LOCATION

Lakewood, Colorado - Onsite - Open to candidates willing to relocate to the area.

TRAVEL

International travel required (up to 25%).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, traverse, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds.
• In addition, when visiting Manufacturing sites, Manufacturing Environment requirements include: use of personal protective equipment, gowning of clean room attire, standing and walking for extended periods, presence of solvents used to bond plastics.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential duties of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Target Pay Range:$152,700.00to$190,900.00 -Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data
Target Bonus on Base:20.0%

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, we provide competitive total reward offerings that consist of compensation, benefits, recognition, along with a wealth of other well-being, work-life and recognition programs which support in unlocking the potential for you and your family.Included in our expansive list of benefits offerings are multiple group medical, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, life insurance and disability coverages, also a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more.To help you save for retirement, we offer a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and for work-life balance we have vacation and sick time programs for associates.For us, it's about protecting the personal welfare of our associates and their families, helping to achieve personal goals and offering those extra touches for convenience, security and overall peace of mind.

• Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is part of Terumo Group, founded in 1921 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• In 2024, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies reached $1.5 billion in revenue.
• We employ nearly 8,000 associates globally, with global headquarters in Lakewood, CO, U.S., and regional headquarters in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Singapore and Tokyo.
• We manufacture devices, disposable sets and solutions at our facilities in Belgium, India, Japan, Northern Ireland, the U.S. and Vietnam. Our global presence enables us to serve customers in more than 130 countries.
• Our core values help set our direction, guide our actions and keep us true to our corporate mission of contributing to society through healthcare.
  
  
  
  • Respect - Appreciative of others
  • Integrity - Guided by our mission
  • Care - Empathetic to patients
  • Quality - Committed to excellence
  • Creativity - Striving for innovation
  
  
  
  
• We contribute to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), raising $1.3 million USD since 2007.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is committed to providing a safe, healthy and secure working environment.Our Colorado campus locations are tobacco-free workplaces, and we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and detailed background verification.