Supplier OpEx Assoc Director - Urgently Hiring!

Zimmer Biomet is a global medical technology leader. Our team members are part of a company with a heritage of leadership, a focus on shaping the future, and a mission dedicated to alleviating pain and improving the quality of life for people around the world.

What You Can Expect

The primary responsibilities of the Supplier Operational Excellence Associate Director are to drive continuous improvement and cost reductions for a defined portfolio of strategic spend suppliers. This individual is a process leader in driving continuous improvement and cost reductiions through lean initiatives, product and process improvements, waste elimination, and E2E value mapping. This individual will also be a people leader responsible for team metrics and accountability in driving continuous improvement and cost reductions in products and processes at Zimmer Biomet supplier chain.

The Supplier OpEx Associate Director has the following key objectives :

• Lead Operational Excellence activities at suppliers with the goal of achieving significant initial continuous improvement and cost reductions along with year over year productivity improvements while maintaining or improving quality and supplier service levels.
• Work closely with supplier management, internal key stakeholders, and corporate functions to develop effective continuous improvement and cost reduction strategies and implementation plans.
• Drive supply chain continuous improvement activities taking an E2E approach.
• Train the organization on continuous improvement methodologies to make OPEX / DfX a way of working embedded in the organization.

How You'll Create Impact

Events, Value Stream Mapping, KANBAN, Visual Management, RCA, scrap reduction, and JIT.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all the essential functions of the position. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

What Makes You Stand Out

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