Director of Materials (DMS)

Job Description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Director of Materials (DMS Director) is responsible to create, articulate and support Pall’s DMS (Danaher Materials System) strategy throughout the materials teams globally, with responsibility for the APAC / EMEA / NA region. The DMS Director with do this by working with and providing direction for Materials Mangers on-site to tailor and then execute the material strategy based on regional / market nuance, with a goal to create a responsive end-to-end supply chain environment working with our Strategic Sourcing partners. The DMS Director is responsible for the management of the Materials Managers, providing support for their teams and direction on processes to ensure standards and alignment to the Pall’s Global Strategy for DMS and Commodities.

This role is responsible for production planning standards, tactical procurement standards, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), partnering with sourcing for Plan for Every Supplier (PFES) and global commodity strategies, as well as warehouse and inventory management. This role will focus on deployment and training of Danaher Business System (DBS), DMS and Problem-Solving Process (PSP) tools within the materials organization, developing standards, best practices, and continuous improvement, mentoring and developing the planning, purchasing, receiving, warehouse and shipping teams, and overseeing compliance with Pall's supply chain policies and expectations.

This onsite position is part of the global operations organization and can be based in DeLand, FL, Cortland, NY, Port Washington, NY, Putnam, CT or Timonium, MD.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

Deploy site goals and targets by aligning global targets for materials managers

Develop PFEP standards & planning strategies aligned to global commodity strategies and feedback to the sourcing team to support and influence supplier decisions that impact inventory & service levels for a holistic end-to-end planning process.

Manage Purchase Price Variance (PPV) funnels, project management, and project execution by working with site buyers and material managers to deliver yearly PPV savings.

Align global material planning from global forecast to raw material procurement through the S&OP process.

Support & Maintain the Global AOS deployment.

Drive the use of Kanban, DMS, and Inventory Management at Gemba (IMAG) Tools & Standards throughout the Materials Organization, ensuring problem-solving processes and resolution.

Assign SMART inventory goals to materials teams globally, working with finance and sourcing and using Pall Industrial DMS tools and best practices.

The essential requirements of the job include :

A bachelor’s degree in business management, operations management, supply chain management, or engineering.

5 + years of experience in materials planning and procurement in an international manufacturing and supply chain environment.

5+ years of experience in inventory management, logistics, demand planning, and scheduling. To include a solid understanding of procurement “best practices,” including, but not limited to, Supplier PULL Systems, VMI, Supplier Assessment, and Vendor Rating, including Supplier Performance reviews, supplier Kanban, consignment, stocking, and consolidated invoicing.

5+ years of proven functional leadership experience in procurement and inventory management.

5+ years of experience supporting new business opportunities / proposals with supplier technical innovation / information.

5+ years of experience using continuous improvement tools and methodologies, including lean conversion and KPIs improvement, on-time delivery, Lead time, cost and Inventory reduction, Supplier development, etc.

5+ years of working with ERP Systems based on MRP.

Travel Requirements :

Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in :

Knowledge of the Global Marketplace with experience ideally in filtration and separation processes or related disciplines.

Experience in developing business strategy and leading strategic initiatives in support of functional and business objectives.

Good record of KPIs improvement, on-time delivery, lead time, cost and Inventory reduction, Supplier development, etc.

Organization and team development, including succession planning and developing future leaders, positively driving team engagement, collaboration, and teamwork.

Achieving stretch goals within a global manufacturing network for safety, quality, on-time delivery, inventory turn improvement, and cost reduction.

Pall Corporation, a Danaher company, offers a broad of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

The salary range for this role is $180k-$205k. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus / incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

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