Director, Wch Business Excellence

**Job Function**:Project/Program Management Group**Job Sub Function**:Project/Program Management**Job Category**:People Leader**All Job Posting Locations**:Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, MexicoJohnson & Johnson Med Tech is recruiting for a Director, WCH Business Excellence, located in Raritan, NJ, Zug, CH, Juarez, Mexico, Cornelia, GA, San Angelo, TX, or San Lorenzo, PRUnited States and Puerto Rico - Requisition Number: R- Mexico - Requisition Number: R- Switzerland - Requisition Number: R- United States of America and Puerto Rico - Requisition Number: R- Mexico - Requisition Number: (Insert Requisition Number 2)Switzerland- Requisition Number: (Insert Requisition Number 3)**About MedTech**:Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.**About Surgery**:Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.**Key Responsibilities**:- The position directly supervises the six Business Excellence Senior Managers of the Wound Closure sites in the Americas and Europe. In addition, it provides direction to the Asia Pacific Business Excellence leaders.- The position reports to the VP, WCH Supply Chain and is a member of the Wound Closure and Healing (WCH) E2E Supply Chain Leadership Team.- Host, lead and/or support the Strategic Business Cycle (LRFP, BP, JU, NU) in partnership with Finance.- Works closely with other departments such as operations, finance, GTO and quality to ensure alignment, planning and realization of continuous improvement activities.- Develops, owns and implements a network wide lean strategy focused on waste elimination and continuous improvement.- Owns the development and deployment of Lean and Six Sigma training for both Wage and Salary.- Responsible for leading, developing and implementing process improvements and key business improvement initiatives for the WCH business.- Work with plant leaders and functional leaders in identifying business opportunities to improve process quality, delivery and cost performance.- This role owns and drives the delivery of our Cost Improvement Program (CIP) partnering closely with GTO, Make, VSLs and Quality- Partners closely with Finance, IT and Make to drive our data and digital strategy**Qualifications**:**Education**:- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field is required; Advanced degree (MA, MS, MBA) preferred.**Experience and Skills**:**Required**:- Minimum of 8 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment is required.- Experience working in MedTech is required.- Knowledge of Process Excellence/Six Sigma tools and methodologies is required.- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing is required.- Experience with process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (pFMEAs) and/or design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (dFMEAs) is required.- Experience working in a highly regulated environment (i.e. FDA, ISO, etc.) is required- Strong project management skill is required.- Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills.- Must have strong decision making, problem solving skills, interpersonal and influencing skills.- The ability to collaborate with all levels of management in a matrix environment is required.**Preferred**:- Experience in developing and executing change management plans preferred.- Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), process characterization, ANOVA, Design of Experiments (DOEs) and hypothesis testing preferred.- Prior experience leading a team of technical resources (i.e. engineers, technicians) is preferred.- Process Excellence/Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or Master Black Belt Certification are preferred.- Experience as a practitioner of DMAIIC/DMADV methodology is required. Training experience is preferred.**Other**:- English Fluency is required- This position will require up to 30% domestic and international travel, based on business needs**Required Skills**:**Preferred Skills**:Agile Decision Making, Analytics Insights, Budget Management, Business Savvy, Developing Others, Give Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Performance Measurement, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Statement of