Senior Manager, Capital Contracts

Steris Corporation; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare provider is seeking a candidate for Capital Supplier Management. This role involves developing supplier frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and driving collaboration across various teams. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years in operational environments, a Bachelor's degree, and strong project management skills. This position is located in Cheltenham, UK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in an operational/engineering environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing or directing an operational/engineering department.
• Minimum 5 years Capital Equipment experience in relevant industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Capital Supplier framework for the AST Business unit.
• Work with Finance, Sourcing, Quality and Operations to establish supplier standards.
• Deliver critical communications to senior leadership.

Skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science or Management

Job description

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At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

What you will do

This role is responsible for Capital Supplier Management, scoping service levels with the AST Business for all capital suppliers, both existing and new, and setting the criteria for ethical, business, quality, regulatory and safety standards. This role will drive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the business is supported and all supply risks are communicated. The role requires working with cross-functional teams supporting the business strategy and development plans for the business unit. The selected candidate will become familiar with a variety of design concepts, practices, and procedures and will rely on experience and good judgement to plan and accomplish goals. There is an exciting opportunity to execute a wide degree of creativity, and latitude is expected. Develop and execute departmental goals and objectives and establish operating mechanisms to drive collaboration and decision-making agility.

Duties - cont'd

• Develop and implement the Capital Supplier framework for the AST Business unit in line with company goals.
• Research, define and standardise the Capital Supplier framework, communicate to stakeholders, obtaining buy-in.
• Work directly with Finance, Sourcing, Quality and Operations to establish supplier standards and implement based on risk and spend.
• Ensure all Capital Suppliers meet regulatory requirements and sustainability commitments.
• Develop systems and data sets for the analytical performance of critical Capital Suppliers.
• Ensure all Capital Suppliers are contracted accordingly and develop KPIs for both capital and service.
• Chair and action QBRs with Capital Suppliers with a focus on continuous improvement and efficiencies.
• Identify where supply chain risk exists and establish secondary sources of supply where risk exists.

Duties cont'd

• Break down strategic-level plans into actionable tasks, goals, teams, and deadlines, building the roadmap across the business unit, prioritising based on need/risk to processing continuity.
• Build relationships with suppliers to support standardisation of systems across the business unit.
• Demonstrate commitment to quality by maintaining compliance to all Quality Systems requirements. Fully adhere to applicable regulations, international guidelines and company policies. Establish and promote a work environment amongst co-workers and direct reports that supports compliance with the Quality System/company policy.
• Deliver critical, timely communications to senior leadership. Identify critical dependencies, risks and contingency plans.
• Proactively monitor progress, anticipating the effect of dependencies on schedule and cost.
• Ensure that the Capital Supplier relationships operate within and towards the published STERIS Corporate vision and global objectives, including LEAN, 5S, Sustainability and One Team One Goal strategies.
• Apply STERIS values, culture and ethos in managing the business, suppliers, customers and staff.
• Plan and allocate resources needed to reach objectives, manage them effectively and efficiently.
• Define communication management, risk management and change management approaches.
• Develop and establish Capital Supplier scorecards.
• Develop supplier selection standards template and approach - quality, financial, regulatory, safety.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required in Engineering, Science or Management preferred.
• 5+ years' experience in operational/engineering environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing/directing an operational/engineering department.
• Minimum 5 years Capital Equipment experience (Medical Devices, Appliances, Defense, Aerospace).
• Strong project management skills required.
• Valid driver's licence.

Preferred Experience

• Awareness of quality management and documentation.
• Good understanding of the principles of continuous improvement.
• Leadership skills.
• High degree of trust, integrity and honesty.
• Acute awareness of the importance of safety to the business.
• Willing to go the extra mile for our Customers (Customer First, always).
• Well-developed understanding of risk and risk avoidance.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written).
• Good understanding of technology and innovation; some exposure to industrial irradiation systems is advantageous.
• Able to stay calm under pressure and make rational decisions.
• Excellent ability to promote team activities across the STERIS organization.
• Attention to detail.
• Must have excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple, high-priority situations at once.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with Sales, Service and Customers and produce high-quality reports and presentations.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Req ID: 50977

Job Category: Engineering

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