Global Product Owner, Manufacturing Systems

Embla Medical; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Embla Medical is seeking an experienced Global Product Owner, Manufacturing Systems, to lead the definition, governance, and evolution of the Manufacturing Product across Operations. You will be the senior business owner for manufacturing process and system transformation, shaping future-state manufacturing across processes, systems, data, governance, and ways of working.

This role requires deep knowledge of ERP/MES/APS, shop-floor systems, and enterprise architecture, with strong leadership and

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations transformation, digital manufacturing, or enterprise product ownership.
• Strong knowledge of ERP, MES, APS, manufacturing platforms, shop-floor systems, master data, and enterprise architecture.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to build consensus across functions and locations.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the End-to-End system ownership (Manufacturing Product) vision, roadmap, governance, and operating model.
• Serve as the primary business counterpart to IT, ensuring technology decisions support manufacturing priorities.
• Establish governance structures, decision forums, prioritization principles, and escalation paths across functions and locations.
• Translate manufacturing system requirements into clear priorities and investment decisions balancing strategy and operations.
• Drive alignment across Manufacturing, Planning, Distribution, Procurement, Service, Quality & Regulatory, and other functions.
• Lead transformation initiatives involving processes, systems, data, and organizational change.
• Ensure manufacturing, ERP, MES, APS, master data, traceability, quality, and compliance in future-state solutions.
• Create clarity and structure in complex environments and own outcomes across stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing systems

ERP/MES/APS

Stakeholder management

Digital manufacturing

Job description

Are you an experienced manufacturing and transformation leader who thrives at the intersection of operations, technology, and business change? Do you enjoy shaping future-state manufacturing capabilities while driving alignment across global sites and functions? Then this could be your next challenge.

As a Global Product Owner, Manufacturing Systems, you will lead the definition, governance, and continuous evolution of Embla Medical's Manufacturing Product on behalf of Operations. Acting as the senior business owner for manufacturing process and system transformation, you will shape the future-state manufacturing landscape across processes, systems, data, governance, and ways of working.

Your Tasks Include

• Define and continuously evolve the End-to-End system ownership (Manufacturing Product) vision, roadmap, governance, and target operating model.
• Act as the primary business counterpart to IT, ensuring technology decisions support manufacturing priorities and business objectives.
• Establish governance structures, decision forums, prioritization principles, and escalation paths across functions and locations.
• Translate manufacturing system requirements into clear priorities and investment decisions while balancing strategic objectives and operational realities.
• Drive alignment across Manufacturing, Planning, Distribution, Procurement, Service, Quality & Regulatory, and other key business functions.
• Lead transformation initiatives involving processes, systems, data, and organizational change.
• Ensure manufacturing, ERP, MES, APS, master data, traceability, quality, and compliance requirements are embedded in future-state solutions.
• Create clarity and structure in complex environments and take ownership for delivering outcomes across multiple stakeholders.

Who Are You?

• Extensive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations transformation, digital manufacturing, or enterprise product ownership.
• Strong knowledge of ERP, MES, APS, manufacturing platforms, shop-floor systems, master data, and enterprise architecture.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, including planning, production execution, materials flow, capacity management, quality, traceability, and operational performance.
• Experience leading large-scale business transformation, process redesign, or digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build consensus without formal authority.
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities, balancing business needs, technical possibilities, and organizational constraints.
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively from shop-floor teams to executive leadership.
• A proactive, action-oriented mindset and the ability to thrive in environments where not everything is fully defined.

What We Can Offer

• A meaningful role with significant strategic impact across our manufacturing network.
• The opportunity to lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
• Collaboration with international stakeholders and leadership teams.
• A culture built on trust, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
• Professional development opportunities and ongoing learning.
• A purpose-driven organization committed to helping people live a life without limitations.

Join us in our mission to improve people's mobility.