External Manufacturing Leader

Philips; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 134,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in Plymouth, MN is seeking an External Manufacturing Leader to drive end-to-end management of a global third-party manufacturing network in a highly regulated medical device environment. You will lead CMOs, strengthen infrastructure, and ensure supply continuity, quality, cost and on-time delivery.

The role requires 10+ years of leadership in manufacturing engineering or process development, plus a Bachelor's in engineering (Master's preferred).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in engineering or 3+ years with a Master’s degree.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in process development or manufacturing engineering preferred
• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in mechanical, biomedical, electrical or manufacturing engineering. Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement certification

Responsibilities

• Strengthen infrastructure, elevate operational rigor, and build scalable processes across a global spend portfolio supporting external manufacturing partners
• Manage multiple CMOs simultaneously—operating at both the site and strategic levels
• Own the operational performance of a global network of third-party manufacturers, ensuring execution excellence across supply continuity, quality, cost, and delivery
• Build a strong interdependent relationship across the CMO partners, and engages with site and business leadership with high degrees of collaboration
• Driving End to End supply chain execution and performance accountability

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory compliance

Quality systems

Manufacturing validation

Influence at senior leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

Lead execution across a complex global third-party manufacturing network within a highly regulated medical device environment.

Job Title

External Manufacturing Leader

Job Description

Lead execution across a complex global third-party manufacturing network within a highly regulated medical device environment.

Your Role

• Strengthen infrastructure, elevate operational rigor, and build scalable processes across a global spend portfolio supporting external manufacturing partners
• Manage multiple CMOs simultaneously—operating at both the site and strategic levels
• Own the operational performance of a global network of third-party manufacturers, ensuring execution excellence across supply continuity, quality, cost, and delivery
• Build a strong interdependent relationship across the CMO partners, and engages with site and business leadership with high degrees of collaboration
• Driving End to End supply chain execution and performance accountability

You’re The Right Fit If

• You’ve acquired 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in engineering or 3+ years of experience with a Master’s degree. 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in process development or manufacturing engineering preferred
• Your skills include demonstrated experience with electromechanical medical devices, strong knowledge of medical device regulations, quality systems and manufacturing validation requirements, ability to manage cross-functional teams, ability to influence at senior leadership levels, scalable processes from development to high-volume manufacturing
• You have Bachelor's / Master's Degree in mechanical, biomedical, electrical or manufacturing engineering. Master’s degree preferred. Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement certification
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an office role.

About Philips

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in MN is $134,000 to $212,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth, MN. This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.