Sr. Manager, External Manufacturing Operations (Hybrid - Brookings, SD)

Solventum (3M Healthcare); Brookings (SD); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid eligible work arrangement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Solventum, Brookings, SD, is seeking a Sr. Manager External Manufacturing Operations to lead external manufacturing partners and ensure material availability for Brookings manufacturing.

The role demands deep expertise in contract manufacturing, supplier quality, and regulatory compliance to sustain production. Hybrid work with substantial travel supports a global supplier network and strategic initiatives.

Job description

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Job Description:

Sr. Manager, External Manufacturing Operations

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Sr, Manager of External Manufacturing Operations , you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Owning the operational performance and strategic relationship of the external manufacturing partners supporting Brookings.
• Maintaining direct accountability for the continuity and availability of externally supplied materials and products required for Brookings manufacturing.
• Ensuring materials are available when needed, meet established specifications, and do not disrupt the manufacturing process.
• Establishing clear expectations for Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) performance across quality, delivery, capacity, cost, responsiveness, compliance, and supply continuity.
• Maintaining visibility to supplier production plans, materials, inventory, logistics, capacity, and constraints.
• Leading rapid response and escalation when supplier quality, capacity, production, logistics, technical, or operational issues threaten Brookings manufacturing.
• Driving containment, recovery, root cause, corrective action, and prevention to ensure issues are sustainably resolved.
• Establishing a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across the CMO network.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in (completed and verified prior to start) AND twelve (12) years of combined experience in manufacturing, operations, external manufacturing, supply chain, quality, engineering, planning, and/or procurement

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Experience managing contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), contract manufacturers, and/or strategic manufacturing suppliers
• Experience supporting medical device manufacturing within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Experience managing supply continuity, CMO capacity, production planning, supplier quality, asset strategy, and/or operational risk

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience applying medical device quality systems and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Experience applying GMP, supplier quality, change control, specifications, CAPA, SCARs, Quality Agreements, and/or regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience developing and executing CMO risk mitigation and business continuity strategies.
• Experience establishing supplier KPI dashboards, scorecards, and executive performance reviews.
• Experience supporting CMO contracts, Quality Agreements, commercial negotiations, and supplier performance management.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure (CapEx) planning, and business case development.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving Manufacturing, Engineering, Supplier Quality, Value Stream Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and/or external partners.
• Experience communicating, negotiating, and presenting recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders.

Work location:

Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Brookings and other sites, including suppliers and other Solventum locations)

Travel:

May include up to 70% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance:

May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

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