Transformation Director (Manufacturing)

HRM Search Partners; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

HRM Search Partners seeks a Director of Business Transformation for a global manufacturing leader in healthcare and life sciences. The role will shape and execute a worldwide transformation programme across manufacturing sites, focusing on cost, quality, supply, and customer outcomes.

The successful candidate will drive enterprise-wide programmes, partner with senior leaders, and accelerate the adoption of best practices while building leadership capability across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Senior operational leadership across multi-site manufacturing environments.
• Extensive experience leading large-scale business transformation programmes.
• Strong manufacturing and operations background; site director or operations director experience is relevant.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead in a matrixed organisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a global transformation strategy aligned with broader operational objectives.
• Identify cross-site opportunities and translate into enterprise-level programmes.
• Lead transformation initiatives spanning manufacturing, asset transfers, and capacity upgrades.
• Interface with key customers and ensure delivery against priorities and metrics.
• Drive governance of the transformation portfolio with visibility on progress and risks.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence and develop leadership across the organisation.

Skills

Operational leadership

Transformation leadership

Cross-site collaboration

Communication with senior stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/business

Job description

Our client is a global leader within the healthcare and life sciences manufacturing sector, providing critical products and solutions that support the delivery of lifesaving and life enhancing medicines to patients worldwide.

Operating through an international manufacturing network, the organisation combines significant technical and operational expertise with a strong focus on quality, innovation and continuous improvement. As the business continues to evolve, it is investing in the transformation and optimisation of its global operations to support sustainable growth, enhanced customer outcomes and long-term operational excellence.

The Role

The Director of Business Transformation will hold a highly visible global leadership position, responsible for shaping and executing a transformation agenda across an international manufacturing network and its supporting functions.

Working across operations, customers and global functional teams, the Director will identify and lead significant opportunities to improve cost, quality, supply, customer satisfaction and overall business performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop and lead a global transformation strategy aligned with the organisation's broader operational and growth objectives.


• Identify major cross-site opportunities for optimisation and translate these into structured, enterprise-level improvement programmes.


• Lead complex transformation initiatives spanning manufacturing, operational performance, asset transfers and upgrades, new programme introductions and network optimisation.


• Act as a senior interface with key customers, building strong partnerships and ensuring effective execution against agreed priorities and performance measures.


• Drive alignment across geographically dispersed operations and functional teams, bringing together the right expertise and resources to resolve complex business challenges.


• Challenge established ways of working and accelerate the adoption of best practices across the global manufacturing network.


• Establish effective governance around the transformation portfolio, ensuring clear visibility of progress, performance, risks and corrective actions.


• Build a strong culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement while developing leadership capability and talent across the organisation.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an accomplished senior operations and transformation leader with experience operating across complex, international manufacturing environments.

You will bring a combination of strategic perspective and operational credibility, with the ability to move comfortably between defining a transformation agenda and ensuring its successful execution.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Senior operational leadership experience, including responsibility across multi-site manufacturing operations.


• Extensive experience leading large-scale business transformation, operational improvement or change programmes.


• A strong manufacturing and operations background; previous experience as a Site Director, Operations Director or equivalent senior operational leader would be particularly relevant.


• Experience delivering programmes such as manufacturing network optimisation, new programme ramps, capacity or asset transfers, organisational right-sizing and cultural transformation.


• Proven ability to lead across a highly matrixed, geographically dispersed organisation without relying solely on direct reporting lines.


• Strong commercial and customer orientation, with experience building effective senior-level customer partnerships.


• You should have excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, challenge established thinking and navigate complex organisational priorities.


• A bachelor's degree in engineering, Science, Business or a related discipline is required. Lean Six Sigma or Black Belt certification would be advantageous.

This opportunity will suit a transformation leader who combines deep operational experience with the ability to influence globally, mobilise diverse teams and deliver measurable improvements across a complex manufacturing organisation.