Senior Manager - Contract Manufacturing

Senior Manager - Contract Manufacturing

Permanent 

 

 

About Heraeus Medical

Restore mobility from severe osteoarthritis or bone disease? Improving surgical outcomes with bone cement? Heraeus Medical offers advanced solutions from orthopedics to infection management. Excellent quality drives us and brings joy back – into the lives of patients and into your work. What about you? Play in the top league of medical technology at Heraeus Medical.

Heraeus Medical, headquartered in Wehrheim (Germany), is an Operating Company of the Heraeus Group. The Technology Group delivers world-class quality in the areas of Precious Metals, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, Heraeus employs around 15,100 employees in 40 countries.

 

Job Summary: The primary responsibility of this position will be to take ownership of procurement, supplier coordination, and contract manufacturing topics for selected US-specific products and services. The role will work closely with local leadership and global Supply Chain stakeholders.

The following challenges await you:

• Own supplier operations for assigned products, materials, and services, ensuring reliable supply and effective issue resolution.
• Coordinate key procurement and material processes, including purchasing requirements, goods receipt, invoice clarification, inventory oversight, and deviation handling.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance, commercial terms, escalations, and continuous improvement activities.
• Lead supplier onboarding, qualification, and development in line with internal, regulatory, and Quality Management System requirements.
• Support the evaluation, selection, onboarding, and integration of external manufacturing partners and critical suppliers.
• Drive supply chain resilience initiatives, including supplier risk mitigation, second-source activities, process improvements, and supply continuity measures.
• Act as senior interface between local and global stakeholders across Procurement, Quality, Operations, Regulatory, Planning, and Logistics.
• Provide clear visibility on risks, bottlenecks, mitigation actions, and decision needs.
• Support Quality and other relevant functions in supplier-related deviations, investigations, and corrective actions, while ensuring supplier follow-up and operational implementation.
• Support the forecasting process by coordinating demand inputs, supplier capacity, and production requirements with local and global stakeholders.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field; master’s degree or MBA is a plus.
• 2 – 4 years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain management, supplier management, external manufacturing, or contract manufacturing operations.
• Strong experience in a regulated environment, ideally medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences.
• Proven ability to manage Contract Manufacturing Organizations or external manufacturing partners.
• Solid understanding of purchasing processes, supplier qualification, inventory management, MRP planning, goods receipt, and invoice verification.
• Experience in supplier onboarding, supplier development, performance management, and commercial negotiations.
• Demonstrated project management experience, ideally including supplier transitions, second-source qualification, process insourcing, or supply continuity initiatives. Familiarity with QMS requirements, internal controls, regulated supplier processes, and cross-functional quality requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to align local and global functions across different time zones.
• Ability to work independently, structure ambiguous topics, drive decisions, and escalate risks appropriately. Senior communication style, business acumen, and strong ownership mindset.
• The equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.