Director Functional Excellence – MedTech TechOps Finance (m/f/d)

The Director Functional Excellence (m/f/d) is responsible for ensuring financial governance, compliance, and strategic support across MedTech TechOps.

This role leads the Functional Excellence team, focusing on Reporting & Compliance, MedTech MU OEM Business Partnership, Projects & CAPEX Governance, and Direct Procurement Controlling.

The position acts as a global center of excellence, enabling transparency, standardization, and value-driven decision-making across all TechOps Business Partner areas. 

Your Assignment:

Direct Procurement and Contract Manufacturing   

• Partner with procurement leadership to drive cost improvement initiatives

• Drive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for direct material procurement

• Analyze material spend and supplier cost structures to identify savings opportunities

• Develop business cases for sourcing strategies (e.g., make-or-buy, supplier changes)

• Create dashboards and KPIs for material cost performance (e.g., PPV, cost savings)

• Monitor price indices (CPI) and supplier bonus achievements; support sourcing and insourcing initiatives

• Business Partner for MedTech OEM Business (TCT and INS) with 3 Market Units and related consolidation 

Projects & CAPEX Governance 

• Oversee CAPEX planning and approval processes within MedTech TechOps 

• Plan and create profitability calculations for development and production projects 

• Support strategic initiatives and track savings versus budget 

• Ensure timely and accurate project reporting, including milestones and financial impacts 

Reporting & Compliance 

• Establish governance for TechOps reporting processes, KPIs, and templates

• Create standard reports and guidelines for local controllers

• Prepare and consolidate management reports (Flash Reports, monthly and quarterly reviews)

• Perform analysis and reporting of deviations, budgets, and forecasts through financial management reports

• Monitor global inventory and drive Net Working Capital initiatives

Your Profil:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration (MBA preferred) or related field

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an international manufacturing environment  

• Strong expertise in CAPEX / Project controlling, procurement finance, and business models 

• Ideally experience in leading and developing teams

• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to work 

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills 

• Proficient in the use of MS Office and SAP modules BW, CO, SEM-BCS; knowledge of the Product Costing module and SAP Analytics Cloud is an advantage

• Highly proficient in both written and spoken English