Associate Director, Manufacturing Leadership Development Program (MLDP) Global Program Manager
Job Description
Our Company’s Manufacturing Leadership Development Program Manager is responsible for operationalizing core business processes with the intent of identifying and developing future leaders of the manufacturing division who deliver business results. This includes the sustainment and improvement of the Leadership Development Program to ensure alignment with the strategy, continuous process improvement, networking and best practices across the enterprise. The role will collaborate closely with the Manufacturing Leadership Development Program Director Lead to ensure that program design and rotational assignments align to meet strategic and business critical needs. The program objective is to prepare members for roles of increased responsibilities.
The responsibilities include:
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Recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding entry level North America, EU, and Asia Pacific based employees.
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People management of Year 1 and Year 2 Manufacturing Leadership Development Program members including relocation administration and all Workday system transactions.
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Coaching, teaching, and developing program member proficiency within the core competencies to fortify professional and leadership skills, through a partnership with a coaching team that includes mentors and a rotational assignment manager.
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Coaching program class members to complete objectives and deliver high impact business results.
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Planning and executing multi-day in-person program meetings that advance the program members’ learning and development plans.
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Process stewardship including definition, execution, and continuous improvement of core business processes associated with the program.
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Maintaining program alignment with Enterprise Strategic Framework, learning and development resources and manufacturing strategy.
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Mentoring program member career development plans.
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Budget management.
Qualifications
Education Minimum Requirement:
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BA/BS Degree or equivalent.
Required Experience and Skills:
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Bachelors degree preferably in engineering, science, or business and a minimum 5 years experience in manufacturing/operations/technical operations and/or commercial/business in roles of increasing responsibilitiy.
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Solid and demonstrated commitment to personal and/ or direct report development .
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M ust possess excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, negotiation, and project management skills.
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Has demonstrated strong leadership, managerial, problem solving, and team building abilities and sensitivity to diverse cultures and backgrounds .
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Proven interest and experience in employee coaching and development.
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Must posses s the ability to work independently with minimal coaching.
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Demonstrated ability to execute and improve processes and to drive change.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
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Experience in multiple areas across pharmaceutical manufacturing is preferred – operations, supply chain, quality, technology , etc.
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Ability to motivate others towards continuous improvement . Functional knowledge of the compnay's Manufactring Division Integrated Toolkit including but not limited to the company's Production System .
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Working knowledge of recruiting at the new hire / university level.
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Functional knowledge of our Enterprise and Manufacturing Division strategy.
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Knowledge of and experience with Next Generation talent including , understanding their needs in the Workplace of the Future.
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Experience working with a global workforce including understanding of processing international assignments and experience working with Global Mobility and Human Resources.
Key Enterprise Leadership Skills:
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Talent Growth, Decision Making, Networking and Partnerships, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Ownership and Accountability, Execution Excellence, Motivation and Inspiration
Travel:
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10-15% global travel to manufacturing sites
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Hybrid working, no remote
Manufacturing Strategy, Business Development & Alliances
Manufacturing Strategy, Business Development and Alliances is responsible for the development and realization of the strategy for the Manufacturing division and oversees the core enterprise manufacturing functions. This includes the Strategy and Portfolio Management office, Global Supply Business Development which evaluates acquisitions, divestitures, and licensing opportunities, Manufacturing Business Alliance Management which manages our regional and global manufacturing strategic partnerships, Network Strategy and Third Party Sales which oversees the global manufacturing footprint, global product source changes, and Third Party Contract Manufacturing and the Manufacturing Leadership Development Program, which recruits and accelerates future talent for the division.
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Expected US salary range:
$126,500.00 - $199,100.00
Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here .
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Employee Status:
Regular
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Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
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02/27/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID: R335276