Vice President, Global Supply Chain Planning, Electrophysiology

Role Summary

Vice President, Global Supply Chain Planning, Electrophysiology — Irvine, California. Lead end-to-end strategic direction of the Electrophysiology Supply Chain Plan organization, driving transformational change, orchestrating cross-functional planning, and managing day-to-day planning activities including demand planning, supply planning, capacity planning, inventory management, and systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, communicate, and reinforce an inspiring vision and strategy to deliver best in class end-to-end planning capabilities to support the Electrophysiology business.
• Ensure the vision delivers customer connectivity and seamless integration with speed and agility through a deep understanding of global customer needs.
• Embed the latest technology, systems, automation and digital capacities into the operating model to implement the vision and strategies.
• Partner with key stakeholders across Supply Chain and Commercial teams to translate customer needs to product requirements and planning activities.
• Plan product needs to meet customer demand in a global operation with emphasis on continuous performance improvement.
• Deliver reliable supply with appropriate metrics and ensure rapid response to events and issues with root-cause analysis.
• Optimize inventory management and cash, minimize E&O and SLOB, and drive forecast accuracy improvements linked to sales and financial forecasts.
• Maintain agility with relevant metrics for strategic products and share benchmarks across the enterprise.
• Integrate planning for acquisitions/divestitures and ensure accurate data visibility through robust MDM processes.
• Translate customer needs to supply points and drive standardization and SCOR-based process improvements.
• Ensure effective demand and supply planning processes, S&OP execution, and portfolio management activities.
• Maintain robust New Product Launch planning to balance reliability and inventory requirements.
• Provide data and analytics to generate performance insights and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate on business continuity, resilience, and network optimization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental practices and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders from sales force to senior management as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or equivalent highly preferred.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in a complex supply chain environment, including production, planning, supply chain, quality, procurement, new product introduction, and strategy.
• Advanced understanding of end-to-end supply chain, preferably in Medical Device Industry with strong financial understanding.
• Strong international experience.
• Understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g., GMP, GDP).
• Track record of influencing external environment and delivering value across multiple functions, businesses, and markets.
• Experience leading through change initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or restructurings.
• Ability to identify partnerships and manage complex relationships (licensing, co-promotion, acquisitions).
• Commitment to quality and compliance, with strong accountability for actions.

Knowledge & Skills

• Lead large transformation efforts within the segment supply chain aligned with global strategy.
• Implement global standards while maintaining strong regional execution and business connection.
• Foster an externally focused culture with benchmarking and customer-centric measures of productivity, intimacy, and innovation.
• Understand customer needs and requirements; spend time with customers to inform planning.
• Align with internal partners to execute deliverables and anticipate future needs.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity in a complex environment and communicate clearly.
• Demonstrate integrity, trust, energy, and entrepreneurial drive to achieve best-in-class performance.
• Develop strong relationships, resolve conflicts, and build teams with a customer-centric mindset.
• ERP system knowledge (SAP/JDE/Blue Yonder, Signify) is an asset.

Education

• Master’s Degree or equivalent highly preferred.