Productivity, Cost and Improvement Leader - Global Logistics

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?  

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.   

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. 

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.  

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. 

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The Productivity, Cost and Improvement Leader is responsible for defining, building, and leading continuous improvement projects that drive productivity and cost savings for Global Distribution Operations. 
This position reports to the Director, VCP and Projects and is part of Global Distribution Operations located on-site, covering the region.

What you will do:

• Define and build the strategic framework for the future of Logistics Productivity Program through development and refinement of processes, systems and tools to achieve set targets.
• Work with key stakeholders to generate project ideas to support a culture of productivity and continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach and support cross-functional teams to continuously improve processes and execute productivity projects.
• Monitor, track and report status of global savings projects including the tracking of committed results, return on investment and other KPI's. Maintaining the Cost Tracking & Trend Analysis tools and Daily Management OpMec for key sites.
• Act as pivot and governance between Global Supply Chain finance and F&L organization to develop logistics cost estimates Null budget, forecasts and cost models to manage global logistics spend, in line with business plans.

Who you are:

• 5+ years’ experience in operations or project management role.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, Masters or MBA strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to assess metrics and situations holistically. Rigorous data driven problem solver. Proven track record in delivery of productivity improvements.

Travel Requirements:

• 25% within region

If would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Demonstrated ability to drive project management and/or cross functional improvements in operational and transactional settings.
• Complex problem solving with the ability to identify productivity opportunities.
• Statistical/data analytics and tracking of cost savings.

The annual salary range for this role is 125,000 - 150,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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