Assoc. Dir, Strategic Alliances Mea Lead

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**Position Details**:
**Title**:
Associate Director, Strategic Alliances MEA Operations Lead
**Department**:
ExM Strategic Alliances Platform
**Grade**:
Band 400, P4
**Division/Area**:
OMS / External Manufacturing
**Reports to (Title)**:
Executive Director, Strategic Alliances Operations Platform Lead
**Location - **Flexible within time zone - no relocation needed

**Position Overview - Basic Functions & Responsibility. **_Essential function(s) includes, but is not limited to:_**
Associate Director, Strategic Alliances MEA Operations Lead (Ops AD), is accountable for meeting customer demand at the External Partners (ExPs) s/he manages by achieving excellence in Compliance, Supply, Continuous Improvement & Cost Reduction in partnership with the respective functional teams.

As the owner and primary point of contact between OMS and the assigned Partner(s), the Ops AD and her/his team in partnership with the assigned ExPs will leverage OMS ExM procedures and guidelines E2E Supply Chain to integrate these ExPs into OMS Supply Chain appropriately. S/he will lead his/her team (the Focus Factory Team) in assessment of Partner risks and assume operational responsibilities and accountability for the ExPs s/he manages.

In addition, s/he will support Regional and Global Leadership Teams in developing and executing External Manufacturing Network Strategy.

**Primary Activities**

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Primary activities include, but are not limited to:_**
- The Associate Director, External Manufacturing Operations (Ops AD) is the primary owner of OMS’s relationship with the External Partner (ExP) and point of contact for all dealings between the two parties. The Ops AD serves as the controller of all information between OMS and the ExP and establishes boundaries and ground rules of engagement.
- The Ops AD shall serve as “Virtual Plant Manager” for key ExPs to achieve in-depth understanding of the ExP’s systems, capabilities and capacity utilization, and to be actively engaged in the ExP’s operations to ensure reliability of Organon supply chain.
- To achieve World Class Supplier (WCS) level performances, the Ops AD shall be able to drive global competitiveness on cost and lead-time with 100% compliance for each of the ExP s/he manages.
- The Ops AD is responsible for all operational related activities and is primary point of contact for:

- Dispute resolution (w/ appropriate escalation)
- Balancing OMS delivery requirements with contract manufacturer’s production plan.
- Materials Management (ERP transactions, Logistics)
- Quality issues (Deviation Management, Product Release, Change Control)
- Technology issues
- Oversight of shop floor production
- Continuous Improvement activities
- The Ops AD is the leader of the OMS ExM cross-functional Focus Factory Team assigned to each ExP and ensures proper execution of the Tier management process. S/he may not be involved in all transactional interactions if they can be managed or delegated to a functional area but will be kept apprised of status/resolutions.
- The Ops AD shall proactively drive risk assessment across the whole value chain s/he is responsible for and shall work closely together with his/her Focus Factory team and ExP to manage and mitigate risks to aim at zero interruption of the supply chain and to ensure 100% compliance in Quality and in Environment, Health and Safety.
- The Ops AD facilitates the collection of ExP capacity information (e.g. stated capacity, firm capacity, future capacity plans, time horizon / lead times required, comments/concerns, etc.) in preparation for future Assumption Based Reviews (ABRs) and ensures template completion.
The Ops AD is responsible for inventory control. Depending on the location of goods (at ExP or at OMS), Ops AD ensures adequate documentation of material disposition. In some markets, EM Operations may need to witness the destruction of goods (to prevent counterfeiting) or have the ExP certify the destruction, per destruction procedures.
- The Ops AD is responsible for ensuring contract terms agreed upon by Organon and the ExP including, but not