Director of Business Excellence

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Director, Business Excellence (SC&O), located in Raynham, Massachusetts. Alternate Hybrid locations may be considered at Zuchwil, Switzerland or Suzhou , China or Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy ,Cork, Ireland or St Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK 

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Raynham, Massachusetts, USA: R-088636

Zuchwil, Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-090441

Suzhou , China  - Requisition Number: R-090445

Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy, Cork , Ireland - Requisition Number: R-090465

St. Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK - Requisition Number: R-090458

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

The Director of Business Excellence is a strategic leadership role within Supply Chain & Operations (SC&O), responsible for designing, deploying, and continuously improving an end‑to‑end operational excellence framework across DePuy Synthes. This leader will define internal performance standards, benchmark capabilities against industry leaders, and drive measurable, sustainable improvements in supply chain performance. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how operational excellence defined, measured, and executed across a global MedTech organization. You will partner closely with site leaders, supply chain functions, and cross‑functional stakeholders to build capabilities, accelerate continuous improvement, and deliver quantifiable business impact that supports growth, cost competitiveness, and patient outcomes. DePuy Synthes is a global leader in orthopedics, advancing innovative solutions that help restore mobility and improve lives worldwide. 1 

Key Responsibilities 

• Design and implement a comprehensive SC&O Business Excellence framework, including standards, governance, tools, and methodologies aligned to enterprise strategy 
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and maturity models to assess operational performance and drive accountability across sites and functions 
• Benchmark internal processes, capabilities, and performance against industry standards to identify gaps and opportunities for competitive advantage 
• Partner with manufacturing, planning, procurement, logistics, and quality teams to deploy operational excellence capabilities and best practices 
• Lead targeted continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, process optimization) to deliver measurable impact on cost, service, quality, and working capital 
• Establish a structured pipeline of improvement opportunities, prioritizing initiatives based on business value, feasibility, and strategic alignment 
• Build and scale organizational capabilities through training, coaching, and change management to embed a culture of continuous improvement 
• Drive data‑driven decision‑making by leveraging analytics, performance dashboards, and reporting tools