Advanced Operations Lead Project Manager (Fixed-Term)

About the role

We are looking for an Advanced Operations Lead Project Manager to drive the successful delivery of high-priority New Product Development (NPD) projects within our Ostomy Care business. In this role, you will lead Global Quality and Operations (GQO) activities across Convatec's manufacturing network and third-party partners, playing a critical role in bringing new products to market. Acting as the key interface between R&D and Manufacturing, you will oversee project planning, execution, and delivery-ensuring alignment with agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards. You will be responsible for the end-to-end operational readiness of new product lines, including validation, ramp-up, and seamless transition into business-as-usual manufacturing. With a high level of autonomy, you will shape and implement effective processes that support successful product launches across the Ostomy Care portfolio. Working closely with project managers, engineers, and cross-functional teams across GQO, you will ensure strong coordination, clear reporting, and effective execution across multiple global projects. Your key duties and responsibilities: Consistently project manage and deliver high priority, technically complex projects to ensure completion on time within agreed scope and budget Core team leadership and overall responsibility for ensuring delivery of all Global Operations & Quality (GQO) activities for Ostomy Care NPD projects. Working with cross functional project teams to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to New Product Introduction. Project management and coordination of the wider Global Operations & Quality teams to ensure delivery of project on time and on budget, including Global automation engineering, Manufacturing site, Operations Finance, Manufacturing Quality, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Packaging and Labelling. Stakeholder management throughout the project. Establishment of communication schedules to update pre-determined stakeholders on the progress of the project and establish steering & escalation teams. Evaluate and secure resources from wider Operations team to support project feasibility through to delivery. Create detailed work plans for assigned projects which identify and sequence the GQO activities needed to successfully complete each project, understanding and factoring for dependencies to other cross functional activities. Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities Review project schedules with senior management and project team members; revise schedules/plan as required. Monitor the progress of the project and adjust as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project Identification of risks/roadblocks/issues within projects. Problem solve / support / mitigate and escalate as appropriate to ensure resolution with leadership and project team. Run risk review sessions and build mitigation plans with cross functional teams to ensure level of risk is accurately assessed, and ensure threat to projects is minimised, and opportunities maximised. Ensure clear communication of risk profile to senior leadership. Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards and complies with QMS Ensure compliance to Design Control and Business processes, such as gate reviews and Design History File documentation requirements Creation of operational strategy documents including assessing manufacturing requirements. Leading Make versus Buy manufacturing investigations Providing operational cost estimates to input into project business cases. Drafting CAPEX/CAR documentation. Monitor all budgeted project expenditures Evaluating and quantifying the production costs that will be incurred on finished goods through stage gates of the project. Compilation and presentation of Operational input for Business process Gate reviews. Signatory for any Operations sign offs as part of Design Control documentation Determine the objectives and measures (KPIs) upon which projects will be evaluated at completion, and monitor through to completion In consultation with senior management recruit, interview an

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About Convatec Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

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