Director, Business Consulting Position Available In Wilson, North Carolina

Tallo's Job Summary: The Director, Business Consulting position is a remote, full-time role based in Wilson, North Carolina, USA. The role involves overseeing strategic projects, managing initiatives, ensuringpliance, and leading teams. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with ten years of GMP manufacturing experience or a Master's degree with eight years of experience. Strong leadership,munication, and project management skills are required.

Company:
Merck & Co.
Salary:
JobFull-timeOnsite

Job Description

Director, Business Consulting
Director, Business Consulting
remote type
Not Applicable
locations
USA – North Carolina – Wilson
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 5 Days Ago
time left to apply

End Date:

May 1, 2025 (2 days left to apply)
job requisition id
R345938
Job Description
The Director, Site Strategy and Portfolio Management position is responsible for overseeing development and execution of the strategic portfolio of projects for our Manufacturing Division Wilson site. This role will take an active role in managing both the tactical and transformational initiatives necessary to progress the site’s overall strategic goals. This position will play a pivotal role in ensuring that interdependencies across initiatives are understood and that risks and opportunities within the integrated plan are well coordinated. As a team leader, this role will direct and oversee individual initiative leaders, facilitatemunication, ensure alignment with key stakeholders, and drive results to ensure business needs andmitments are met. The position will report to our Manufacturing Division Wilson Plant Manager and be a member of the Site Leadership Team.

Primary Activities:

The Director, Site Strategy and Portfolio Management position is responsible for directing and overseeing strategic projects and initiatives for our Manufacturing Division Wilson site. As a team leader, the position will be responsible for directing the portfolio of projects through individual initiative leaders to provide guidance, coordinate tasks, drive execution, ensure engagement, simplifymunication, and facilitate connection to site and network governance processes. Primary responsibilities for the position will include but not be limited to:
Business / Delivery
Own strategic plan supporting the overall our Manufacturing Division Wilson site strategy. Utilize high degree of independent judgment and decision-making to direct strategic portfolio of projects within our Manufacturing Division Wilson site.
Provide leadership to ensure that portfolio of projects is managed effectively and in accordance with businessmitments.
Provide coordination/integration across strategic programs impacting the site, business unit, and division.
Develop and manage site 5 to 10-year plan for our Manufacturing Division Wilson including an integrated roadmap that measures progress.
Facilitate routine strategic reviews and updates.
EHS / Quality Compliance
Ensure strategic initiatives are executed inpliance with Safety, Environmental, cGMP, and Labor regulations. Provide support as needed forpliance related audits and inspections.
Develop and managepliance-driven initiatives as necessary to support the strategic goals of the site.
Ensure appropriate change management is applied when executing projects including capital so that a high standard of EHS and Qualitypliance are maintained.
People
Direct, oversee, and influence a team of individual strategic initiative leaders providing guidance, managing escalations, and facilitatingmunication with leadership as well as key stakeholders.
Demonstrate strong enterprise leadership skills including strategic planning, decision making, network and partnership building, influencing, execution excellence, and change facilitation.
Support the growth and development of individual initiative leaders.
Effectively lead cross-functional and cross-enterprise teams through strong governance processes.
Ensure that a positive work environment and culture is maintained within the strategic initiative teams.
Cost
Control expenditures across strategic initiatives in accordance with agreed upon plan. Propose and justify expense and capital projects that support thepany and site’s strategic goals. Effectively manage assigned projects through capital approval processes, development of scope, cost estimation, project execution, and closeout.
Ensure appropriate controls are in place to coordinate portfolio of projects in accordance with spend and businessmitments.
Continuous Improvement
Embed culture of continuous improvement into strategic initiatives with focus on leadership, standard work, making problems visible, minimizing waste, and problem solving.
Identify interdependencies/risks, ensure alignment on critical decision milestones/mitigations across enterprise, divisional, and business unit initiatives.
Resolve and escalate issues impacting strategic initiatives within the daily, weekly, and monthly tier management processes.

Minimum Educational Requirements and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technical, Engineering, or relevant Management field (Engineering preferred) with ten (10) years of relevant GMP manufacturing experience across multiple functional areas (Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Technology) at a GMP manufacturing/packaging facility, OR
Master’s degree in Science, Technical, Engineering, or relevant Management field (Engineering preferred) with eight (8) years of relevant GMP manufacturing experience across multiple functional areas (Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Technology) at a GMP manufacturing/packaging facility, OR

Required Experience and Skills:

Previous experience managing within a multi-layerplex manufacturing / packaging facility
Project management and/or capital project execution experience
Demonstrated ability to work independently as a team leader and team member and collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
Proven experience in portfolio management and managing significant changes that require integration of people, intent, and delivery to produce measurable results
Demonstrated strong leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to coach, influence and support others through a culture of inclusion, feedback and empowerment
Demonstrated ability to motivate teams to achieve stretch goals
Working knowledge of EHS and GMP regulatory requirements as they to a pharmaceutical manufacturing / packaging facility includingmissioning and/or qualification
Excellentmunication and presentation abilities, with the capability to engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Experience leading enterprise directives/initiatives, accountable for delivering measurable oues requiring negotiation and influence outside of direct management
Facilities, maintenance, site engineering, or utilities experience
Experience facilitating site strategy / hoshin processes
Strong written and verbalmunication skills
Experience navigating digital systems, extracting data, and gathering information to support analysis, problem-solving, and decision making.
Critical thinking / analysis – demonstrated ability to interrogate data, summarize, and draw conclusions.
Familiarity with change execution management, building clearmunications, time management, and conflict resolution.
Demonstrated ability to focus on what matters, drive results, and act with resilience and urgency.

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