Global SCM Risk & Security Lead (m / f / d)

Global Supply Chain Operational Risk & Business Continuity

• Lead Olympus’s global operational risk and business continuity program, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of critical medical devices by aligning with regional regulations and industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain crisis response frameworks tailored to Olympus’s global supply chain, enabling rapid response to regulatory changes, geopolitical disruptions, and supplier risks.
• Implement data-driven risk management, using analytics to anticipate and mitigate threats, while ensuring compliance with medical device regulations (e.g., ISO 27001).
• Manage supplier security risks globally, focusing on high-risk partners and critical components, with structured risk mitigation and resolution protocols.
• Integrate business continuity management (BCM) across global operations, enhancing recovery capabilities and infrastructure resilience.
• Lead cross-functional crisis simulations to validate response strategies and operational readiness worldwide.

Global Supply Chain Security

• Lead Olympus’s global supply chain security program, safeguarding the integrity of medical devices across the value chain.
• Establish and enforce security policies for suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners, ensuring compliance with global trade security programs (CTPAT, PIP, AEO, WCO).
• Conduct risk assessments and audits for carriers and suppliers, ensuring legal compliance and operational security optimization.
• Engage with industry organizations (e.g., PCSC, TAPA, HAD) to stay ahead of evolving threats and drive best practices.
• Lead global investigations and champion continuous improvement through emerging technologies and innovative solutions.

Leadership & Strategic Operations

• Set strategic direction for global operations, ensuring efficient supply chain, facilities, and administrative functions with full budget and P&L accountability.
• Mentor and develop global teams, fostering a high-performance culture focused on compliance, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational excellence by setting clear objectives, managing risks, and delivering high-quality outcomes on time.
• Lead investment planning and approvals, aligning capital and resource allocation with strategic business goals.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor\’s degree required or equivalent work experience; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the medical device, life sciences, or similar industries, preferably within Global Security, Legal, Supply Chain, Logistics, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, or related functions.
• Expertise in conveyance security and theft investigation.
• Proven experience collaborating with Supply Chain professionals in the pharmaceutical or related industries, including roles within Operations Management, Global Logistics / Logistics Compliance, Import / Export Operations, Freight Forwarding, Contract Negotiation, and Licensed Customs Brokerage.
• Direct experience working in or alongside Corporate Security departments/functions.
• Strong background in leading and conducting investigations related to theft, product counterfeiting, diversion, and supply chain security breaches is highly desirable.
• Experience working with Legal / IP and other departments pursuant to addressing IP, patient/consumer health concerns is preferred.
• Law enforcement or military background is a plus.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to drive change, build and develop teams, and adapt leadership styles to engage stakeholders effectively.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present to executive leadership, facilitate discussions, and gain stakeholder buy-in.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a strategic mindset to anticipate business needs, identify solutions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., Kaizen, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management).
• Expertise in relationship management, with the ability to consult, build trust, and foster collaboration across all organizational levels.

Additional Benefits

• Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 60%).
• 30 days of holidays per year.
• Modern office and an inspiring working environment.
• Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized).
• Public transport ticket (100% subsidized) or free parking space.
• Company sport groups and an in-house company gym.
• Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being.
• A comprehensive company pension scheme.
• Company medical officer and vaccination offers.
• Childcare through our ‘Buttje&Deern’ partner.

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