Director Elastomers & Primary Containment Capital Management jobs at West Pharma in Ireland, Dublin

In this role, the Director of Elastomers & Primary Containment (EPC) Capital Management will spearhead the capital process for function. This will include prioritization for EPC projects, developing and updating strategic plans, budgets, and supporting the forecasting process. You will play a crucial role in formulating capital plans focused on substantial growth initiatives and asset replacements. Enhancing and refining systems for improved accuracy in capital reporting will be a core responsibility. You will liaise with senior management to deliver comprehensive updates on budgets, and year-to-date capital expenditures, while ensuring that Project Expenditure Requests (PERs) comply with both Finance and Global standards.

Capital Prioritization and Management:

• Ensure Budget and Strategic Plan capital alignments are completed for EPC.
• Develop and support capital plans focused on large-scale programs and projects.
• Lead the development of asset management plans to include site facility plans and asset replacement plans.
• Manage the execution of capital plans by leading site review meetings and operation management meetings
• Review project plans to ensure alignment with Global Engineering and Finance guidelines. Project plans also must be aligned with capital budgets and forecasts.

Project and Capital Database Management:

• Maintain an EPC project database ensuring all prioritizations are met and managed efficiently.
• Regularly update and monitor the execution of capital forecasting to meet annual spending requirements.

PER Review and Forecasting:

• Establish and lead PER reviews for EPC, ensuring KPIs such as ROIC, timeline, and payback periods are embedded and reviewed before management oversight.
• Develop comprehensive site forecasts for future project needs in collaboration with site and global engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Finance to manage CAPEX for EPC.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree with preference in Engineering

• Minimum 10 years of experience; preference for
• Good understanding of general manufacturing and related project management
• Strong expertise of tools like Excel and MS Project.

• 8-10 years’ experience in managing all aspects of complex technical projects to include analytics and scheduling
• Strong capability to manage through influence and across functions
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking, global mindset; anticipates risks, can successfully navigate ambiguity
• High sense for the business; strong business acumen
• Strong coordination and Project Management skills
• Engages others, builds relationships, and creates networks outside team. Checks in with different people to understand the bigger picture.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and corrective action solutions. Follows through on actions.
• Is curious, agile, engages in new experiences and looks for different perspectives
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times.
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

• Proven ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Make independent and sound judgments.
• Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
• Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity.
• Use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
• Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problems.
• Learn and apply new information and new skills.
• Proven ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Make independent and sound judgments.
• Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve and prioritize.
• Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity.
• Use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
• Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problems.
• Learn and apply new information and new skills.

• Establish and continuously refine procurement policies, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Design and oversee governance structures that ensure compliance, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency across procurement activities.
• Monitor and facilitate compliance with internal policies, external regulations and ethical sourcing guidelines.
• Establish internal controls, conduct audits and track key governance metrics to assess policy effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure procurement strategies align with West’s sustainability goals, ethical sourcing standards and supplier diversity initiatives.
• Manage enterprise procurement business processes, optimise as needed and pull through implementation by establishing key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Implement and oversee governance mechanisms for supplier qualification and onboarding, performance and relationship management, and contract compliance.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement a responsible sourcing strategy, ensuring alignment with West’s goals, meeting with regulated and non-regulated ESG reporting requirements and generating competitive advantage for West.
• Act as a key function business partner for peer corporate functions and operating units at West, providing guidance and support on policy adherence and governance matters.
• Identify, assess and mitigate third party risks related to procurement activities, supplier relationships, and contract execution.
• Design and oversee, capability and training programs in support of the function talent management framework and commitment to team members’ professional and personal development, along with ensuring stakeholders understand and adhere to policies and governance frameworks.

• BA/BS business administration, supply chain management, finance or related field.
• Masters preferred

• 12+ years of business, procurement policy, legal, and/or general procurement experience.
• Expert technical knowledge of best-in-class end to end procurement practices.
• Expert knowledge of category management, contracting, technology platforms, contract lifecycle management and industry best practices to shape responsible procurement practices.
• Demonstrated ability to create strategy and implement change while managing a geographically dispersed team

• MBA
• Track record managing within third party outsourced support models, including offshore support.
• At least 7 years in a leadership role.