About Client

A leading global industrial company with a strong portfolio of category-leading brands and a significant North American presence. The business operates across multiple manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution sites in the region and is entering an important phase of operational transformation focused on agility, customer service, cost competitiveness, and capability building.

Role Purpose

The Head of Operations will lead end-to-end regional operations across manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution for North America. The role is accountable for improving safety, quality, service, cost, inventory, and operational capability, while driving a major transformation of the North American network into a more agile, customer-focused, and performance-driven operation.

Location: USA 

Key Responsibilities

1. Operations Strategy & Network Transformation

• Define and execute the North American operations transformation strategy across manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution.

• Lead footprint and network redesign initiatives, including capacity planning, make-buy decisions, site consolidation, service model design, and capital planning.

• Partner with commercial, procurement, quality, finance, HR, and operational excellence teams to ensure operations strategy supports growth, customer service, margin improvement, and risk management. 

2. Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Distribution Execution

• Own end-to-end regional operations performance across production, inventory, logistics, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain execution.

• Improve safety, quality, service, OTIF, lead time, peak-season reliability, cost, productivity, and working capital performance across the regional network.

• Strengthen SIOP / integrated planning discipline, KPI cadence, and corrective action routines to improve demand-supply alignment and operational accountability. 

3. Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement

• Embed Lean, continuous improvement, and a robust operating system across the North American manufacturing and distribution network.

• Lead productivity and cost-improvement initiatives focused on conversion cost reduction, gross margin improvement, inventory optimization, and service reliability.

• Deploy automation, analytics, digital tools, and disciplined governance to improve visibility, decision-making, execution, and measurable transformation outcomes. 

4. Organizational Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead the full North American operations organization across multiple manufacturing sites and distribution locations.

• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing operations leadership team, strengthening succession depth across plant, supply chain, and distribution leadership roles.

• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, performance ownership, and cross-functional partnership. 

Desired Candidate Profile 

• Senior operations leader with 15-20 years of experience across manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, and multi-site operations leadership.

• Proven track record leading multiple plants and / or distribution centers with full operational accountability, ideally within a large regional or business-unit scope.

• Strong end-to-end operations experience across manufacturing, supply chain execution, inventory, logistics, warehousing, and distribution.

• Demonstrated success driving footprint transformation, network redesign, Lean / operating-system deployment, productivity improvement, and cost reduction.

• Strong people leader with success in building high-performing teams, developing talent, strengthening succession, and leading cultural transformation.

• Relevant sector experience may include diversified industrials, building products, HVAC, consumer durables, appliances, engineered products, or other complex manufacturing environments.

Global Head – Logistics Sourcing

Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Work Model: Onsite

About the Client

Our client is a leading global technology organization that enables businesses to harness the power of data, applications, and digital infrastructure across edge, cloud, and hybrid environments. Through innovation and technology, the company helps organizations transform their operations, improve resilience, and accelerate business outcomes. The organization fosters a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture where employees are encouraged to innovate, take ownership, and contribute to meaningful global initiatives.

The Opportunity

• We are seeking an experienced Global Head – Logistics Sourcing to lead the organization's global logistics procurement strategy. This is a highly strategic leadership role responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across international logistics categories while driving supplier performance, cost optimization, business continuity, and long-term value creation.
• The successful candidate will work closely with senior business stakeholders and global suppliers to shape procurement strategies, influence the external marketplace, and strengthen the company's global logistics network.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global logistics sourcing and category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead complex, cross-functional, international sourcing initiatives and strategic procurement programs.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with internal stakeholders and key global logistics partners.
• Drive supplier selection, qualification, contract negotiations, and long-term supplier relationship management.
• Optimize the global logistics supplier base to improve cost, service, quality, and operational performance.
• Develop strategies for cost optimization, supply assurance, business continuity, and risk mitigation.
• Lead commercial negotiations for high-value, complex logistics contracts.
• Utilize data analytics, financial modelling, and supply chain insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Identify contractual and commercial risks and develop innovative solutions to mitigate them.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across global logistics sourcing operations.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging logistics trends, market developments, and procurement best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master's degree is preferred.
• Typically 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management with significant exposure to global logistics.
• Proven experience managing complex international supplier relationships and commercial negotiations.
• Experience developing and implementing global sourcing and category strategies.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of global procurement and strategic sourcing practices.
• Deep expertise in logistics sourcing, logistics network costing, and transportation models, particularly across the EMEA region.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling capabilities.
• Strong program and project management experience across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Advanced negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with senior executives and global suppliers.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing complex contracts and supplier agreements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and procurement analytics tools.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages would be advantageous.

Alcott Global is working with a leading global industrial organization to search for a Head of Manufacturing based in Europe.

Role Purpose

The Head of Manufacturing will provide strategic leadership and governance across a network of international manufacturing sites. The role will define and drive the global manufacturing strategy, operational excellence agenda, footprint and capacity priorities, and make-or-buy decisions, while establishing consistent standards, KPIs, and improvement methodologies across the network. This is a global corporate leadership role requiring strong operational credibility and the ability to influence plant and regional leaders.

Key Responsibilities

1.    Global Manufacturing Strategy & Footprint

• Define and implement the global manufacturing strategy in line with business growth, customer service, quality, cost, and risk-management priorities.
• Lead strategic footprint, capacity, localization, and make-or-buy decisions across the manufacturing network.
• Develop short- and medium-term plans in response to changing market conditions, business opportunities, technology developments, and cost pressures.

2. Manufacturing Excellence & Performance Management

• Establish global operational excellence standards, KPIs, governance routines, and performance benchmarks across the manufacturing network.
• Drive measurable improvement in productivity, quality, delivery, cost, safety, asset utilization, and working capital.
• Embed Lean, continuous improvement, digitalization, automation, and data-led decision-making across operations.

3. Global Governance & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Provide strategic direction and functional oversight to manufacturing and plant leadership teams across multiple regions.
• Partner with supply chain, procurement, quality, engineering, industrialization, R&D, finance, commercial, and product-management functions.
• Influence senior stakeholders, resolve competing priorities, and ensure consistent implementation of global standards.

4. Organizational Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and develop a high-performing global manufacturing excellence team.
• Strengthen manufacturing capability, leadership quality, succession depth, and technical expertise across the network.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Senior global manufacturing or operations leader with around 15 years of experience in complex, international industrial organizations.
• Proven track record leading multiple factories, regions, or a global manufacturing network, supported by hands-on plant leadership experience.
• Strong expertise in operational excellence, Lean, manufacturing engineering, industrialization, productivity improvement, and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing footprint, capacity, make-or-buy, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Effective leader and influencer with experience navigating complex cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• High intercultural sensitivity, strong communication and conflict-management skills, and an engineering or equivalent technical background.

Role: Associate Director, Quality Assurance – Pharma

Location: El Paso, Texas

Alcott Global has been retained by a leading global organization in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sector. This leadership role is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for Quality Assurance across pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, while ensuring compliance with FDA regulations (21 CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820), EU GMP, ISO 13485, and other global quality standards. As a key member of the site Quality Leadership Team, the Associate Director will drive quality strategy, regulatory readiness, risk-based decision-making, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with both global and site objectives.

The role will lead Quality Assurance oversight across pharmaceutical manufacturing processes including formulation, filling, Triton, and Cascade Water Sterilization (CWS), ensuring robust quality systems, contamination control, product disposition, sustainable compliance, and operational excellence. The individual will also work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, EHS, R&D, and other cross-functional teams to support compliant pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, strengthen quality culture, and enable business objectives.

What we are looking for:

The ideal candidates will bring strong experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a proven track record in Quality Assurance, Sterile Manufacturing, Formulation, Filling Operations, Contamination Control, cGMP Compliance, Regulatory Inspections, Risk Management, CAPA, Deviations, Change Control, Root Cause Investigations, Product Disposition, and Quality Systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end Quality Assurance oversight across pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, including formulation, filling, Triton, and Cascade Water Sterilization (CWS), ensuring manufacturing activities are adequately supported, operationally efficient, and fully compliant with cGMP (21 CFR Parts 210/211), QSR (21 CFR Part 820), ISO 13485, EU GMP, and global quality standards.
• Serve as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Quality, providing strategic oversight of production quality, in-process controls, batch record review, product disposition, contamination control strategies, and risk-based decision-making while ensuring manufacturing operations remain inspection-ready.
• Provide strategic oversight of Quality Systems, ensuring effective management of deviations, CAPAs, change controls, complaints, investigations, verification of effectiveness (VoE), and sustainable corrective actions while driving continuous improvement across pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
• Lead Quality Compliance and Regulatory Readiness by ensuring compliance with FDA, EU GMP, ISO 13485, and global quality requirements, acting as the site QA lead during FDA inspections, regulatory audits, customer audits, and regulatory responses, including support for 483 observations and Warning Letter remediation activities.
• Drive Quality Risk Management and Operational Excellence by leveraging data-driven analysis, root cause investigations, quality metrics, trend analysis, and quality risk management principles to identify systemic issues, strengthen quality systems, and improve manufacturing performance.
• Build and develop a high-performing Quality Assurance organization by providing leadership, coaching, and technical mentorship, fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, urgency, execution, continuous learning, and a strong quality mindset while ensuring appropriate capability across pharmaceutical operations and quality systems.
• Drive strategic quality initiatives through effective collaboration with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, EHS, R&D, and cross-functional stakeholders to support business continuity, validated manufacturing processes, contamination control, supply reliability, and operational excellence.

Candidate Profile:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance within pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing Quality teams, pharmaceutical manufacturing quality functions, or site-level quality operations.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations (21 CFR Parts 210/211/820), EU GMP, ISO 13485, cGMP, sterile manufacturing, contamination control, Quality Systems, Risk Management, and regulatory inspection requirements.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and interactions, including FDA inspections, 483 observations, Warning Letters, customer audits, and regulatory remediation activities.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive accountability, strengthen compliance culture, and support operational excellence.
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is mandatory, with experience supporting sterile manufacturing and aseptic operations strongly preferred.
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, SAP, Microsoft Office, and enterprise Quality Management Systems is preferred.

Role: Associate Director, Quality Assurance – Surgery

Location: El Paso, Texas

Alcott Global has been retained by a leading global organization in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sector. This leadership role is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for Quality Assurance across Surgery manufacturing operations, while ensuring compliance with FDA regulations (21 CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820), EU GMP, ISO 13485, and other global quality standards. As a key member of the site Quality Leadership Team, the Associate Director will drive quality strategy, regulatory readiness, risk-based decision-making, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with both global and site objectives.

Role: Associate Director, Quality Assurance – Vascular

Location: El Paso, Texas

Alcott Global has been retained by a leading global organization in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sector. This leadership role is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for Quality Assurance across Vascular manufacturing operations, while ensuring compliance with FDA regulations (21 CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820), EU GMP, ISO 13485, and other global quality standards. As a key member of the site Quality Leadership Team, the Associate Director will drive quality strategy, regulatory readiness, risk-based decision making, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with both global and site objectives.

Role: Associate Director - Computer System Validation 

Location: El Paso, Texas

Role: Microbiology Associate Director

Location: El Paso, Texas

Alcott Global has been retained by a leading global organization in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sector. This leadership role is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for Quality Control, including Microbiology, Incoming Materials, and Chemical Laboratory operations, while ensuring compliance with FDA regulations (21 CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820), EU GMP, EU Annex 1, ISO 13485, and other global quality standards. As a key member of the site Quality Leadership Team, the Associate Director will drive quality strategy, regulatory readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with both global and site objectives.

The role will lead microbiological control, incoming material testing, chemical analysis, contamination control strategy (CCS), laboratory operations, data integrity, and regulatory readiness, ensuring robust quality systems, timely product disposition, and operational excellence. The individual will also work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, EHS, and other cross-functional teams to support compliant manufacturing operations, strengthen quality culture, and enable business objectives.

What we are looking for:

The ideal candidates will bring strong experience in pharmaceutical and/or medical device manufacturing, with a proven track record in Microbiology, contamination control, environmental monitoring, sterility assurance, water systems, incoming materials testing, chemical laboratory oversight, and data integrity.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead end-to-end laboratory operations across Microbiology, Incoming Materials Inspection & Testing, and Chemical/Analytical Laboratories, ensuring laboratories are adequately resourced, operationally efficient, and fully compliant with GMP (21 CFR Parts 210/211), ISO 13485, EU Annex 1, and global quality standards.
• Serve as the site Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Microbiology and Contamination Control, driving the site's Contamination Control Strategy (CCS), with oversight of Environmental Monitoring (EM), sterility, bioburden, water systems (PW/WFI), cleanroom qualification, cleaning validation, microbiological investigations, trending, and risk mitigation.
• Provide strategic oversight of Incoming Material Quality, ensuring robust sampling plans, testing strategies, supplier quality alignment, risk-based material release processes, and continuous improvements in testing efficiency while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Lead Chemical and Analytical Laboratory excellence, overseeing analytical and microbiological method validation, verification and transfer, stability programs (where applicable), laboratory investigations (OOS, OOT, deviations), and ensuring the reliability, integrity, and regulatory compliance of analytical data supporting product quality and submissions.
• Drive Quality Systems, Regulatory Compliance, and Data Integrity, ensuring effective management of Deviations, CAPAs, Change Control, Risk Management (ICH Q9), ALCOA+ principles, LIMS and computerized laboratory systems, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, CSV lifecycle activities, and acting as the laboratory lead during FDA, EU, and Notified Body audits, inspections, and regulatory responses.
• Build and develop a high-performing laboratory organization by providing leadership, coaching, and technical mentorship, fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, urgency, execution, continuous learning, and a strong quality mindset while ensuring appropriate microbiology and analytical expertise across the function.
• Drive continuous improvement and strategic initiatives to strengthen laboratory performance through improved cycle times, enhanced investigation effectiveness, robust microbiological control programs, implementation of automation and digital solutions, and alignment with site and global quality strategies through close collaboration with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, EHS, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Candidate Profile:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Quality Control, Microbiology, Laboratory Operations, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotech, or Medical Device Manufacturing
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams, programs, or site-level quality functions
• Strong knowledge of FDA, EU GMP, ISO 13485, cGMP, 21 CFR 210/211/820, Annex 1, and data integrity expectations
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and interactions, including FDA inspections, 483s, and warning letter responses
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive accountability, strengthen compliance culture, and support operational excellence
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is strongly preferred or required for select roles
• Bilingual proficiency is preferred