Senior Manager, GDCL oUS

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Supply Chain Deliver

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Diegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Senior Manager, GDCL oUS (Benelux & Israel), located in Amersfoort / Utrecht, Netherlands or Diegem, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Amersfoort, Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-086493

Diegem, Belgium - Requisition Number: R-087026

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

The Sr. Manager, GDCL oUS (Benelux & Israel) plays a critical leadership role in ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost‑effective distribution and customer logistics operations across the Benelux and Israel markets. This role leads regional GDCL strategy execution, partners closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and external logistics partners, and ensures seamless order‑to‑customer performance.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape regional logistics strategy, lead teams through change, and directly impact customer satisfaction, service levels, and business continuity during a period of organizational transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for GDCL activities across Benelux and Israel, ensuring alignment with EMEA and global objectives.

• Lead and develop regional GDCL teams, fostering accountability, talent development, and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Own order‑to‑cash logistics performance, including order fulfillment, distribution, warehousing, transportation, and customer delivery metrics.

• Partner with Commercial, Customer Service, Quality, Regulatory, and Finance to ensure service excellence, compliance, and financial discipline.

• Manage and optimize third‑party logistics (3PL) partners, including contract performance, service levels, and cost management.

• Ensure compliance with GDP, regulatory, and quality standards, addressing risks and leading corrective actions where required.

• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce cost‑to‑serve, and improve customer experience.

• Lead regional change initiatives, including system enhancements, network optimization, and business transformation projects.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required (Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field)

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Typically 8–10 years of progressive experience in supply chain, logistics, customer logistics, or distribution operations.

• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing managers or senior individual contributors.

• Strong experience in order fulfillment, distribution, and customer logistics within a regulated environment (e.g., MedTech, Pharma, Healthcare)