Senior Director, VCO

The Company
PerkinElmer is a global analytical services and solutions provider with offerings including the leading OneSource Field and Laboratory services business that serve the biopharma, food, environmental, safety and applied end markets to accelerate scientific outcomes. Since 1937, PerkinElmer has served as a trusted partner in laboratory analysis and management and today complements its service offerings with a broad portfolio of atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, and chromatography instruments, consumables, and reagents. With a dedicated team of more than

5

,000 team members, the Company serves customers in more than 35 countries.

Additional

information is available at

www.perkinelmer.com
Purpose
PerkinElmer is seeking a

Senior

Director

for the Value Creation Office (VCO). This role will report to the Chief of Staff / Head of Value Creation Office and

be responsible for

driving major operational improvement and growth initiatives in close partnership with the members of the

Global Leadership Team

.
Senior

Director

will lead one or several workstreams in the VCO that encompass major operational improvement and growth initiatives in a specific business or functional area that improve efficiency, increase revenue, and reduce costs. It is expected that this person will have a “T-shaped”

expertise

profile, with both a deep level of knowledge and experience in one or multiple functional areas, and an ability to act as a versatile athlete to support value creation activities across the full spectrum of business priorities. The role will require a self-propelled entrepreneur with a laser-like execution focus who can drive the planning and implementation of improvements from start to finish and support the organization with bringing them over the finish line with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities
Develop workplans that represent shortest path to successful outcomes while accounting for and mitigating constraints

Collaborate effectively with the rest of the organization to

identify

and involve necessary resources in driving the improvements

Collect and analyze data to understand root causes of performance below full potential, benchmark efficiency and effectiveness, and set improvement targets

Bring deep functional knowledge and

expertise

to design solutions and implement new processes, tools, and ways of working to achieve target business outcomes

Frame up strategic decisions for senior company leadership in partnership with the relevant stakeholders

Create and own tracking and reporting mechanisms within VCO governance structure to

monitor

initiative value delivery and take corrective actions if

required

Build and

maintain

strong relationships with business leaders in relevant areas, serving as a trusted partner to help them deliver on performance targets and ambitious growth objectives

Contribute to VCO team’s professional development by providing coaching, mentorship, and creating step-up opportunities for other team members

Identify

new value creation opportunities across the business that may fit in the Value Creation Office framework, integrate them into new or existing workstreams, and drive execution

Contribute to M&A strategy by supporting deal team and company leadership in driving due diligence, deal execution and post-merger integration of

acquired

companies

Manage external advisors, including consulting firms, individual consultants, law firms and others

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

, Economics or Finance (or a related field).

Minimum twelve years of work experience, including at least five to seven years of driving operational value creation initiatives with

demonstrated

bottom line impact.

Experience driving enterprise-wide transformations or functional operational improvement programs as a leader

, experience

with a prominent consulting firm preferred

Ability to design, structure and deliver performance improvement initiatives with strong quantified effect on operational KPIs and verified bottom line impact

Preferred Characteristics
Advanced graduate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, etc.); Master of Business Administration degree preferred

Hands-on experience driving value across one or more of the following areas: sales & marketing, manufacturing operations, service operations, R&D, supply chain and

logistics

, sourcing and procurement, real estate, human resources, other support functions, or other business areas

Experience in mid-cap ($1 to

$5 billion

revenue) company space is a plus, as is experience with analytical and scientific instruments, and/or laboratory environments and solutions

Distinctive record of managerial and professional achievement and impact

High ownership, strong motivation, low ego, no-nonsense attitude; ability to balance multiple competing priorities and projects

Excellent prioritization skills and “nose for value” that focuses efforts on the highest ROI work

Experience working in a PE-owned company as an employee or serving PE-owned companies as a consultant on value creation programs preferred

Exposure to international cultures and ability to navigate and find common ground with different working styles

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

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