Dual Hat Role - Southern Europe

The Big Picture: Enable Stryker's full potential development across a Region (group of countries or a country) in terms of profitable growth, talent engagement and development as well as Senior interaction with our Enterprise Accounts and key external stakeholders (such as local trade associations) while having a divisional or functional or Center of Excellence responsibility.

Essence of the role:

• Chair the Regional Leadership team by being the glue in our matrix organization that aligns divisions and the functional teams together to create alignment and ensure employees engagement always keeping customer focus at the forefront. Encourage the Regional LT to proactively search for opportunities for synergy and collaboration.
• Senior Advocacy and External Activities: Elevate Stryker brand externally and internally by being an active player in trade associations (especially the local Medtech industry trade association) and championing our Talent offense (GPTW, Brand Equity, Talent attractiveness programs,…)
• Enterprise Accounts C-Suite Activities: Active participation in Enterprise accounts key activities such as building stronger C-Suite relations, sponsoring X-Div projects and deals in close collaboration with the Divisions and the COE KAM
• Lead a business (BUD role in the same region) will be the first choice. Leading function or a COE (in the same or larger region) are possible alternative. See specific JDs.

Chairing the regional Leadership:

• Build organizational capability that supports the commercial teams, in attracting and developing a strong Regional Leadership team.
• Champion cross divisional collaboration
• Strengthen commercial strategy and deliver on budget – Sales, Op Income, Op Margin, CTG, Cash Flow.
• Accountability with legal and fiduciary where required.
• Function as a mentor to local leadership talent.
• Provide a voice to the VPGM on local talent collaboration.
• Be an advocate for specific country level commercial requirements (integrations, events) Actively sponsor and influence on pan-European initiatives
• Ad-hoc involvement in acquisitions as required

Enterprise Accounts activities:

• Customer interactions, especially at the C-suite level, building partnership-style relationships.

• Frequent Procurement group interaction – strategic
• Frequent KOL interaction – support of franchises

Senior Advocacy and external activities:

• Champion senior advocacy and policy especially with trade associations such as the local Medtech industry trade association and key external stakeholders
• Support activities to improve our external Talent attraction and Company Brand equity (GPTW, Brand Equity improvement activities, Talent attractiveness programs,)

Inspiring Others:

• Build followership with leaders and establish a collaborative culture to support the sharing of expertise, information, resources and learning across the business.

• Create an environment that supports cross functional analysis to identify and resolve the root cause of problems.
• Coach and mentor teams within the markets, and provide regular, calibrated feedback to Europe Division & Functional leadership. Constantly building the bench into the larger team that reports to this position.
• Champion diversity, inclusion and belonging and company values.

Must Have in Profile and Experience:

• Solid experience as a Senior Commercial Leader for a medical device business with proven career progression and consistent outstanding commercial performance track records
• Proven track record of delivering profitable market share growth and financial results over an extended period.
• Demonstrated success in building, engaging and developing strong commercial teams.
• Successful experience to effectively federate cross functional and cross divisional teams in a highly matrix organization towards a strategy of profitable growth as well as top talents engagement and development
• Successful experience for effective senior advocacy and policy especially with trade associations and governmental entities
• Successful experience in C-suite relationship building of major healthcare systems as well as championing cross divisional businesses

This position is an important step in a career development potentially enabling career path to pan European roles such as VP/GM of Divisions.

In case of a dual role Country Leader+ BUD Division, the role will report full line to the VP/GM of the Division and dotted line to the VP/MD Europe.

In case of a dual role Country Leader+ COE or function, the role will report full line to the line Manager of the function or COE and dotted line to the VP/MD Europe (if not the line Manager)