Supply Chain Transition Program Manager

Fortive

Managing end to end supply chain projects across Capital, Consumables, and Accessories portfolios at Fortive. Ensuring project execution, stakeholder alignment, and risk mitigation for product lifecycle transitions.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end to end PIPO projects across Capital, Consumables, and Accessories portfolios, ensuring standardized execution and governance
Own and deploy the PIPO process
Drive cross functional alignment across Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Product Management, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Supplier Quality, and Commercial
Develop and maintain PIPO project plans, timelines, risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies
Maintain and update the Risk Registers from Supply Chain perspective to proactively identify and mitigate supply, regulatory, and execution risks
Actively participate in supplier and internal manufacturing kickoff meetings to ensure aligned and well coordinated implementation and transition plans
Ensure planning teams lead effective inventory transition strategies to reduce scrap, backorders, and service impact
Communicate project status, risks, and decisions clearly to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
Lead Kaizen sustainment activities, monitor KPIs, and continuously improve the PIPO process and execution model
Ensure successful hand off of completed transitions to sustaining operations and planning teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or equivalent experience
Minimum 5–7 years experience in supply chain, operations, or product lifecycle project management
Proven experience leading cross functional, global projects in regulated or complex manufacturing environments
Hands on experience with product transitions, lifecycle management, or change implementation in supply chain or operations roles

Benefits

Comp & perks

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PIPO processproject managementrisk managementinventory transition strategiesKaizenKPI monitoringproduct lifecycle managementchange implementation

Soft Skills

cross functional alignmentcommunicationstakeholder managementleadershiporganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Supply ChainBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Operations ManagementBachelor’s degree in Business