Convatec is entering an exciting new phase of its R&D journey with plans to establish a new state-of-the art facility in Manchester. Located within the Citylabs SciTech campus, the site is intended to become a key hub within our global R&D network, bringing together advanced analytical research, global laboratory testing, quality control, engineering, science, regulatory expertise and health innovation capabilities. The facility will strengthen collaboration with Manchester's world-class life sciences ecosystem and support our mission of pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. Over time, activities currently based at our Convatec Technology Centre in Deeside are expected to transition to the new Manchester location, targeted to open in early 2028. This move will create exciting opportunities to help shape the future of healthcare innovation at Convatec.
Position Overview:
The PLM Program Manager is accountable for leading the business-side delivery of Convatec’s PLM transformation, ensuring Teamcenter and Polarion are implemented as a connected digital thread that delivers measurable business benefits across product development, quality, regulatory, operations, supply chain, manufacturing and IT.
This role owns the PLM transformation roadmap, business case, benefit realization model, cross-functional decision-making cadence, as well as driving the necessary change management for optional adoption. The Program Manager translates business needs into executable implementation waves, scopes enabling projects with IT, and ensures system design choices are grounded in clear user needs, business requirements, regulated process requirements and critical product data architecture decisions.
The role works collaboratively across the enterprise to ensure the platforms are optimally interconnected with the rest of the company’s technology ecosystem and acts as the integrator between business functions, IT, system owners, process owners and implementation partners. It drives alignment on master data ownership, authoritative systems, BOM and DHF architecture, integration scope, migration approach, process ownership and adoption plans so the PLM ecosystem becomes a reliable, scalable and compliant backbone for product lifecycle information.
Key Responsibilities:
PLM Transformation Leadership
Lead the business-side PLM transformation program, including roadmap management, implementation wave planning, governance, risk management, dependency management and benefits realization.
Build, maintain and communicate the PLM business case, including investment assumptions, operating costs, internal resource requirements, value drivers, ROI assumptions and benefit tracking measures.
Translate the enterprise PLM roadmap into smaller executable work packages and project charters to be initiated with IT, implementation partners and accountable business owners.
Ensure PLM implementation is business-led and outcome-focused, with IT enabling delivery through architecture, configuration, integration, validation, support and technical execution.
Establish program routines to drive decisions, resolve escalations, manage scope, align stakeholders and maintain momentum across functions and implementation phases.
Lead the design and deployment of the future-state PLM operating model, including governance structures, process ownership model, capability ownership, support model, organizational responsibilities and decision rights across the product lifecycle.
Lead and govern implementation partners, software vendors and consulting organizations through performance management, scope control, delivery oversight, risk mitigation and service quality reviews.
Digital Thread Integration & Architecture
Scope and coordinate the integrations required to create a robust digital thread across Teamcenter, Polarion, SAP, MES, LAMS/Kallik, LIMS, Maximo, regulatory systems, document repositories, quality systems and other in-scope enterprise…