At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 350+ facilities across the US and 22,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do. Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates. Owens & Minor teammate benefits include: + Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day + 401(k), eligibility after one year of service + Employee stock purchase plan + Tuition reimbursement + Director of Margin Improvement will own the Margin Improvement program for Surgical Solutions. + Develop and implement a margin up strategy for kitting and services to optimize profitability and enhance competitive positioning. + The incumbent will identify and implement high impact/large scale initiatives to deliver sustainable improvement to gross margin. + S/he will collaborate across cross-functional division leadership to gain broad alignment for the long-term strategy, as well as short-term execution of critical projects and programs. + Develops roadmap to achieve Surgical Solutions gross margin profile and gains alignment with cross functional senior leadership team and other key stakeholders. + Defines roadmap milestones and tracks and reports progress against those milestones + Establishes proactive, transparent, and effective communications cadence to ensure timely dissemination of information with the senior leadership team and other stakeholders + Performs benchmarking and cost structure analysis to identify significant opportunities for improvement across functions + Partners with the leadership team to define and assign goals, develop project funnels, support execution, and manage/mitigate risks + Builds cross-functional network of champions across all areas of the Owens to ideate, evaluate, and implement specific projects and actions to achieve goals + Ensures high impact programs are defined, resourced, and implemented in order to achieve financial objectives, as defined in the long-term strategy + Ensures effective change management plans are defined to identify and mitigate risk and ensure sustainability of the changes + Develops and deploys sustaining tools and processes to support the evaluation and identification of opportunities across direct and indirect spend areas + Provide cross-functional leadership and collaboration for identifying and implementing kitting margin up opportunities to improve operating profit, and market share gains. + Monitor the local and global supplier marketplace to collect business intelligence, perform market analysis and proactively identify opportunities to improve margin. + Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitive landscape to identify growth opportunities and areas for margin improvement. + Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, marketing, operations, and finance teams to align on strategic initiatives and ensure seamless execution of the margin enhancement plan. + Lead and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability. + Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), providing regular updates to senior leadership on progress, challenges, and opportunities related to margin enhancement. + Stay abreast of industry developments, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to inform and adapt the margin enhancement strategy accordingly. + Other duties as assigned If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis. Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Owens & Minor (O&M) is a global healthcare company providing innovative products and solutions across the continuum of care. Our integrated technology, products, and services empower healthcare providers and manufacturers as they make a difference in the lives of patients every day. O&M is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and is comprised of 17,000+ global teammates. We operate within distribution, production, customer service, and sales facilities located across the Asia Pacific region, Europe, Latin America and North America. We are proud to service healthcare industry customers in 90 countries where we do business today. **Life at O&M** When you become an Owens & Minor teammate, you’re joining a diverse, vibrant organization with a focus on excellence and integrity. Guided by our shared values—Integrity, Development, Excellence, Accountability, Listening—O&M teammates strive to deliver superior service across the continuum of healthcare. O&M is committed to creating a growth-oriented culture that values each teammate’s perspective and contributions.