As part of the Make-or-Buy team, the Senior Manager of Product Life Cycle Strategy is responsible for the execution of the global life cycle management strategy at STADA, maximizing manufacturing network performance, with a focus on COGS leadership, supply reliability, and high-quality products. He / she defines criteria, processes, and governance to ensure the timely delivery of life cycle management initiatives for legacy products under the STADA product portfolio. He / she identifies gaps in the current processes via the implementation of control systems and suggests actions via an established RACI matrix.
Soft Skills:
* Pro-activity: Embrace the position from a holistic perspective and need for continuous improvement initiatives.
* Relentless willingness to learn: The complex pharma industry requires working with the best and learning from them.
* Out-of-the-box thinking: Resilience in complex environments with relatively short timelines.
* Structured thinking and pragmatism: Analysis and proposals need to be executed and presented with limited information and time.
* Communication skills: Life cycle initiatives are to be presented to upper management; training of processes to low-mid management.
* Emotional intelligence: Capability to read the audience and influence stakeholders with conflicting priorities.
* Fluency in English: Other languages are desirable.
Professional Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in business economics, industrial engineering, industrial management, or a similar area. Master’s degree is seen as a plus.
* More than 5 years of professional experience in the Pharma industry, in the areas of CMO management, direct procurement, portfolio life cycle management, and business development.
* Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Value chain: COGS drivers, production costs.
* Brief exposure and knowledge of manufacturing processes; understanding of EU regulatory rules and requirements; non-EU requirements is a plus.
* Experience in project management activities, with a demonstrated track record and results.
* Expert user of SAP; Power BI and Tableau seen as a plus.
We look forward to receiving your application through our job portal. At STADA, you will also find more job opportunities as we are always looking for talent to strengthen our team in line with our growth ambitions. STADA offers a competitive environment for personal and professional development in a growing company full of opportunities. Our future project requires dynamic and proactive professionals, capable of adding value in a changing environment.
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