Arcadis are currently recruiting a CMO Project Manager for a world-leading company in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space.Key accountabilities and role purpose:The appointed candidate is responsible for identifying supply chain optimizations that value through shaping, creating, and delivering innovation in terms of business models and partnerships.Responsible for base business supply of commercial products.Provide leadership to Drug Substance Custom Manufacturers to ensure that products are available to meet customer needs, provide the highest quality at the lowest total cost of ownership, and achieve maximum relationship value through accelerated innovation, supplier integration, process improvement, and teamwork.The external relationships are sophisticated in nature, and we require extensive interaction with key business partners, supplier leadership, and other segment/functional leadershipThe role acts as Virtual General Manager for assigned relationships, providing oversight for all activities and leads virtual cross-functional teams including Quality, TechOps, Procurement, Planning and Finance to drive robust performing sites.Day-to-day responsibilities include: Strategic: Shape external network & strategy, Influence, and support strategy by providing input on the external landscape related to partners and CMOs. Benchmark other partner companies and industries to identify innovations, continuous improvement, and outstanding processes to support PES and business development initiatives. Deeply understand and communicate evolving market opportunitiesPartner Assessment: Assess partners' capacity and capabilities to support sourcing initiatives. Lead partner assessment and new product implementation in a cross-functional team, including site visits. Define technology transfer expectations and supply strategy with partnersPartner Management: Serve as Virtual General Manager for the assigned partners and lead cross-functional teams in partner management, providing oversight of all activities and financials. Establish and maintain performance metrics and targets with the goal of improving supply, processes, and systems and eliminating inefficiencies regarding supply, compliance, finance, and strategy. Partner with procurement in contract negotiations and ensure accurate functional inputs. Align cross-functional team to stay in sync with agreements, as well as overall cost management including seeking cost reduction opportunities. Define and prioritize requirements, expectations, results and partner needs between Supply Chain department and partner. Develop and handle Account Plans and lead the team in delivering on all objectives.Innovation: Identifying innovation trends and business opportunities within the market and translating these into relevant strategies. Leading the innovative potential of the business, crafting opportunities and insights in the business which improve overall value creation. Developing, strategizing, and planning new interventions that will drive innovation. Crafting and leading all aspects of a comprehensive long-term innovation strategy External supply baseProject Management: Plan and develop the Project Idea in conjunction with team members. Ensure all conceptualization opportunities are gathered in this Project start up. Monitor Project Progress and achievements. Resolve issues as they arise and ensure project budget is led and reported appropriately. Risk management of projects is key, ensuring risk identification and risk mitigation plans are in place. Continually maintain healthy communication with partners, seeking feedback and adjusting project results as the need arisesTechnical Development Support: Project management of new product launches and other product changes at partners to ensure timely product availability. Define appropriate actions when key issues remain unresolved.The ideal candidate:Have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required; Masters or other advanced degree is preferredSignificant experience in the areas of both general manufacturing (Biotech Drug Substance, or other similarly regulated industries) and business management (business development, procurement, value chain management).Knowledge on biotech API manufacturing is a must.Knowledge of functions like Quality, Technical Operations, Finance, Planning and ProcurementKnowledge of Business Plan Development and executionProject Management experienceUnderstanding of end-to-end supply chain considerations and methods of driving continuous improvement.Demonstrated experience in developing and working with negotiated agreements.Interested parties should forward a copy of their CV through the link below or contact Fergal Walshe at Arcadis (via LinkedIn) for more information on the role