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Overview
Our client is a highly successful, and ambitious global biopharmaceutical company with a strong commercial portfolio and drug pipeline. With a passion for best practice in every aspect of its business, this well-managed, high performing company has a motivated workforce who are passionate about operational excellence.
Our client operates a model of excellence through partnership via the virtual plant operates in a dynamic and flexible environment where their collective role is to ensure the end-to-end integrity of the commercial supply network to deliver quality medicines to patients in a safe, efficient and value driven manner where diversity, inclusion and belonging are core values to the organisation.
Job Spec
We are seeking a collaborative leader with pharmaceutical operations experience to join the Supplier Relationship Management Team as Supplier Relationship Management, Associate Director. This role is pivotal in supporting the continued development of the Operations Supplier Relationship Management model and business processes across the operations supply network. The successful candidate will lead key supplier engagements, drive supplier performance, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to support our vision to deliver a sustainable and resilient supply network.
Responsibilities
* Support the continued development and lead implementation of the Operations Supplier Relationship Management model and business processes across the operations supply network.
* Act as the Relationship Manager for assigned key direct materials Suppliers (API, Drug Product, Packaging, Components).
* Lead the monitoring of Supplier contracts for compliance with contractual terms and drive execution against contract terms to secure value for the business.
* Lead Business Review Meetings with key Suppliers along with other appropriate periodic engagement to manage performance and manage the business relationship.
* Lead supplier performance management by developing, maintaining, and managing KPI’s and scorecards and agree root cause analysis and action plans to remedy poor performance.
* Engage with the Operations Network Risk Management process and maintain Risk Assessment and Risk Management tools and processes to evaluate Supplier risk profiles. Establish remediation strategies/plans to reduce risk and improve supply chain robustness.
* Collaborate with Development & External QA, to progress Quality goals with suppliers.
* Facilitate multi-disciplinary Supplier Relationship Management Teams (SRMTs) to support achievement of functional and business goals by aligning on priorities, issue resolution, resourcing and execution plans in line with Operations and enterprise goals.
* Facilitate cross-functional Joint Operations Teams (JOTs) to collaborate with counterparts at suppliers to manage and oversee routine operations and achieve robustness of supply in line with contractual agreements including Quality, Confidentiality and Supply Agreements.
* Facilitate communication, visibility and escalation of supply operations execution issues between the SRMT/JOTs and the External Operations Leadership Team via the weekly Operations Execution (S&OE) meeting.
* Collaborate with the Technical Operations function in supporting activities including but not limited to Technology Transfer and Supplier Selection.
* Collaborate with Environmental Health, Safety & Security to progress EHSS agenda with suppliers.
* Collaborate with Commercial Supply Chain colleagues to support network supply planning via the S&OP Supply Review and other business processes as required.
* Support the preparation and management of the Supply Chain budget.
* Develop strong internal collaborations with stakeholders in Operations and beyond to ensure alignment and delivery of mutual goals.
* Identify continuous improvement/best-practice projects & processes across the Supply Chain and the external network and work collaboratively to implement these aligned with business strategy.
* Enhance and contribute to the development of the Operations group in line with company strategy.
Cv to gerry@rftgroup.ie 087 2834400
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Purchasing
Industries
* Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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