ESO MANAGER
Barcelona | Spain | Full-time | Permanent
ABOUT US
At STADA we pursue the purpose of "Taking care of people's health as a trusted partner." All our decisions and actions are driven by our purpose, vision, and values. With our wide range of products: Generics, Consumer Healthcare, and Specialties, we offer patients, doctors, and pharmacists a wide range of therapeutic options. Around 13,000 employees live our values of Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Agility, and One STADA, in order to achieve our ambitious goals and shape a successful future for our company. We continually expand our goals in line with our ambition, and we achieve them with passion, commitment, and a growth mindset.
Job Purpose
Manage performance of assigned contract manufacturers. Ensure on time and in full delivery from the contract manufacturers, at favourable sourcing conditions. Establish and ensure the necessary business and legal framework between CMOs and STADA. Represent ESO in cross-functional meetings to align STADA position.
RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibility for the management of assigned external manufacturing organizations, including ongoing contractual oversight.Support the initiation and negotiation of supply agreements with the contract manufacturers.Establish strategic relationships with the third-party suppliers and act as primary contact for all business collaborations.Implement and lead regular MBRs (Management Business Reviews) with senior stakeholders of assigned suppliers to review the performance and identify strategies for improvements.Drive continuous improvement of the overall business relationship.Collaborate on forecasting, production planning, and supply chain business process activities to ensure continuity of supply and avoidance of back-orders.Act as primary contact for communications and resolution of supply chain and technical issues that may impact timely supply of product and/or contractual obligations.Proactively identify supply risks and create strategies to avoid or minimize their impact.Lead the necessary activities to manage and execute risk mitigation plans.Ensure cross-functional coordination with the internal stakeholders.Proactively review the sourcing conditions, challenge the CoGs (Cost of Goods), and identify optimization measures.Evaluate, initiate, and track product transfers (Site to Site; in-sourcing).QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in life sciences, or related sciences (with focus on manufacturing technology), economics, or technical engineering.3+ years of experience in operations within the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or related GMP regulated industry.5+ years handling external suppliers from a business point of view, with proven experience in business analysis and understanding of manufacturing cost structure: RPM, OH, etc.
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