Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager (d/f/m)

Job Description Summary

As our Senior Strategic External Partnership Manager, you will work closely with cross functional teams of Sandoz Development Centres and with global functions (e.g Launch management, ESO and Procurement) on API sourcing strategy to ensure API supply for project development, registration and launch in multiple SDCs

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.

Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.

Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!

As our Senior Strategic External Partnership Manager , you will be responsible for strategic tasks in the early Evaluations and University collaboration group of the External Partnership Team at SDC in Kundl but also supporting API sourcing activities across SDCs (Sandoz Development Centres) and countries.

You will support development projects with API (Drug substance) and standards/impurities including screening for suppliers, final supplier strategy, offers, benchmark analysis, collection of associated documentation, and management of requests from technical experts. You will actively drive alignment between internal and external teams for API sourcing related topics.

Finally, you will deputize the head of the department at SDC Kundl in important project meetings and strategic initiatives besides of general deputy during vacation to ensure proper representation of external partnership on site and in relevant meetings. As a holder of this role, you will make a real difference for the success of development projects!

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Self-reliant strategic and operative sourcing activities regarding strategic supplier selection, timely availability of APIs, analytical standards, impurities, comparators and services for development projects in accordance with technical, quality, IP and regulatory requirements as well as internal and external guidelines

• Facilitate external communication with API industry partners and own project team tasks for APIs incl. logistics & custom documentation, offers, vendor and product management including organization of related documents, reporting and administrative support for the team of early evaluations and university collaboration

• Deputize the head of the department in project meetings, strategic initiatives as needed and also during absence and defend the selected sourcing strategy against important internal stakeholders such as Project Management, Pharmaceutical Development, Launch Management and Portfolio

• Manage relevant ordering documentation in line with compliance requirements and facilitate project managers and development scientists with relevant information

• Interface for procurement and TPRM, related documentation as per SDC/procurement processes

• accountable to organize and communicate vendor and product related documents as requested by responsible departments (e.g. import/export licenses, invoices, shipment documentation)

• Self-reliant and proactive maintenance of electronic documentation archive including regular market and benchmark analysis including overall status of potential new suppliers, status of key regulatory documentation (i.e. DMF), price update, IP strategy and availability of samples

• Active driving of various planning, forecasting and reporting processes including KPI analysis

• Be an active team member of early evaluation and University collaboration team and provide input to discussions and projects across sites / SDCs and countries

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Sound technical & scientific knowledge of pharmaceutical/chemical analytics (min. 4 years of relevant experience in similar role or profound pharmaceutical/chemical background)

• University degree in natural sciences or economics with additional Pharma-relevant education

• Scientific thinking related to chemical API manufacturing and development of generic pharmaceuticals, including deep understanding of regulatory requirements

• Strong and self-reliant capability in negotiation and internal / external stakeholder management

• Able to prioritize and show flexibility, significant experience on working across different sites, countries and cultures and ability to present and defend supplier strategy towards relevant internal and external stakeholders

• Customer and result-oriented working style

• Profound knowledge of MS Office, SAP/SRM knowledge is an advantage

• Excellent communication and organizational skills

• Fluent in English, German is an advantage

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit are powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is € 73.112,90/year (on a full time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

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