Supplier Relationship Manager
5 days ago
Job Description Summary
The future is ours to shapeJob Description
As a Supplier Relationship Manager (SRM) within External Supply Operations (ESO), you will lead strategic partnerships with global suppliers that power our biosimilars, injectables, and GLP-1 portfolio. In this high-impact role, you'll be accountable for driving operational excellence - ensuring cost efficiency, reliable supply, and uncompromising quality, while delivering on P&L targets for your supplier network.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure delivery of KPIs across cost, quality, supply, and inventory for assigned suppliers.
- Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to close performance gaps.
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with strategic suppliers and lead governance frameworks for accountability and alignment.
- Establish and lead governance frameworks to drive accountability, alignment, and continuous improvement
- Lead discussions on supplier strategy, market trends, innovation, and joint business planning.
- Champion process simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement to drive productivity and cost savings.
- Manage supplier portfolio performance, including strategic optimization and support for global projects impacting supply reliability and growth.
- Act as a key interface with internal stakeholders and senior leadership, ensuring clear communication of strategy, performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Promote engagement, ownership, and capability building within the team to foster a high-performance culture.
What you'll bring to the role:
- Technical Degree with additional qualification in Economics or vice versa
- Minimum of 11+ years senior managerial experience in an operational environment, especially pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Fluent in English
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
You'll receive:
Employment at the most reputable employer in Slovenia offers Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Flexible working schedule, tailored to your needs, possibility to work from home, Pension scheme, Employee Recognition Scheme, Expanded program for the promotion of health in the field of physical, mental and social well-being (WellBeat), Unlimited learning and development opportunities.
Possible job locations: Slovenia (Ljubljana).
We offer a permanent contract with 6-month of probation period. You are kindly invited to submit your application in English language, including CV, by
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.
The future is ours to shape
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team's representative of the patients and communities we serve.
#Sandoz
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Kot Vodja za odnose z dobavitelji v okviru External Supply Operations (ESO) boste vodili strateška partnerstva z globalnimi dobavitelji, ki podpirajo naš portfelj biosimilarjev, injekcijskih izdelkov in GLP-1. V tej vlogi z visokim vplivom boste odgovorni za doseganje operativne odličnosti, zagotavljanje stroškovne učinkovitosti, zanesljive oskrbe in brezkompromisne kakovosti, ter za doseganje P&L ciljev za svoj dobaviteljski portfelj.
Ključne odgovornosti:
- Zagotavljanje doseganja KPI-jev na področju stroškov, kakovosti, oskrbe in zalog za dodeljene dobavitelje.
- Izvajanje analize vzrokov težav in uvedba korektivnih ukrepov za odpravo vrzeli v uspešnosti.
- Gradnja in vzdrževanje močnih, zaupanja vrednih odnosov s strateškimi dobavitelji ter vodenje okvirov upravljanja za odgovornost in usklajenost.
- Vzpostavitev in vodenje upravljavskih struktur za spodbujanje odgovornosti, usklajenosti in stalnih izboljšav.
- Vodenje razprav o strategiji dobaviteljev, tržnih trendih, inovacijah ter skupnem poslovnem načrtovanju.
- Spodbujanje poenostavitve procesov, standardizacije in stalnih izboljšav za povečanje produktivnosti in prihrankov.
- Upravljanje uspešnosti portfelja dobaviteljev, vključno s strateško optimizacijo in podporo globalnim projektom, ki vplivajo na zanesljivost oskrbe in rast.
- Delovanje kot ključni vmesnik z notranjimi deležniki in vodstvom ter zagotavljanje jasne komunikacije strategije, uspešnosti, tveganj in priložnosti.
- Spodbujanje zavzetosti, odgovornosti in razvoja kompetenc znotraj ekipe za krepitev kulture visoke uspešnosti.
Vaš doprinos k delovnem mestu:
- Tehnična izobrazba z dodatno kvalifikacijo iz ekonomije ali obratno.
- Najmanj 11+ let izkušenj na višjih vodstvenih položajih v operativnem okolju, zlasti v farmacevtski proizvodnji.
- Tekoče znanje angleškega jezika.
- Poznavanje Microsoft Office orodij.
Kaj nudimo:
Zaposlitev pri najuglednejšem delodajalcu v Sloveniji vam prinaša konkurenčen plačni paket, letni bonus, fleksibilen način dela z možnostjo prilagajanja urnika in delom od doma, pokojninsko shemo, shemo nagrajevanja in priznanja dosežkov, razširjeni program promocije zdravja na področju telesnega, duševnega in družbenega počutja (DobroBit) ter dogodke, neomejene priložnosti za učenje in razvoj.
Možne lokacije dela: Slovenija (Ljubljana).
Z izbranim kandidatom bomo sklenili delovno razmerje za nedoločen čas s poskusno dobo 6 mesecev. Prijave z življenjepisom v angleškem jeziku lahko oddate najkasneje do preko spletne povezave.
Zakaj Sandoz in Lek?
Generična in podobna biološka zdravila so hrbtenica svetovne industrije zdravil. Pri zagotavljanju več kot 900 milijonov terapij s Sandozevimi zdravili bolnikom po vsem svetu, sodeluje ljudi več kot 100 narodnosti. Na ta dosežek smo ponosni, a si želimo še več
Z naložbami v nove razvojne zmogljivosti, najsodobnejše proizvodne lokacije, nove pridobitve in partnerstva imamo priložnost oblikovati prihodnost Sandoza in Leka ter še večjemu številu bolnikov omogočiti trajnostni dostop do cenovno ugodnih in visokokakovostnih zdravil.
Naša zagon in podjetniški duh temeljita na odprti kulturi sodelovanja, katere srce so naši talentirani in ambiciozni sodelavci ter sodelavke. V okolju, kjer je raznolikost dobrodošla in kjer se spodbuja osebna rast, imajo v zameno za uporabo svojih znanj, možnost v celoti izkusiti delo v agilnem in povezovalnem okolju in z možnostjo fleksibilnega in hibridnega dela razvijati svojo kariero.
Prihodnost je v naših rokah
Predani smo raznolikosti in vključenosti:
Sandoz se zavzema za raznolikost, enake možnosti in vključenost. Prizadevamo si za oblikovanje raznolikih timov, saj ti predstavljajo naše bolnike in skupnosti, ki jih oskrbujemo.
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