ESO Manager

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. Do you want to be part of a successful international pharmaceutical company and grow with us? Job Purpose • Manage performance of assigned contract manufacturers with the focus on Specialty and Biosimilar segment • Ensure on time and in full delivery from the contract manufacturers, at favorable 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 on-going contractual oversight. • Support the initiation and negotiation of supply agreements with the contract manufacturers. • Establish strategic relationship 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 engineer Relevant Experiences: • 3+ years of experience in operations within the pharmaceutical, bio pharmaceutical or related, GMP regulated industry • 5+ plus years handling external suppliers from a business point of view, with proven…