External Manufacturing Operations Lead (f/m/d)

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External Manufacturing Operations Lead (f/m/d)

In this exciting role you are accountable and the go-to personfor availability and LCM management ofDrop&ship material: vials, stoppers, caps, HAS, but also allcritical supplies management within the Dengue manufacturing network: SU material, raw materials. You lead operation execution of the CMO network detailed planning, day to day operations, change controls, deviations, operational logistic, in close collaboration with the external manufacturing leads.

Your new role also includes orchestrating the execution team that supports the CMO network, ensuring seamless internal and external functional alignment to achieve supply KPIs within budget and on schedule.

Your main responsibilities:

• Accountable for establishing a constructive relation with Drop&Ship suppliers in collaboration with procurement & product team

• Responsible for planning, procurement, inventory, and LCM management of Drop&Ship supplies

• Develop and maintain a detailed critical supplies risk register with product team, procurement, quality & manufacturing operations

• Leads cross-functional team managing high risk material to identify, implement and stabilize mitigationsin order to avoid any manufacturing disruption due to supplies

• Accountable for establishing an efficient weekly tier organisation with CMO and internal teams to monitor, coordinate and progress CMO manufacturing and quality operations

• Accountable to excellence in execution of detailed planning (aligned with master plan), POs, GRs, Invoicing, trackers & KPIs, inventory management, operational quality (CRs & DRs) and logistics execution

• Leads the execution team supporting the CMO network by creating a motivated, knowledgeable, well connected and performing team

Your profile:

• BS in a scientific or engineering discipline and 7+ years working in manufacturing, supply chain, or development roles.An MBA or other business qualification is an advantage

• Good working knowledge of manufacturing operations for drug substance and drug product manufacturing, packaging, and the requirements of CMC regulations and current GMPs

• Experience working with Contract Manufacturers, including managing both technical and business (i.e., governance, contracts, invoices, payments) aspects of such relationships, is required.  Experience establishing a new relationship is an advantage

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both Takeda and Third-Party team members, in a highly cross functional team environment

• High degree of personal organization and effectiveness, the ability to manage large volumes of information, and to work independently, in some cases as the lead and/or sole Takeda representative in meetings with Third Parties

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to various meetings or client sites, including overnight and potentially over weekend trips. Travel requirement 15-20%

Your benefits:

• Open-minded and modern working environment

• Hybrid working model

• 30 vacation days

• Company pension plan

• Further education and training

• Travel allowance

• Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees

• Subsidized canteen

• Subsidized sports programs

• Disability insurance

• Long-term account with various possible uses

• Employee discounts

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Company accident insurance

• Performance-related bonus

• Trusted working hours

• Employee Referral Program

• Deferred compensation as desired

• Global Wellbeing Program

• Interactive online courses for employees' children

• Employee Recognition Program

About us:

Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people, and the planet. 

In Singen, around 1,300 employees specialize in the production of liquid, semi-solid and freeze-dried medicines. Singen is the only production site in the global Takeda network for the manufacture of our new dengue fever vaccine. Takeda Singen is a regionally significant employer and has been awarded the independent Top Employer certificate several years in a row. The site is characterized by its high level of diversity (e.g.,more than55 nationalities and over 40% of leaders are women), its long company history and its excellent development opportunities. The town of Singen (Hohentwiel) islocated on the beautiful Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg with a view of the Alps andclose proximity to France, Liechtenstein,Austria, and Switzerland. 

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