Associate Head of Global Category - API & CDMO

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Ingelheim am Rhein; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits & wellbeing package

Salary transparency during recruitment

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH is seeking an Associate Head of Global Category for API & CDMO to drive global category strategy and collaborate across functions worldwide. The role involves strategic decision-making to secure sustainable supply and high product quality, with potential leadership of sourcing projects.

You will lead an international team, enhance supplier relationships, and align goals with BI's overall objectives while traveling approximately 15% of time.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Diploma in natural science or business administration.
• Extensive experience in managing and establishing complex categories.
• Experience leading international teams and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and implement the global category strategy for assigned API & CDMO areas.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary, international team to optimize external spend and drive process innovation.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal business partners to optimize internal demand.

Skills

Category management

International team leadership

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Travel readiness

Education

Master’s degree or Diploma in natural science or business administration

Job description

Associate Head of Global Category - API & CDMO

The Position

Operating on a global level. Collaborating across functions. Engaging in strategic decision-making to secure sustainable and competitive supply and product quality. In your role as the Associate Global Category Head at Boehringer Ingelheim, you will be involved in an exciting mission.

Eager to make a difference? This is the moment you've been waiting for: become part of our team!

Tasks & responsibilities

• In your new role, you oversee, drive, and potentially directly manage the implementation of the overarching category strategy in the global sub-category of assigned areas of responsibility.
• You bring market knowledge and potential innovations to BI to ensure continuous improvement and competitiveness while leading a multi-disciplinary, international business team to optimize external spend and drive process innovation.
• With your expertise, you establish effective relationship management with internal business partners (BPs) to analyze and optimize the use of internal demand.
• You are responsible to align goals with BI's overall objectives in collaboration with the Head of Global Category while also monitoring the relationships with key suppliers within assigned Global Sub-category against governance and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• In addition, you will lead and train the team in building mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers for continuous performance improvement or early resolution of potential issues.
• Lastly, you potentially lead and drive sourcing projects within the Global Category, Sourcing Area, or higher levels in various Sourcing Areas.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or Diploma in natural science or business administration combined with a strong knowledge of pharmaceutical research and development processes
• Long-term experience in managing and establishing complex categories paired with few years of experience in leading international teams.
• Sound knowledge of the global API & C(D)MO market especially for existing and new modalities such as NCE’s, ADC’s, Peptides, Sterile Fill and Finish both for Development and Commercial Pharmaceutical products paired with experience in stakeholder and risk management.
• Open-minded, motivated, persuasive, and perseverant personality with outstanding internal and external relationship management skills
• Willingness to travel (approximately 15% of your working time) and fluency in English; German or additional language skills are an asset

As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.