Corporate Manager (m/f/d) Trading Excellence

PHOENIX group - Integrated Healthcare Provider; Mannheim; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PHOENIX group - Integrated Healthcare Provider in Mannheim, Germany, seeks a Corporate Manager in Trading Excellence to identify and develop new trading opportunities across Europe. You will work with local markets to grow business and to improve group profitability.

This hybrid role can be based in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, or the UK, offering an international environment to design and implement new trading concepts, products and services and to drive cross-border initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in economics, business administration, strategy or a related field
• 5+ years experience in pharmaceutical trading, with a proven track record of delivering projects
• Knowledge of EU regulation for parallel trade and GDP is a plus
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Can-do mindset and proven ability to manage complex projects end to end
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams); Power BI experience is a plus
• Fluent English; other European languages are a plus
• Curious and adaptable, and you thrive in a fast-paced international environment

Responsibilities

• Lead market research and analysis to find untapped opportunities in new and existing trade areas
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with PHOENIX countries and external partners to secure profitable trading ventures
• Help countries develop their product portfolios and allocate products to grow import and export volumes
• Work with HQ functions and local teams to design and implement new trading concepts, products and services
• Drive initiatives that strengthen our position in parallel export, import and unlicensed medicine
• Guide and mentor colleagues, and build a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence
• Keep the work aligned with strategy and make the most of synergies across the international trading team

Skills

Market research

Stakeholder management

Project management

Excel

Power BI

Cross-border work

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics or Business Administration

Tools

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

29 countries. Around 49,000 colleagues. 70,000 pharmacies supplied and millions of patients: Join PHOENIX! Support us in supplying the people of Europe with medicines and healthcare products quickly and reliably - and experience a job that is as diverse as it is important. Where you can proactively master challenges, implement ideas and drive change. Look forward to pure variety at a successful, future-proof family company, the market-leading pharmaceutical wholesaler in Germany and at the same time the best integrated healthcare provider in Europe.

About the role:

Do you know pharmaceutical trading from the inside? Do you want to shape how Europe's largest pharmaceutical wholesaler grows across borders? As Corporate Manager in Trading Excellence, you will find and develop new trading opportunities across the PHOENIX group. You will work closely with our local markets to grow our business, and to improve the group's overall growth and profitability.

This is a hybrid role and can be based in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, or the UK.

Your Tasks

• Lead market research and analysis to find untapped opportunities in new and existing trade areas
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with PHOENIX countries and external partners to secure profitable trading ventures
• Help countries develop their product portfolios and allocate products to grow import and export volumes
• Work with HQ functions and local teams to design and implement new trading concepts, products and services
• Drive initiatives that strengthen our position in parallel export, import and unlicensed medicine
• Guide and mentor colleagues, and build a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence
• Keep the work aligned with strategy and make the most of synergies across the international trading team

Your Profile

• Degree in economics, business administration, strategy or a related field
• 5+ years experience in pharmaceutical trading, with a proven track record of delivering projects
• Knowledge of EU regulation for parallel trade and GDP is a plus
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
• A can-do mindset and proven ability to set up and manage complex projects end to end
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams); Power BI experience is a plus
• Fluent English; other European languages are a plus
• Curious and adaptable, and you thrive in a fast-paced international environment