Director Global Supply Chain Data Management

Biopharma Asia; Mainz; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Vacation account

Digital Learning

Performance & Talent development

Leadership development

Apprenticeships

LinkedIn Learning

Company bike

Job ticket

Deutschlandticket

Employer-funded pension

Childcare

Job summary

BioNTech is seeking a Director of Global Supply Chain Data Management to build governance and capabilities for reliable data that supports decision-making across the external manufacturing network.

You will define strategy, operating model, and capability roadmap, and lead the organization through governance and leadership roles while collaborating with partners to improve enterprise data frameworks and ownership across Data Champions, Owners and Stewards.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Supply Chain Data Management and related data domains.
• Experience with governance structures and data ownership concepts.
• Ability to lead teams in global, matrixed environments.

Responsibilities

• Define the Global Supply Chain Data Management strategy, operating model and capability roadmap.
• Lead and develop the organization through governance and leadership roles.
• Partner with the Global Process Owner for Master Data Management to improve the enterprise framework.
• Clarify data ownership, decision rights and governance routines across Data Champions, Owners and Stewards.
• Establish cross-functional ownership of information for material creation and coordinate data dependencies.
• Ensure data governance, data quality and reliable master data services for Supply Chain.
• Improve service performance, first-time-right, cycle times and issue resolution.
• Standardize processes and prioritize workflow automation and AI-enabled data quality.
• Represent Supply Chain Data Management in governance forums.

Skills

Supply Chain Data Management

Master Data Management

Data Governance

Data Quality

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Mainz, Germany | full time | Job ID:11870

About the role:

As Director of Global Supply Chain Data Management, you’ll build the governance and capabilities that make Supply Chain data reliable and fit for decision-making. As BioNTech’s external manufacturing network grows, you’ll help ensure that data supports effective collaboration with partners and reliable supply chain operations.

Your contribution:

Define the Global Supply Chain Data Management strategy, operating model and capability roadmap

Lead and develop the organization through its governance and operational leadership roles

Partner with the Global Process Owner for Master Data Management and BPEX to improve the enterprise framework

Clarify data ownership, decision rights and governance routines across Data Champions, Owners and Stewards

Establish cross-functional ownership of the information needed for material creation and change, and coordinate the resolution of data dependencies with the responsible functions

Ensure strong Material Data Governance, data quality and reliable operational master data services for Supply Chain

Improve service performance, First-Time-Right, cycle times and the resolution of structural issues

Standardize processes with Process Owners, operational functions and enabling teams; prioritize workflow automation, validation and AI-enabled data quality

Represent Supply Chain Data Management in relevant Material Flow Office, Global Supply Chain and enterprise governance forums

A good match:

Strong experience in Supply Chain Data Management, Material or Product Master Data, Data Governance or a comparable enterprise data domain

You have led teams and developed capabilities in global, matrixed and changing environments

You have built or evolved data ownership, stewardship, information ownership and data quality practices

You understand how material data affects planning, manufacturing, quality, procurement, warehousing, transportation and partner operations

Experience with governance structures, decision rights, escalation paths and service-oriented operating models

Familiarity with ERP and Master Data Management environments; SAP experience is an advantage

You can influence senior stakeholders, resolve cross-functional accountability gaps and constructively challenge inefficient handovers

You bring the autonomy and judgement to create clarity in a changing environment, while balancing operational excellence with continuous improvement

Experience in regulated supply chains, external manufacturing or complex partner networks is highly desirable; experience with data-quality tools, automation or AI-enabled data management is an advantage

Your Benefits:

• Your flexibility: flexible hours |vacation account
• Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
• Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
• Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
• Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
• Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that a background check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you are considered for the position, BioNTech will conduct the background check through our service provider ‘HireRight’. You will be informed accordingly by your BioNTech-Recruiter.

Note for applications within Europe: Please note that if you wish to claim travel expenses incurred in connection with an in-person interview, we are obliged to carry out a sanctions list check*. This is carried out by our partner, HireRight. Travel expenses will only be reimbursed if this sanctions list check does not yield any matches. Reimbursement can be made provided that the check is successfully completed.

* Your first name, surname and date of birth will be processed for the sanctions list check. The legal basis for carrying out the sanctions list check for positions at BioNTech in Europe is BioNTech’s legitimate interest. Please note that BioNTech will not carry out the sanctions list check if no travel expenses are to be reimbursed. If you do not give BioNTech your consent to the sanctions list check, your travel expenses cannot be reimbursed. This will not affect your application.