Senior Field Force Operations Manager (d/f/m)

Sandoz; Marschall; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 vacation days per year (in fulltime

1,200€ vacation payment (in full time)

€40/month capital-forming benefits (in

company pension

flex-hybrid working 50% per week in il

Skillsoft & Learnlight access

Job summary

Sandoz is seeking a Senior Field Force Operations Manager to lead Field Force Operations and Sales Force Effectiveness in alignment with commercial strategy. The role focuses on data-driven decisions, territory design, resource allocation, and performance analytics, with a strong emphasis on CRM and reporting tooling.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in related fields, English fluency, and German language as a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Sales Force Effectiveness, Commercial Excellence, Sales Operations or related function.
• Strong understanding of the German pharmaceutical and healthcare market is highly preferred.
• Experience in multinational pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences organizations.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); business-level German is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead core Field Force Operations and Sales Force Effectiveness aligned with strategy.
• Drive field productivity via data-driven targeting, territory design, and sizing.
• Develop incentive compensation programs aligned with BU objectives.
• Prepare executive analyses and deliver presentations to leadership.
• Partner with Commercial Excellence teams to optimize CRM and reporting tools.
• Ensure data quality and governance across commercial systems.

Skills

Sales Ops

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

English fluency

German knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Life Sciences, Data Analytics, or a related field

Tools

CRM platforms

Dashboards

Reporting tools

Job description

Senior Field Force Operations Manager (d/f/m)

• Lead core Field Force Operations and Sales Force Effectiveness processes, ensuring alignment with business priorities and commercial strategy.
• Drive field force productivity through data-driven decision-making, including:
• Customer targeting and segmentation
• Territory design and alignment
• Sales force sizing and capacity planning
• Product and resource allocation
• Call planning and execution monitoring
• Account planning and customer acquisition strategies
• Field force ROI analysis and performance tracking
• Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders within the German organization, providing recommendations to improve commercial execution and organizational effectiveness.
• Generate actionable business insights and recommendations through advanced analytics and performance evaluation.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve incentive compensation programs, ensuring alignment with company and Business Unit objectives.
• Partner with Regional Commercial Excellence teams to establish and optimize commercial infrastructure and systems, including CRM platforms, dashboards, analytics, and reporting tools.
• Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and adoption across commercial systems and processes.
• Develop, implement, and monitor standardized Sales Force Effectiveness methodologies, KPIs, dashboards, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Lead cross-functional projects related to commercial excellence, sales operations, launch readiness, and business performance optimization.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level analyses, reports, and presentations for commercial leadership teams and senior management.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Life Sciences, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Sales Force Effectiveness, Commercial Excellence, Sales Operations, Business Analytics, or a related function.
• Strong understanding of the German pharmaceutical and healthcare market is highly preferred.
• Experience working within multinational pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences organizations.
• Proven track record of managing complex analytical and operational projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• German proficiency preferred; business-level German is considered a strong advantage

Compensation Structure & Criteria

Sandoz compensation is determined by job level, qualifications, niche skills, experience, and location within company salary ranges. Fully proficient and highly effective employees can expect a starting salary around market median, with those new to the level or with less functional depth at the lower end of the range and those with sustained superior or niche skills towards the higher end of the range. Internal equity and external market data inform our range placement. Annual salary reviews consider performance outcomes, market alignment, and business needs.

Starting pay range: EUR 80.800-121.000

Variable compensation: 10% performance-based bonus

Additional benefits include:

• 30 vacation days per year (in full time)
• 1.200€ vacation payment (in full time)
• €40/month in capital-forming benefits (in full time)
• company pension
• flex-hybrid working 50% per week in the office
• access to our learning & development platforms Skillsoft & Learnlight

Pay frequency: Monthly

Expected weekly working hours: 40 hours

Contract type: full time

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world's medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Hiring decisions are only based on the qualification for the position, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age and disability.

The law provides for severely disabled / equal applicants the opportunity to involve the local representative body for disabled employees (SBV) in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

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