Portfolio Manager

2care4; Esbjerg; Hybrid; DKK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

2care4 is seeking a Portfolio Manager to own and optimize its European portfolio, bridging Purchasing and Sales. You will work closely with Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and Planning teams to drive informed decisions, improve forecasting, and manage inventory.

The role requires a commercial mindset, BI fluency, and experience in portfolio management, preferably in parallel import or generics, with English and Danish skills. Based in Esbjerg, Denmark, the position is hybrid with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills and a commercial mindset.
• Experience in portfolio or product management preferred, ideally in pharma or parallel import.
• Fluency in English; Danish language advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own, steer and optimize your portfolio across products and markets.
• Make data-driven decisions on quantities and allocation.
• Translate demand plans into action and challenge forecasts.
• Manage inventory, stock value vs forecast, and working capital.
• React quickly to patent expiries, price changes, and market shifts.
• Lead a structured monthly performance cycle with stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Data-driven decision making

Negotiation

English proficiency

Danish proficiency

Education

Business, Supply Chain, Engineering degree

Tools

BI tools

Job description

Own theportfolio. Make the calls. Drive the performance.

Do you getenergy from turning complex data into clear decisions? Do you thrive whereSales and Purchasing meet, where the trade-offs are real and someone needs totake ownership? And do you want to help set the bar for how a portfolio is run?Then you might be our new Portfolio Manager within parallel import.

Be at the heart of our commercial engine

Ourbusiness is growing fast, with more products, more markets and more competitionon both the sales and purchasing side. That is why we have establishedPortfolio Management: a cross-functional department that steers demand andsupply for our active portfolio across Europe. As one of our first PortfolioManagers, you will help set the standard from day one.

You willown your portfolio and be the link between Purchasing and Sales, while workingclosely with Business Development, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, S&OP,Planning and Production. The role comes with a real mandate: when a decisionneeds to be made, you make it, based on facts, analyses from our PortfolioSpecialists and what is best for 2care4. And when a decision does not land asplanned, you own that too, learn fast and adjust.

Your primary tasks

• Own, steer and optimize yourportfolio across products, markets and substitution groups.
• Make daily data-drivendecisions on purchase quantities and market allocation based on price andavailability.
• Translate the demand plan intoaction and challenge sales forecasts, DIO and DOS in alignment withS&OP.
• Own inventory management foryour portfolio, including stock value vs. forecast, short expiry, scrapmitigation and working capital.
• Act quickly when patentsexpire, prices drop or markets shift, and spot the opportunities hidden inthe change.
• Drive a structured monthlyperformance cycle with your stakeholders, ensuring transparent decisions,clear ownership of difficult trade-offs and continuous improvement.

Who are you?

Highambitions, both feet on the ground. We are looking for someone who combines ahigh drive with great stakeholder management skills. You set high standards,take ownership when decisions are tough and bring positive energy to the team.You build strong relationships across departments, challenge yourself andothers constructively and make complex findings clear enough for others to acton. And you listen before you conclude.

You have astrong commercial mindset, a sharp analytical toolbox and curiosity that keepsyou learning. You may have a degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering orsimilar, and preferably some years of experience within portfolio or productmanagement, ideally from parallel import or generics. Insight into Nordic andGerman market dynamics and regulatory principles such as national vs. EMAapprovals is a clear advantage. You navigate complex IT systems with ease andget energy from automating whatever can be automated. BI skills and experienceis a big plus, and you communicate fluently in English and Danish.

What we offer

Reportingto the Head of Portfolio Management, you will join a brand-new department withstrong ambitions, high visibility and a direct impact on 2care4’sprofitability. We are moving towards an increasingly automated environment,where we challenge the "as is" and set the bar high for replacing manual taskswith smart systems and automated calculations, so more time goes to thedecisions that matter. You will help shape that journey in an informal culturewhere we share knowledge, use yesterday’s lessons to build a stronger tomorrowand enjoy a good laugh. Expect a thorough onboarding, a manager who invests inyour development and colleagues ready to help, because when you grow, so doesthe portfolio.

Our headoffice in Esbjerg is your home base. You will work from Esbjerg at least twodays a week, and during onboarding you will spend most of your time here, soyou get the best possible start with the team and the business. Beyond that,you can use our growing office in Odense and work from home when it makes sensefor you and the team. We believe the best results are created together, so mostof your week will be spent at one of our offices. Expect 5-15 travel days peryear to stay close to stakeholders and partners.

2care4 isan international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Esbjerg, Denmark. Ourmission is to make medicines more accessible to patients across Europe, andevery day we strive to create value through quality, innovation and strongpartnerships.