Digital Manufacturing Product Owner - Serialization

Opella; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Opella, the self-care challenger, is seeking a Digital Manufacturing Product Owner - Serialization in Barcelona to lead serialization, traceability and regulatory reporting initiatives across manufacturing and supply networks.

You will set the product strategy and multi-year roadmap, coordinate with manufacturing sites, external partners and health authorities, and drive a cloud-based modernization while ensuring compliant, audit-ready operations and measurable value for the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital manufacturing, serialization, traceability or a comparable product ownership environment within a regulated industry.
• Ability to manage digital products, stakeholders and external suppliers, including defining priorities, maintaining product roadmaps and translating business needs into product requirements.
• Education or experience in technology, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain or related area.
• Proficiency in communicating clearly and collaborating across functions in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain the product strategy and multi-year roadmap for serialization, traceability, anti-counterfeiting and regulatory reporting platforms.
• Guide the evolution and modernization of the serialization ecosystem, including the transition to an independent cloud-based platform.
• Ensure reliable, compliant and audit-ready operation of business-critical systems across manufacturing, supply and partner networks.
• Prioritize regulatory needs, product enhancements, technical debt and investments by balancing business value, continuity, compliance and cost.
• Oversee service performance, major incidents, change and release activities, business continuity, KPIs and supplier commitments.
• Partner with manufacturing sites, external manufacturers, affiliates, distribution partners, health authorities and digital teams to improve processes and data exchanges.

Skills

Digital manufacturing

Serialization

Stakeholder management

Roadmap planning

Education

Technology/Engineering background

Job description

Salary Range: €49,600.00 - €66,133.33

All Compensation Will Be Determined Commensurate With Demonstrated Experience.

Digital Manufacturing Product Owner - Serialization

Location: Barcelona, Spain

You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As a Digital Manufacturing Product Owner / Serialization, you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.

About the job:

• Lead initiatives that advance our brands and strengthen our reputation worldwide.
• Mentor and uplift emerging talent while pushing your own growth and influence.
• Put purpose into practice — embedding sustainability, access and social impact into every decision.
• Model the challenger mindset: question complexity, act with integrity and make things radically simple.
• Help shape a culture that’s ambitious, collaborative and serious about recognition and belonging.

Main Responsibilities:

• Set and maintain the product strategy and multi-year roadmap for serialization, traceability, anti-counterfeiting and regulatory reporting platforms.
• Guide the evolution and modernization of the serialization ecosystem, including the transition to an independent cloud-based platform.
• Ensure reliable, compliant and audit-ready operation of business-critical systems across manufacturing, supply and partner networks.
• Prioritize regulatory needs, product enhancements, technical debt and investments by balancing business value, continuity, compliance and cost.
• Oversee service performance, major incidents, change and release activities, business continuity, key performance indicators and supplier commitments.
• Partner with manufacturing sites, external manufacturers, affiliates, distribution partners, health authorities and digital teams to improve processes and data exchanges.

About you:

• Experience: Experience in digital manufacturing, serialization, traceability or a comparable product ownership environment within a regulated industry.
• Capabilities: Ability to manage digital products, stakeholders and external suppliers, including defining priorities, maintaining product roadmaps and translating business needs into product requirements.
• Knowledge: Understanding of serialization, traceability or manufacturing digital ecosystems, or experience working with comparable business-critical technology platforms.
• Skills: Ability to communicate clearly, collaborate across functions and contribute to problem-solving in an international environment.
• Education: Relevant knowledge gained through education, professional experience or an equivalent learning pathway in technology, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, business or a related area.
• Languages: Ability to work and communicate in English with international colleagues and stakeholders.

This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to lead change and help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.

Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

About Us:

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.