Regional Operations Senior Associate

Panda International; Breda; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid working arrangement

30 vacation days per year

Referral bonus available

Job summary

Panda International in Breda is seeking a Regional Operations Senior Associate (Sr. Associate Supply Chain) to help manage product lifecycles, variations and regional strategies for EMEA markets.

You will collaborate with Regulatory, Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing Sites to ensure on-time delivery, accurate master data and compliant labeling, with a hybrid work setup in the Netherlands. The role requires a Master’s or bachelor’s degree with 2+ years in pharmaceutical or supply chain

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree and 2 or more years directly related experience.
• Fluent in English, both in verbal and written communication.
• Pharmaceutical or Supply Chain (APICS, CPIM or CIRM certification) experience.
• Experience in working in an international environment.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary projects & change management.
• Analytical / Data minded.
• Customer focused, strong facilitator, action oriented and tech savvy.
• Strong communicator: Communicates effectively to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Action oriented: taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Strong facilitator: Facilitates and support crucial communication between key stakeholder groups.
• Drives results: consistently achieving results even under tough circumstances.
• Customer focus: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solution.
• Tech savvy: anticipating and adopting innovations in business, building digital and technology applications.
• Analytical skills: Applies analytical skills to evaluate and interpret situations/problems using multiple sources of information: qualitative information, quantitative research and trend data.

Responsibilities

• Support the product Regional Operations Lead with managing every phase of the life cycle of a product and when you are ready, perform all life cycle management activities for a product independently
• Execute product lifecycle changes per the Regional Variation Master Plan
• Keep Regional Variation Master Plan up to date by maintaining contact with key stakeholders (e.g. regional and local Regulatory Affairs)
• Perform Labelling assessments in the labelling system, complete checklists
• Manage the Specialized Shipping process for your products
• Perform Right-First-Time handover to production site(s) by ensuring all regional requirements are correctly documented in the relevant systems
• Coordinate end-of-life activities for SKU’s and products
• Lead small improvement projects and coordinate data collection for customer requests in the team
• Facilitate cross-functional activities between Supply Chain, Operations, Regulatory Affairs and Marketing
• Facilitate Master Data and serialization requests and activities
• Execute Registration samples or Product Demo requests
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline departmental activities
• Drive process improvements or suggest standardized methods/templates within own sphere of influence

Skills

Analytical / Data minded

Fluent English

Customer focused

Strong communicator

Facilitator

Action oriented

Tech savvy

Change management

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree

APICS CPIM or CIRM certification

Job description

I am looking for a Regional Operations Senior Associate (Sr. Associate Supply Chain) for my biotech client in Breda.

As Regional Operations Leaders we are accountable for launching, managing variations and life cycle strategies of products in the EMEA markets.

We develop a 3 – 5-year product portfolio outlook with a strong emphasis on good and safe product delivery ensuring our products reach every patient every time.

We are the linking pin between EMEA Commercial partners, Regulatory, the relevant Global Supply Chain - and Manufacturing Sites stakeholders.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:

• Support the product Regional Operations Lead with managing every phase of the life cycle of a product and when you are ready, perform all life cycle management activities for a product independently
• Execute product lifecycle changes per the Regional Variation Master Plan
• Keep Regional Variation Master Plan up to date by maintaining contact with key stakeholders (e.g. regional and local Regulatory Affairs)
• Perform Labelling assessments in the labelling system, complete checklists
• Manage the Specialized Shipping process for your products
• Perform Right-First-Time handover to production site(s) by ensuring all regional requirements are correctly documented in the relevant systems
• Coordinate end-of-life activities for SKU’s and products
• Lead small improvement projects and coordinate data collection for customer requests in the team
• Facilitate cross-functional activities between Supply Chain, Operations, Regulatory Affairs and Marketing
• Facilitate Master Data and serialization requests and activities
• Execute Registration samples or Product Demo requests
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline departmental activities
• Drive process improvements or suggest standardized methods/templates within own sphere of influence

What we expect of you

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree and 2 or more years directly related experience
• Fluent in English, both in verbal and written communication
• Pharmaceutical or Supply Chain (APICS, CPIM or CIRM certification) experience
• Experience in working in an international environment
• Experience in multi-disciplinary projects & change management
• Analytical / Data minded
• Customer focused, strong facilitator, action oriented and tech savvy.
• Strong communicator: Communicates effectively to diverse stakeholder groups
• Action oriented: taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Strong facilitator: Facilitates and support crucial communication between key stakeholder groups
• Drives results: consistently achieving results even under tough circumstances
• Customer focus: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solution
• Tech savvy: anticipating and adopting innovations in business, building digital and technology applications
• Analytical skills: Applies analytical skills to evaluate and interpret situations/problems using multiple sources of information: qualitative information, quantitative research and trend data

Practical Details

• 30 vacation days per year
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working arrangement

Referral bonus available: Receive €250 for a successful introduction.