European 3rd-Party Supply Chain Manager

Hikma Pharmaceuticals; Sintra; Presencial; EUR 65 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Life insurance

Health insurance (family coverage)

Annual bonus

Growth opportunities

Resumo da oferta

Hikma Pharmaceuticals in Portugal seeks a Manager, 3rd Party Supply Chain to oversee European external manufacturing partners within the Global framework, working on-site in the Lisbon/Sintra area.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage KPIs such as OTIF and lead times, coordinate demand and supply planning, and drive continuous improvement with CMOs across regions. Knowledge of GMP/GDP, SAP or similar ERP, and robust stakeholder management are essential.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business management, Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• APICS or related certifications is a plus
• Typically 8–10 years of experience in pharmaceutical supply chain, external manufacturing, alliance management, supply chain, procurement, operations or a related field.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the primary supply-chain relationship owner for assigned European 3rd party manufacturing partners.
• Build performance relationships and coordinate interactions between partners and internal teams.
• Maintain accountability for operational and supply commitments, including escalation of unresolved issues.
• Maintain CMO scorecards, action trackers, decision logs, risk registers and improvement plans.
• Ensure all activities, actions and commitments have clear owners, timelines and effective follow-through.
• Monitor performance against agreed KPIs, including OTIF, schedule adherence, service level, batch-release lead time, inventory targets and quality performance.
• Identify root causes of underperformance and bring mitigation plans to completion. Prevent recurring supply issues.
• Agree, implement and track corrective actions to deliver sustained performance improvement.
• Coordinate demand, supply and capacity planning between internal teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Translate approved demand into executable production PO and supply plans.
• Identify and mitigate capacity constraints, supply gaps, inventory risks and competing priorities in advance.
• Proactively identify risks relating to materials, manufacturing, quality, regulatory compliance, batch release, logistics and business continuity.
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution and develop clear mitigation and recovery plans.
• Develop partner-specific improvement roadmaps based on CMO segmentation, business criticality and performance.
• Lead initiatives to improve supply reliability, lead times, planning discipline, responsiveness and data transparency.
• Coordinate third-party supply activities for launches, technology transfers, site transfers, regulatory changes, packaging changes and discontinuations.
• Establish clear readiness plans, milestones, dependencies, governance and escalation routes.

Conhecimentos

Supply chain

CMO management

S&OP processes

Stakeholder management

ERP systems

Formação académica

Bachelor's in related field

APICS certification

Ferramentas

SAP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Hikma Pharmaceuticals in Portugal seeks a Manager, 3rd Party Supply Chain to oversee European external manufacturing partners within the Global framework, working on-site in the Lisbon/Sintra area.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage KPIs such as OTIF and lead times, coordinate demand and supply planning, and drive continuous improvement with CMOs across regions. Knowledge of GMP/GDP, SAP or similar ERP, and robust stakeholder management are essential.