The Opportunity

To provide leadership and management to the Product Care & Artwork Mgmt team.

Responsible and accountable to enable geographical expansion by acting as the main interface to ComOps regions/markets regarding requests for launches and managing operational launch preparation of products from CSL Behring Bern and CSL Vifor portfolio.

In addition, co-ordination of activities and change controls for PPM, deregistration and non-routine lots of products manufactured in BRN & STG.

Drive improvements for processes to increase efficiency, faster service and lower costs.

Your Tasks & Responsibilities

Safety: Employee

• You are required to comply with all safety guidelines and regulations, use safety equipment correctly, and attend safety training
• Where prescribed and required, wear protective equipment consistently and replace when defective
• You are responsible for eliminating hazards and risks yourself immediately where possible, otherwise report them to your supervisor immediately
• With your behavior, you contribute to the achievement of our safety goals and actively contribute to improvements in our safety and our safety culture

Quality

• Ensure compliant documentation and processes in terms of global and local SOPs and policies
• Preparation, presentation and participation for / in audits from authorities
• Support investigation and timely closure of deviations within the site supply chain

Reliability

• Manage launches of existing products into new markets on time
• Coordinate with team all activities around artwork creation and artwork changes to assure compliant products at anytime
• Manage supply chain related change request (e.g. deregistration / non-routine lots, change of vendor specification...) at Site Bern and St. Gallen in cooperation with the local organizations
• Single point of contact and coordination of Excipient Business (NFHU) to third parties
• Coordinate in the shipment of samples for registration and test materials such as product and packaging samples to regulatory agencies, customers and other CSL organizations
• When new or unusual tasks arise within (Site) Supply chain with unclear responsibility – demonstrate a can-do mentality by stepping in and taking ownership

Costs

• Define and constantly improve global guidelines for artworks governance, creation and maintenance
• Implementing strategies and approaches in order to improve equitable manufacturing in time and quantity and to reduce cost of manufacturing in packaging or to increase efficiency in Supply Chain processes
• Constant focus on obsolescence costs for PPM

People

• Personnel management of employees including objective setting, personnel development, monitoring and tracking of work progress within area of responsibility, ensuring appropriate training status
• Reporting to superior on regular basis about ongoing business. Inform and consult superior immediately in case of problems and/or decisions concerning other departments or other CSL Sites
• Participate in required global, regional and local operational calls and meetings – ensure close collaboration and alignment with stakeholders
• Drive the consolidation of multiple teams into a unified organization

Your Skills and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, science or related field

Experience

• 5+ years' supply chain experience including managing people and/or projects within pharmaceutical or related industry
• Certification in Purchasing management (ISM/CPM) and Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) preferred
• Demonstrated success developing and meeting objectives in a team environment
• Experience in materials management systems
• Demonstrated leadership/mentoring skills
• Fluent in English and German (written and verbally)
• Excellent communication, planning and coordination skills
• Proficiency in Artwork management and related processes
• Solid GMP experience (3 – 5 years) in pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industry