Supplier Relationship Director SM

Location: Telangana (Sandoz)

Job Description Summary

-Lead all interactions with third party organizations through account plans, targets and projects to maximize collaboration and value creation between the parties. Ensure a systematic, enterprise-wide assessment of supplier assets and capabilities to cover the needs in line with the Sandoz strategy.Lead a cross-functional Supplier Relationship Team (SRT) to ensure complete product and process oversight, drive performance improvements in all functional areas (quality, supply chain, procurement, and life cycle management).

Major accountabilities

Lead Supplier Relationship Teams (SRT’s) based on technologies, comprised of quality, supply chain, sourcing, technical functions inc.

validation, GMP, HSE to ensure Sandoz standards are met.

Organize business review meetings, where key stakeholders and technical experts meet to discuss joint opportunities, potential roadblocks to collaboration, activities and resources required, and share strategies and relevant market trends.

Lead major projects to improve supplier performance, manage performance of the suppliers and SRT’s, set targets for the suppliers’ KPI dashboards, set goals for SRT members with functional heads, review KPIs with suppliers and internal teams and serve as primary point of escalation for issues /KPIs.

Ensure implementation of CAPAs.

Communicate changes and issues with suppliers.

Write 3 -5 year strategic plans for accounts, create and follow Project and account plans (capacity, saving, changes) and set resource plans and budgets for the SRT.

Lead and review continuous improvement projects, prioritize and lead innovation ideas in collaboration with suppliers.

Provide technical expertise in area of responsibility, coordinate across functions and leadership teams and assure the SRT has one voice to third parties.

Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Key performance indicators

Savings and value creation -Quality metrics: Overdue CAPAs/Complaints, suppliers at risk, number of major/minor quality issues, proactive KPIs to measure mitigation efforts -Supplier consolidation: # of suppliers pruned/consolidated

Minimum Requirements

Work Experience

• People Leadership.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Project Management.
• Functional Breadth.

Skills

• Six Sigma.
• Risk Management.
• Proactive thinking.
• Managing position authority.
• Strategic thinking and planning.
• Negotiating.
• Knowledge of Healthcare industry & external trends.
• Knowledge of TQM and related industry GxP standards and processes.
• Timely decision making.
• Time Management.
• Supplier Relationship Management.
• Finance Management.
• Market and customer intelligence.

Languages

English.

Skills Desired