Director, Supplier Relationship Management, Orifarm / 1902

The Company
In Orifarm, they aim to bring healthy days by making modern healthcare a better deal for the people and the societies they serve. Everyone should have access to modern medicine. High costs or lack of access to pharmaceuticals should never impact possibility to receive treatment or relief and live a healthy life. Working towards that vision, Orifarm creates access to affordable high-quality pharmaceuticals and healthcare products by challenging markets and always seeking new opportunities. With their core values paving the way, they always act responsibly and constantly with their customers in the centre of attention. And everything they do is driven by the sole purpose: For as many as possible, as healthy a day as possible.

Orifarm was founded in Denmark in 1994. Since then, Orifarm has grown into an international company operating globally in 13 countries. Today, Orifarm is Europe's largest parallel importer of pharmaceuticals and Denmark's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals with more than 2,200 employees.

Orifarm operates within seven different business areas: Over the Counter (OTC), Consumer Healthcare, Generics, Promotional Rx, Unlicensed Medicines, Parallel Import and Clinical Trials Supplies (CTS). Further, they focus heavily on new business opportunities and synergistic M&A to expand their offerings. Headquarter is located in Odense, Denmark. See more at www.Orifarm.com

The Team
You will be part of the Corporate Supply Chain organization and the CMO operations, where Orifarm fosters an ambitious and open atmosphere. They are driven to achieve their objectives and celebrate success together. You will be closely involved with functional and cross-functional teams:

Working in cross-functional teams with SRM, you will lead and overseeing all interactions with CMOs and other parties, developing, maintaining and collaborating relationships via account planning, targets, and projects in order to manage risk and deliver on synergies and value creations between the parties. On behalf of Orifarm, Best Talent is now looking for a competent Director of SRM.

Director, Supplier Relationship Management
Join Orifarm and take charge of building strong business relationships with CMOs and other partners!

You lead & support a team of managers and specialists both directly and indirectly
Experience with technical key GMP function within production, QA, RA and Supply Chain
You thrive working in an environment of entrepreneurial spirit

The Challenge
The position will be a part of a newly created function, The Corporate Supply Chain. You are the business owner for the assigned portfolio and a relationship builder in dialogue with the supplier. You must lead the coordination of supplier-related activities in relevant functional areas i.e., Quality Assurance, Product Supply, Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Science & Technology, and Regulatory Affairs in a matrix set up.

We are now looking for an experienced Pharma industry professional, who is capable of effectively leading through transformations across teams and functions and provide strong partnership development.

Among your key responsibilities in the role, you will:

Lead a cross-functional Supplier Relationship Team (SRT) to ensure full product and process oversight and coordinate supplier-related activities across key areas
Conduct Business Review Meetings (BRMs) with CMOs to strengthen collaboration, identify challenges, share strategies, and discuss resources and market trends
Monitor and improve supplier performance by setting targets, tracking KPIs, and managing risks to ensure quality, supply stability, and competitive costs
Develop CMOs into strong partners through projects focused on manufacturing improvements, quality, lean management, and supply chain optimization
Oversee major projects on performance improvement and process optimization while ensuring knowledge sharing and best practices among stakeholders

Orifarm regards their feed-back culture as a fundamental element in the individual employee’s opportunities for learning and development. And when they have good results, every employee, including student workers, is a part of their bonus scheme. Orifarm fosters an ambitious and open atmosphere. They are driven to achieve their objectives and celebrate success together. The job is located at headquarters in Odense. You will report to the VP of CMO Operations.

Your Talent
You have a degree in Pharmacy, Industrial Engineering or related fields, supplemented with a Business Administration degree and/or Project Management certification combined with at least 10 years of relevant experience in the Pharmaceutical and Life Science industry,

In the role as Director, SRM, you will interact with several key internal stakeholders and a cluster of suppliers, and therefore we expect a high level of ability to influence across functions and drive the results with integrity and through difficult obstacles.

Among the key characteristics of a successful candidate, we expect:

Experience with several technical key functions, primarily with production and GMP-Quality and secondarily with Supply Chain, Portfolio and BD, and Regulatory Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry
Preferably experience in Lean Management and Operational Excellence
Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills supplemented with proven cross-culture communication and collaboration skills
Advanced Program Management and Project Management skills including Technical Transfers, Risk Assessment, and internal and external stakeholder management
Experience with leading and developing a team of high-profile specialists and managers and ability to drive organizational changes and efficiently lead the team through transformations

As a person you are result oriented and visionary. You are good at solving complex matters and find new solutions. You have a can-do-attitude and see possibilities instead of problems. You are good at communicating on all levels, like having influence and be involved in decision making. You have a trustworthy personality based on your analytical mind and knowledge, which you like to share when confronted with a new challenge.

Orifarm knows that their growth comes from the growth of their employees. They are an ambitious organization with an entrepreneurial culture, celebrating can-do attitudes, smarts and hearts. Your secret to success? Valuing how different skillsets join forces to make the journey happen. Whether you play a direct or an indirect part of fulfilling the company purpose, you will get to contribute and use your skills. Indeed, at Orifarm your personal growth journey is shaped only by your contribution towards making healthy days for as many as possible.

Application
Best Talent is responsible for the recruitment process at Orifarm and reviews your application on a confidential basis. Forward your application including your CV in English marked ”1902/Director” by e-mail to job@besttalent.dk. You can read more about Best Talent on www.besttalent.dk.