Boudry, CH
3 days ago
Associate Director, Facilities Services

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Position Summary: 
The Associate Director, Facilities Services, will be the primary liaison for site facilities operations at Boudry, providing Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), site service, and project support. This role involves managing both outsourced and self-performed facility services, requiring comprehensive knowledge of facility operations, including EHSS, Quality, Security, Site Engineering, and both hard and soft services.
This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong technical background and the ability to manage complex facilities operations while ensuring safety, compliance, and operational excellence.


Key Responsibilities:

Act as the primary internal customer interface for site facilities operations.Collaborate with the IFM service provider to meet customer and site needs.Coordinate with managers and employees across departments to align operational decisions with business requirements.Champion customer interests and ensure their needs are prioritized.Support the development and management of the site operating budget.Track and report site expenditures against the budget and projections.Provide leadership and problem-solving guidance within the department and through project coordination.Understand and navigate the organizational structure and operating culture to achieve results.Maintain and promote adherence to company policies, performance metrics, and systems during IFM service provider interactions.Work with the IFM service provider’s account management team and internal BMS stakeholders to monitor and modify service deliverables in accordance with the changing business needs of the site.Provide Quality oversight for outsourced GxP activities, perform regular reviews of outsourced IFM Quality programs and metrics.Partner with site engineering for capital infrastructure projects and Capex plan development.Ensure proper commissioning and turnover of capital projects to meet customer needs.Champion site energy initiatives and monitor ongoing energy consumption.Serve as the site owner for shutdowns and primary customer interface for related activities.Support site audits related to EHSS and Quality.Oversee out of scope contracts supporting site operations.Coordinate site emergency response.Support other sites in the region as needed.


Qualifications & Experience:

Degree in facilities management, reliability, or engineering.8-10 years experience in a GxP environment managing daily operations in Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related functions.Broad technical knowledge of facility operations, infrastructure, and equipment.Ability to represent Facilities during regulatory audits and interact with Quality and EHSS.Extensive contract management experience, preferably experience managing a performance based IFM contract.High level of interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.Strong leadership skills, business ethics, and ability to work in a team environment.Ability to manage high-volume responsibilities and delegate tasks as needed.Understanding of maintenance work order systems (CMMS).Knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations, industry practices, environmental regulations, and building codes.Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of variances.Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Ariba, SAP, Maximo, and SharePoint.English and French language proficiency.
 

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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