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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-oriented, innovation-driven company that inspires you and promotes your career? Then take your future in your hands and become part of Takeda as a  

External Manufacturing Production Support Manager (f/m/d)

In this exciting role, you will be the point of contact for all operational activities related to CMOs and you'll have the pivotal responsibility of managing departmental change controls and deviations. You'll drive operational relation with CMOs leading the weekly tier1 organization with CMO and internal teams to monitor, coordinate and progress CMO manufacturing and quality operations. You also coordinate with other team members operational quality (CRs & DRs) and logistics execution and drive detailed planning aligned with master plan, POs, GRs, Invoicing, trackers & KPIs, inventory management. 

Your main responsibilities:

Department Quality Systems SME responsible for managing departmental change controls, deviations, etc.   

Establish and maintain a solid internal and external network with the aim to be recognized as the go-to person for all operational activities related to CMOs in charge 

Drive operational relation with CMOs leading the weekly tier1 organisation with CMO and internal teams to monitor, coordinate and progress CMO manufacturing and quality operations 

Establish a disciplined, well organized and efficient Tier1 organization with the aim to create a weekly drum beat on operational execution 

Drive Tier2 escalations to make sure risk and unresolved supply issues are escalated in due time 

Collaboration with master planning group, perform the detailed planning activities with CMOs 

Issue & manage POs until goods reception. Make sure invoicing is performed according to contracts and on time

Manage manufacturing KPIs for performance reviews and S&OP meetings 

Maintain excellent inventory management in SAP, including inventory at risk, to make sure SAP is always up-to-date 

Coordinate with other team members operational quality (CRs & DRs) and logistics execution

  Your profile:

BA/BS in Business Management, up to 5 year’s experience in Supply Chain within GMP environment

Knowledge of ERP/Supply Chain and the ability to utilize this in a complex GMP planning environment

Project Management experience desirable

Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and ability to work in a cross functional team environment 

Able to thrive in a fast paced environment with minimal direction 

APICS Certified or willing to obtain certification(s)

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips, travel requirements : 10-15% 

Your benefits: 

Attractive and competitive salary

Open-minded and modern working environment 

Hybrid working model

30 vacation days

Company pension plan

Further education and training 

Travel allowance

Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees 

Subsidized canteen 

Subsidized sports programs 

Disability insurance 

Long-term account with various possible uses

Employee discounts 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Referral Program 

Deferred compensation as desired 

Future amount

Global Wellbeing Program 

Interactive online courses for employees' children 

Employee Recognition Program 

About Us: 

Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people, and the planet. 

In Singen, around 1,300 employees specialize in the production of liquid, semi-solid and freeze-dried medicines. Singen is the only production site in the global Takeda network for the manufacture of our new dengue fever vaccine. Takeda Singen is a regionally significant employer and has been awarded the independent Top Employer certificate several years in a row. The site is characterized by its high level of diversity (e.g., more than 55 nationalities and over 40% of leaders are women), its long company history and its excellent development opportunities. The town of Singen (Hohentwiel) is located on the beautiful Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg with a view of the Alps and close proximity to France, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland.  

 How we will support you: 

Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process. 

 

Locations

Singen, Germany

Zurich, Switzerland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time