We are currently seeking qualified candidates for a Head of Value Chain & Business Planning position with a leading multinational chemicals, biopharmaceutical and biotechnology company. This is a permanent position that can be based out of any of the company’s global facilities.
PURPOSE
The Clinical Development Business Unit handles new developments at the pre-commercial stage, from pre-clinical to phase III development. Reporting to the Head of the Business Unit, the role is to lead the strategic planning for the unit. This position is also responsible for translating business/marketing needs and strategies into dynamic value chain management for the global business.
This position is responsible to drive key business-critical processes, including margin management, operative pricing, value chain management, asset management, supply chain strategy and for the Clinical Development business. The Head of Value Chain & Business Planning will be responsible for mid-and long term availability and utilization of a complex and diverse set of manufacturing and service capabilities, enabling the business to expand rapidly. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the gross profit transformation by facilitating and managing the alignment of commercial, operations and supply chain teams to manage profit improvement plans within a disciplined control and review process.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides a high-level Leadership in the planning and implementing of strategic business objectives. Uses their broad and comprehensive understanding of planning concepts and principles to influence change within the business unit and the wider organization
- Strategising and gaining approvals for extensive/high impact Cap-ex processes on the highest levels. Ability to providing strong strategic data analysis to then build and present business cases on where the business unit should be investing in the future.
- Highly influential as subject matter expert, liaising closely with operational leads, sales, Commercial development, R&T and other functions to ensure seamless operations, to ensure supply and demand are balanced as smoothly as possible.
- Develop, maintain and manage portfolio processes that support P&L management, portfolio strategy and operative pricing accountability for product portfolios
- Drive value chain improvements across all product portfolios for the business. Establish targets and project ownership with the MPO, Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain organizations. In coordination with Marketing, establish and manage value chain for step-up projects.
- Lead and/or Participate in teams associated value stream projects (external to the BU) designed to positively impact gross profit to represent the BU and align improvements with BU goals
- Co-ordinate management of virtual profit improvement teams, actively engaging and collaborating at the earliest practicable opportunity post signature to ensure all major products have documented profit improvement plans
- Maintaining effective end-to-end business process and project control mechanisms including key initiatives (Anchor) and performance metrics, surfacing and facilitating the resolution of issues to drive and deliver planned margin improvements
EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Degree qualified in a Scientific/Engineering discipline
- 15 years of relevant business experience operating at a strategic level in leading significant strategic planning cycles and processes.
- Key functional areas of experience -Business management/ Commercial Development and/or Operations gained within a GMP environment
- Experience in highly-complex, high-value manufacturing environments.
- Able to operate effectively across a matrix organisation
- Advanced strategic and analytical thinker – allied to an execution mindset.
- Possesses the intellectual ability to think abstractly and creativity to resolve problems and achieve practical results.
- In-depth commercial understanding of corporate and operational business issues.
Must have strong business and interpersonal skills and be a persuasive communicator – written, oral and active listening – to influence peers and colleagues - Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously through to delivery
- Able to deal effectively at all levels of an organisation
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Able to translate complex information into coherent analysis and plans
- Be able to pull from the detail and take a wider long-term view.
Proven ability to lead teams to set and achieve breakthrough performance goals - Displays the ability to recognise critical problems, manage ambiguity and balance multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Team orientated with good network and consensus building capabilities
- Change management
- Confident and effective throughout all levels in the organization
- Presence to gain buy-in on new ideas