Office Manager (80% FTE)

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

As the Office Manager, you will be the backbone of our office operations, responsible for the smooth functioning of the office while managing various administrative tasks. Your contributions will play a crucial role in creating and maintaining a well-organized and productive work environment, fostering employee wellbeing, and supporting the overall success of the organization through efficient office management. For this newly created role in our brand-new office, we are looking for a highly organized, flexible, and proactive individual with a keen eye for detail. The ideal candidate will excel in coordinating and liaising between various departments and external stakeholders while providing general office support. This role is primarily in-office but allows up to 25% remote work.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Office Supplies Management: Monitor and purchase office and kitchen supplies

• Lunch Offerings: Manage the daily free lunches, including kitchen setup, coordination with catering vendors and arranging department cleaning schedule

• Office building coordination: Collaborate with building owner, maintenance team, and contractors/vendors to ensure office is clean, safe and well maintained

• Health & Safety: Serve as a member of the BHV team, coordinate trainings, meetings and evacuation drills.

• Wellbeing: You get to be in charge of the wellbeing initiatives in alignment with global and local programs.

• Administrative duties: Manage procurement and financial tracking for organizational orders, oversee new hire onboarding in collaboration with P&O, (digital) filing systems, lead ad hoc activities,

• Continuously improve office processes and collaborate with communications and P&O on initiatives aligned with the company culture and aspirations.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role within a multinational company (e.g office manager, facilities, executive assistant)

• MBO degree or equivalent: higher qualifications are a plus

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and aptitude for learning new software and systems

• Six Sigma / Lean certification is advantageous

• Fluent in both English and Dutch, spoken and written

You’ll receive:

We offer temporary employment for 1 year with probation period with flexible working, learning and development opportunities. We offer indefinite employment contract based on performance after the first year of employment.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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