Job Description Summary
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!To strategically own, govern, and continuously enhance end to end Supply Chain performance management, KPI frameworks, and advanced analytics across the Sandoz supply network. The role enables enterprise level, fact-based decision making, supply reliability, and continuous improvement by providing standardized, compliant, and actionable performance insights aligned with Global Supply Chain and ESO objectives.
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Accountability & Decision Making
Own and evolve global Supply Chain performance frameworks, KPI hierarchies, and target‑setting methodologies across planning, manufacturing, logistics, inventory, and customer service.
Provide executive‑level performance insights to Global and Regional SCM leadership to support strategic decision making and prioritization.
Govern performance discussions within IBP, S&OP, and SCM review forums, ensuring alignment between strategy, execution, and outcomes.
Problem Solving & Complexity
Lead complex, cross‑regional performance investigations using multi‑source data to identify systemic root causes, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Anticipate end‑to‑end supply chain performance risks and drive proactive mitigation actions with senior stakeholders.
Sponsor and guide deep‑dive analytics on structural issues impacting supply reliability, inventory health, and service levels.
Functional Expertise & Knowledge
Act as global subject matter expert for Supply Chain performance management, KPI governance, and analytics methodologies.
Ensure all performance processes, reporting, and analytics solutions comply with GMP, data governance, audit, and documentation standards.
Define and steer the roadmap for performance digitalization, automation, and advanced analytics capabilities.
Stakeholder Interaction & Influence
Partner with Global, Regional, and Site SCM leaders, Planning, Quality, Finance, and Master Data teams to align on performance priorities and actions.
Influence senior stakeholders and governance bodies without direct line authority to drive accountability for performance outcomes.
Represent Supply Chain performance management in cross‑functional and enterprise initiatives.
Execution, Projects & Continuous Improvement
Lead and sponsor global performance transformation programs, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timelines, and value targets.
Drive standardization and simplification of dashboards, reports, and analytics processes across systems and regions.
Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, and development of performance analytics talent and communities of practice.
Specific Professional Competencies
Strategic performance management and analytics leadership
Advanced structured problem solving
Executive stakeholder communication and influencing
Cross‑functional and cross‑cultural collaboration
Program and transformation execution excellence
SAP end‑to‑end Supply Chain expertise; advanced analytics tools
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Analytics, or related field; APICS or equivalent certification preferred.
10+ years’ experience in Supply Chain, Performance Management, or Advanced Analytics roles within a multinational, matrix organization
Proven experience leading enterprise‑level KPI governance and analytics transformations
Strong SAP Supply Chain expertise (IBP / APO / MRP / S/4HANA)
Preferred certifications: APICS CPIM/CSCP, Analytics (Power BI/Tableau/Qlik), Lean Six Sigma, PMP/PRINCE2
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!
Skills Desired
Business Networking, Business Scenario Planning , Change Control, Continual Improvement Process, Efficiency, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Including Gdp, Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Operations, Order Fulfillment, Order Management, Procurement, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply PlanningSimilar Jobs
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
