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!Lead all interactions with third party organizations through account plans, targets and projects to maximize collaboration and value creation between the parties. Ensure a systematic, enterprise-wide assessment of supplier assets and capabilities to cover the needs in line with the Sandoz strategy.Lead a cross-functional Supplier Relationship Team (SRT) to ensure complete product and process oversight, drive performance improvements in all functional areas (quality, supply chain, procurement, and life cycle management).
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
Lead Supplier Relationship Teams (SRT’s) based on technologies, comprised of quality, supply chain, sourcing, technical functions inc.
validation, GMP, HSE to ensure Sandoz standards are met.
Organize business review meetings, where key stakeholders and technical experts meet to discuss joint opportunities, potential roadblocks to collaboration, activities and resources required, and share strategies and relevant market trends.
Lead major projects to improve supplier performance, manage performance of the suppliers and SRT’s, set targets for the suppliers’ KPI dashboards, set goals for SRT members with functional heads, review KPIs with suppliers and internal teams and serve as primary point of escalation for issues /KPIs. Ensure implementation of CAPAs.
Communicate changes and issues with suppliers.
Write 3 -5 year strategic plans for accounts, create and follow Project and account plans (capacity, saving, changes) and set resource plans and budgets for the SRT.
Lead and review continuous improvement projects, prioritize and lead innovation ideas in collaboration with suppliers.
Provide technical expertise in area of responsibility, coordinate across functions and leadership teams and assure the SRT has one voice to third parties.
Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
Why Sandoz?
Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.
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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Skills Desired
Skills Required
- Experience in supplier relationship management or similar roles
- Strong leadership and cross-functional team management skills
- Knowledge of quality, supply chain, procurement processes
- Ability to develop and implement strategic plans
- Experience with performance management and KPI setting
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
Sandoz Insights
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.
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