VP Global Strategic Sourcing

As a Vice President for the Global Strategic Sourcing team you will lead a highperforming team and drive strategic partnerships across our global manufacturing and supply chain ecosystem. This is a role for an ambitious and commercially driven leader who thrives in a dynamic fastpaced environment. You will work across all levels strategic tactical and operational making a tangible impact on Sobis mission and longterm success. If you are ready to take ownership lead with vision and drive strategic change we want to hear from you.

This position is based at our Global Headquarters in Stockholm Sweden or Global hub in Basel Switzerland reporting directly to Senior Vice President Technical Operations.

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop and execute a global sourcing strategy that ensures a resilient costeffective and sustainable supply network for Sobis clinical and commercial manufacturing needs.
• Lead and manage the Global Strategic Sourcing team fostering a highperformance culture and driving continuous development of sourcing capabilities.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with CMOs CDMOs CLOs and raw material suppliers ensuring bestinclass sourcing decisions and supplier network optimization.
• Secure efficient contract negotiations and agreements that meets the needs of our products and securing timely reliable and costeffective supply to our patient short and long term.
• Ensure that negotiations and agreements align with business goals compliance standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide businesscritical analytics on spending cost structures and supplier performance to inform decisionmaking at the highest levels.
• Accountable for overall cost strategies and optimizing COGs for our products when needed and without impacting on lead times or supply security. 
• Support due diligence for business development projects assessing sourcing and manufacturing risks and opportunities. 
• Accountable for the direct sourcing processes within the entire Technical Operation organization and the alignment with other processes within TechOps and Sobi 
• Act as a key member of the Global Technical Operations Leadership Team ensuring seamless crossfunctional collaboration and alignment with Sobis mission.
   

Qualifications :

About you
As a Vice President in a midsized fastgrowing company you need to be a dynamic forwardthinking leader who can balance strategic vision with handson . You are commercially driven with the ability to anticipate industry trends and make bold yet calculated decisions. You have the executive presence to engage senior leadership the relationshipbuilding skills to secure partnerships and the resilience to navigate a complex and evolving landscape. Above all you are accountable decisive and passionate about making a difference.

Key Qualifications

• University degree in Business Chemistry Sciences or Industrial Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry with extensive expertise in sourcing procurement and outsourced pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Proven strategic leadership experience with at least 5 years of managerial responsibility building and developing highperforming teams.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex highvalue global contracts in a multicultural setting.
• Extensive network within the CMO CDMO CLO environment and a in depth understanding of outsourced manufacturing and pharmaceutical manufacturing business drivers. 
• Strong business acumen with a track record of defining and executing global sourcing strategies in a complex regulated environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Experience working in a global matrixed organization collaborating across functions to drive results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

 Here at Sobi we live by our core values: Care Ambition Urgency Ownership and Partnership!
 

Additional Information :

How to apply

We have an ongoing selection process in this recruitment and ask you to send your application as soon as possible. Click apply and include your resume in English. 

Why Join Us

Here at Sobi our mission and culture get us excited to come to work every day but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and teamoriented environment
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive compensation for your work
• Making a positive impact to help ultrarare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

We are a global company with over 1800 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our daytoday wins and a Board with a stellar track record were ready to take on the worlds diseases ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others lives because thats exactly what we do here. If youre seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better healthier place we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed firsthand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into groundbreaking treatments we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one but we know we cant change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime