You lead a team that manages external manufacturing relationships, ensures compliance, optimizes performance, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement while coordinating with various stakeholders.
Anforderungen
- •Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
- •Master’s or Doctorate Degree preferred
- •15+ years’ experience required
- •Individual contributor building technical expertise
- •Proven project management skills
- •Increased responsibility as supervisor
- •Leadership of diverse teams in Operations
- •Business acumen required
- •Functional leadership experience required
Deine Aufgaben
- •Lead a team of Account Managers.
- •Negotiate Manufacturing Service Agreements and amendments.
- •Ensure compliance with agreement terms.
- •Plan and procure materials efficiently.
- •Establish global logistics for manufacturing agreements.
- •Communicate product forecasts and schedules to TPM.
- •Develop Financial Operating Plans and updates.
- •Monitor manufacturing performance and apply metrics.
- •Align work processes with quality expectations.
- •Ensure TPMs meet regulatory quality systems.
- •Coordinate quality management reviews and audits.
- •Investigate deviations and make product disposition decisions.
- •Promote a performance improvement culture across TPMs.
- •Coach managers and set clear expectations.
- •Communicate TPM performance to stakeholders.
- •Represent Manufacturing with internal Brand Teams.
- •Manage staff through hiring and performance development.
Original Beschreibung
## Job Description
Purpose
Describe the primary goals, objectives or functions or outputs of this position.
Manage a team of Manufacturing Professionals assigned to Third Party Manufacture (TPM) contracts for small molecule products. Assure that high quality product is manufactured in compliance with local and international regulations, and released and delivered according to the established forecasts, schedules, and cost planned.
Responsibilities
* Lead a team of AbbVie TPM Account Managers to:
* Negotiate Manufacturing Service Agreement and amendments, and assure compliance with the terms of the agreements and assure effective planning and material procurement strategies are in place to efficiently supply TPMs with required materials.
* Assure global logistics are in place to support all phases of the manufacturing agreement in accordance with Purchasing and Supplier quality expectations.
* Ensure timely communication to the TPM in all aspects of the product agreement including product forecasts, manufacturing and delivery schedules.
* Lead the development of Financial Operating Plan, Updates, LRP, and Standard processes, and assure the financial goals are met.
* Monitor manufacturing performance; apply performance metrics as appropriate and ensure work processes and standards align to deliver product in accordance with AbbVie quality expectations.
* Assure in coordination with internal AbbVie functional partners that the TPM has the required quality systems and documentation to meet regulatory requirements, follow up inspection responses and commitments. Coordinate with QA, the annual quality management review and periodic audits of the TPM. Assure deviations are properly investigated and product disposition decisions are made in a timely manner.
* Lead a performance improvement culture & programs across TPMs; guide Account Managers to anticipate and act on ideas to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
* Coach managers in the organization and establish clear expectations with them and all employees regarding responsibilities, goals and behaviours and champion and model exceptional AbbVie performance and talent management practices.
* Coordinate routine management reviews and provide on-going communication informing internal and TPM stakeholders of TPM performance against expectations, highlighting issues, actions, and on-going improvements to increase performance at TPMs.
* Represent Manufacturing as required with internal Brand Teams related to all aspects of the manufacturing process with TPMs and develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.
## Qualifications
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s Degree required in a technical field: advanced technical degree (Master’s or Doctorate Degree) strongly preferred.
* 15+ years’ experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proven project management skills.
* Progressively increased responsibility and performance as supervisor, department manager and leader of diverse teams in Operations (Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.)
* Business acumen coupled with functional leadership experience is required to ensure effectiveness and high performance in a complex operation.
## Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.