dsm-firmenich
Beauty • Healthcare Insurance • Nutrition
dsm-firmenich is an innovation powerhouse specializing in nutrition, health, and beauty. As a leader in co-creation and innovation, the company focuses on delivering sustainable solutions that address the world's biggest challenges, such as climate change and health improvements. Their diverse offerings span across perfumery, taste and texture, health and nutrition products, as well as animal nutrition solutions, making them a significant player in multiple industries.
Senior Manager - CMO, Contract Manufacturing and Partnerships
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March 14
dsm-firmenich
Beauty • Healthcare Insurance • Nutrition
dsm-firmenich is an innovation powerhouse specializing in nutrition, health, and beauty. As a leader in co-creation and innovation, the company focuses on delivering sustainable solutions that address the world's biggest challenges, such as climate change and health improvements. Their diverse offerings span across perfumery, taste and texture, health and nutrition products, as well as animal nutrition solutions, making them a significant player in multiple industries.
đź“‹ Description
• Are you an experienced professional with a broad expertise in manufacturing and contract management? • Be a key player in our Strategic Manufacturing Partnerships Team, driving excellence in third-party manufacturing at our Human Nutrition and Care Business. • In this position, you will have the chance to develop a third-party manufacturing network and the related management processes, ensuring "fit for purpose" solutions for any business or innovation requirement. • Participate to the selection of Contract Manufacturers (CM)/Tollers according aligned selection criteria such that required capacity and flexibility is available to meet demand • Responsible for coordination of starting up and phasing out Contract Manufacturer/Toller or a product at CM/Toller. • Assure implementation of new products and processes at our CM/Tollers. • Maintain an overview of the products manufactured by 3PM • Be the contact person for our CM/Tollers for projects or any other operational or technological topics (and coordinate with dsm-firmenich experts) • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to solve any operational challenge or contractual issue • Assure definition, monitoring and committing to targets on budget, costs, yield and quality. • Assure the reporting and yearly evaluation of performance against these targets, analyzing deviations and taking corrective and preventive measures. • Optimizes the chain by allocation of activities to who is best capable of performing these, such that each party is taking its responsibility and cost reductions can be achieved. • Responsible of tolling audits, review and share the audit report and follow up on the agreed action plan • Maintain network (and related technical knowledge) of 3PM to optimize cost of 3PM portfolio and anticipate innovation and business need
🎯 Requirements
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in operations, product management, operational contract management or a similar role in the food, pharma, or allied industries • Knowledge of relevant food or pharma process and technology • Influencing and negotiation skills • Fluent in English, any other language is a plus • Experience to lead diverse and cross-functional teams, internally and externally
🏖️ Benefits
• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers; • A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset; • A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally; • The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose; • A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome; • Barrier-free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected – regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity; • A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things; • An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future
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