(Senior) Supplier Relationship Manager (External Supply Organization)

Your responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key external suppliers, ensuring their performance, quality compliance, and achievement of business objectives.

• Conduct regular business reviews and meetings with suppliers/CMOs, resolve issues, and implement continuous improvement programs.

• Collaborate with internal teams (QA, RA, SCM, Procurement, MS&T) on change management, complaints, audits, commercial negotiations, and production planning.

• Ensure supply continuity by monitoring component availability, production capacity, and order fulfillment (OTIF).

• Coordinate technology transfers and changes, including negotiating transfer agreements and working closely with the MS&T team.

• Oversee quality processes, resolve complaints and deviations, and participate in quality review meetings.

• Analyze operational data (forecasts, orders, KPIs), prepare reports and recommendations.

• Manage documentation (NDAs, CDAs), verify budgets and invoices, and participate in key operational meetings (S&OP, Quality Reviews).

• Support product lifecycle projects and verify new CMOs for technical and regulatory compliance.

We offer:

• Stable employment in a well-established company.

• Opportunity to work on strategic projects and process development in External Supply.

• Collaboration with an international environment and key business partners.

• Chance to develop skills in supplier management, negotiations, and technology transfers.

• Hybrid system of work

• Employee relocation package

• Company car / car allowance

• Basic salary + bonuses

• Private medical care

• Subsidy for meals

• Multisport card

• Possibility to join group life insurance

• Employee Pension Program

• Points in the Motivizer cafeteria

Our requirements:

• Higher education (chemistry, pharmacy, supply chain management, engineering, or related field).

• Experience in supplier management, contract manufacturing, or external operations in the pharmaceutical industry (minimum 3–5 years).

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, quality processes, and cGMP principles (EU/global).

• Ability to negotiate and manage contracts.

• Experience with KPIs, risk management, and project management.

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders.

• Preferred: experience in leading project teams and strategic supplier management.