Head of Global Operations Bioprocess (m/w/d)

Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables, and services for liquid-, sample-, and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. Eppendorf products are used in academic and commercial research laboratories, e.g., in companies from the pharmaceutical and biotechnological as well as the chemical and food industries.
Working at Eppendorf means being part of a community of more than 5,000 scientists, engineers as well as specialists from many other disciplines across more than 30 countries. All of us are committed to one mission: Being the expert partner and advisor of choice for life sciences laboratories around the world - with our premium products, our services, and our reliability.

• Accountable for Bioprocess global Operations and intra supply chain management in alignment with market demands
  

• Accountable for the development and implementation of Bioprocess global manufacturing strategy in alignment with Bioprocess business strategy and market needs
  

• Budgetary, disciplinary and IT System (MES) responsibility for the global operations
  

• Responsibility over the Bioprocess manufacturing currently located in three sites including the staff
  

• Development and implementation of the future manufacturing strategy for Bioprocess to support future business growth, regional customer needs and anticipate market trends.
  

• Development and establishment of operating policies and procedures, to ensure operations organisation meet their production and quality targets
  

• Responsible for operations output and ensure the achievement of overall Bioprocess business targets
  

• Responsible for managing incoming raw material supply chain and supplier management
  

• Active training, development and retention of staff
  

• Up to 40% travel to provide leadership to and have managerial oversight of different Bioprocess operation locations.
  

• Experience with running manufacturing operations in industries that serve the pharmaceutical/biotech market
  

• Outstanding and concise verbal and written communication in German and English
  

• Knowledge of regulations in the pharmaceutical/biotech market; ISO 9001 needed, ISO 13485 & GMP experience highly preferred
  

• Proven leadership track record, innovative mindset
  

• Master or Bachelor degree in scientific/technical area preferred
  

• Proven experience in managing multi-sites operations including relevant interfaces (Procurement, Global Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, Administration etc.)
  

• Strong Life Science or Bioprocess industry and market knowledge
  

• Accomplished leader and ability to develop and implement business opportunities and new approaches in a change process
  

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to network effectively and establish good working relationships
  

• Results driven, good analytical capabilities Willingness to travel and ability to understand and work in culturally different markets
  

• You have a direct impact on our business
• We offer flat hierarchies with short decision-making paths in an open and collegial working environment
• Structured induction and rapid integration into the team through the employee induction program are part of our onboarding process
• Our wide range of social benefits, such as a pension plan financed in addition to your salary, corporate benefits, job bike, etc. round off our offer
• With our flexible flexitime framework, you can plan your working hours individually and create your own work-life balance