Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
TheRWX Global Head of Supplier Relationship Management is responsible for leading the strategic planning, execution, and governance of supplier relationships in the context of a global change of facility service provider. This role acts as the primary contact for the management of the organization and is accountable for developing a future supplier strategy in collaboration with internal stakeholders. The role includes executing a comprehensive transition program, evaluating partial insourcing and multi-provider models, simplifying contractual structures, and establishing a centralized internal data room with dashboards to manage provider performance and data.
Major accountabilities:
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Act as the primary contact for the management of the organization in all matters related to facility service providers.
- Develop and implement a strategic framework for the future facility management supplier setup, in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
- Lead the planning and execution of the transition program to a new global service provider, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Evaluate and model potential scenarios for partial insourcing and transitioning from a single to multiple service provider model.
- Simplify and standardize contractual structures to enhance clarity, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Develop and implement Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) aligned with organizational goals.
- Establish and maintain a centralized internal data room and dashboard to monitor and report on supplier performance, ensuring data remains in-house.
- Monitor supplier performance and ensure adherence to agreed SLAs and KPIs, driving continuous improvement.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between internal stakeholders and external service providers.
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and sustainability requirements in all supplier engagements.
Minimum Requirements:
What you’ll bring to the role:
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
- 12+ years of experience in corporate real estate/facilities, including leadership roles in regional or global settings.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Strong leadership and team management skills with experience managing cross-border teams.
- Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
- Expertise in procurement strategy, workplace trends, and real estate economics.
- Experience managing complex outsourcing deals, projects, and service provider relationships.
- Strong financial acumen with ability to develop and manage budgets and business cases.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Excellent analytical, modeling, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with governance frameworks and risk management.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Commitment to Diversity& Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and accommodation
Sandoz is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send an e-mail to
[email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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