Job Description Summary
Experienced manager responsible for managing and delivering cross-functional strategic business projects for Sandoz Germany, supporting the Country President and the Commercial Operations Leadership Team (COLT). The role requires strong commercial focus and business acumen, contributing strategic and financial insights and translating priorities into actionable recommendations
Job Description
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!
Your Key Responsibilities:
• Acts as a subject matter expert in 1-2 key domains relevant to assigned projects.
• Builds and maintains a network of subject matter experts within and outside the Sandoz organization.
• Supports the development of sustainable capabilities within project teams, enabling local teams to continue delivery against agreed objectives.
• Acts as a thought partner to senior stakeholders and project sponsors, providing fact-based analysis and recommendations.
• Manages cross-functional strategic projects and project teams within Sandoz Germany, including scoping, analysis, content development, stakeholder coordination and implementation follow-up.
• Contributes to the Global / Unit Strategic Planning process and supports long-term forecasting and strategic planning.
• Provides financial, commercial and strategic insights to support decision-making.
• Supports the identification and assessment of relevant internal and external business opportunities and their potential impact on medium- and long-term growth and profitability.
• Brings a strong commercial perspective and business acumen to assigned strategic projects.
• Partners with senior stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into commercially relevant recommendations and actions.
Key performance indicators:
• Successful management and delivery of assigned projects to agreed outcomes.
• Timely and high-quality completion of smaller initiatives and ad-hoc requests.
• Delivery of agreed projects on time and within budget.
• Quality and practical relevance of financial, commercial and strategic insights.
• Effective collaboration within cross-functional project teams.
What you’ll bring to the role:
• Experienced manager of a specific business activity or portfolio within Planning & Operations, Strategy, Commercial Operations or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional strategic projects and project teams.
• Experience contributing financial and strategic insights, long-term forecasting and strategic planning.
• Experience supporting the identification and assessment of internal and external business opportunities.
• Project and Stakeholder Management.
• Decision Tree / Forecasting Models.
• Business Partnering.
• Change Management.
Compensation Structure & Criteria:
Sandoz compensation is determined by job level, qualifications, niche skills, experience, and location within company salary ranges. Fully proficient and highly effective employees can expect a starting salary around market median, with those new to the level or with less functional depth at the lower end of the range and those with sustained superior or niche skills towards the higher end of the range. Internal equity and external market data inform our range placement. Annual salary reviews consider performance outcomes, market alignment, and business needs.
Job location: Holzkirchen, Germany
Starting pay range: 89,800 - 166,800 EUR
Variable compensation: 15% performance-based bonus
Additional benefits include: 30 vacation days per year (in full time), 1.200€ vacation payment (in full time), €40/month in capital-forming benefits (in full time), company pension, flex-hybrid working 50% per week in the office, access to our…