Product Lead - External Manufacturing (m/f/d)

Your responsibilities:

• Accountable for product- /production issues and risks
• Owner of product specification and production process specification
• Accountable for product changes, complaints and deviations, spare part management, production assets and equipment
• Accountable for the overall Squad performance with regards to quality, supply, compliance, cost
• Develops and implements the product wide production capacity plan and output report in collaboration with the relevant functions in accordance with the Product Strategy and provides information to Network Lead
• Manages all key stakeholders at Squad level (internal and external)
• Represents Global External Manufacturing in Business Teams on PCQT level
• Compiles Annual Product Review Report in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, including triggering actions, risks and mitigations
• Chairs Product Meeting with supplier and sub-suppliers at an operative level
• Chairs the Squad and provides necessary leadership to the team members to assume their responsibilities
• Responsible for Squad budget (e.g. OPEX/CAPEX, development budget, PCQT budget)
• Manages SMC cost account including budget planning and search for potential savings
• Executes Operative Risk Management
• Plans replacements and new investments and calculates business cases
• Understands contracts with suppliers with regards of content
• Monitors the supplier safety stock and the Roche hub stock versus targets

Your background:

• University degree in Engineering, Natural Science or related disciplines
• 3 years of work experience in IVD product management and production engineering
• Ability to think strategically and systemically, willingness to try new ideas and participate in changes
• Leadership experience and skills, including the ability to get things done with a proven track record of consensus building and conflict management in challenging situations
• Self-motivated, autonomous, structured and goal-oriented mindset with a solution oriented balance of short term mitigation and long term solution
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization by establishing credibility and building rapport
• Executive presence where you perform well under pressure and with decisiveness
• Excellent communication skills in German and English