About the role
The Strategic Portfolio Leader for Innovative Medicine Supply Chain is a senior, cross-functional role charged with responsible for defining, prioritizing, and optimizing a portfolio of supply chain initiatives to maximize strategic impact, financial return, and organizational agility. This leader translates corporate strategy into a balanced investment roadmap, governs portfolio decision-making, and drives outcomes across product, R&D, commercial, and operations teams.

Key responsibilities

· Define and maintain the portfolio strategy and roadmap aligned with company goals, market opportunity, and risk appetite.

Lead portfolio prioritization and investment decision processes using data-driven frameworks.

Establish and run portfolio governance: stage-gate processes, prioritization forums, and executive reporting.

Monitor portfolio performance and optimize resource allocation to maximize ROI, time-to-market, and strategic balance.

Develop scenario planning and portfolio-level financial forecasts, sensitivity analyses, and business cases for major investments.

Identify, assess, and mitigate portfolio-level risks and dependencies; ensure contingency planning.

Coach and mentor project leads and cross-functional leaders on portfolio discipline and best practices.

Drive continuous improvement of portfolio tools, metrics, and decision workflows.

Communicate portfolio status, trade-offs, and strategic rationale clearly to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Core qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

8–15+ years of relevant experience with progressive responsibility in strategy, product, portfolio management, corporate development, or program leadership.

Proven track record of leading multi-product or multi-project portfolios and making high-stakes investment decisions.

Strong financial acumen: experience with business cases, NPV/IRR, P&L impact, and portfolio-level forecasting.

Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Preferred experience

· Experience in Supply Chain Management.

Background in product management, corporate strategy, M&A, or PMO operations.

Experience implementing portfolio management tools (e.g., Planview, Aha!, Jira Align, Microsoft Project Online) and governance frameworks.

Familiarity with supply chain planning and control systems (SAP APO/S4HANA, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, Anaplan, control tower platforms) and serialization vendors.

· Familiarity with Agile scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS) and lean portfolio management concepts.

Skills and competencies

· Strategic thinking and strong business judgment.

Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; comfortable with complex trade-off analysis.

Exceptional communication and presentation skills tailored to executive audiences.

Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

Ability to simplify complexity and make timely, evidence-based decisions.

Change leadership and organizational influence.

High emotional intelligence, integrity, and commitment to collaboration.

Success metrics (examples)

· Portfolio return on investment and contribution to company revenue or strategic KPIs.

Percentage of prioritized initiatives delivered on schedule and within budget.

Resource utilization and allocation efficiency across the portfolio.

Accuracy of portfolio forecasts and predictability of outcomes.

Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment on strategic priorities.

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