REFS Head Site/REFS Manager

Major accountabilities:

• Manage and govern third party service providers and ensure the defined quality, frequencies, volumes and costs.
• Conceptualize and develop innovative short- and long-term business tactics to improve quality, productivity, customer service levels and cost efficiency.
• Ensure effective vendor and contract management and procurement activities to include cost, quality and contract bundling where applicable.
• Safety and compliance management including company policies and procedures.
• Effective, timely, resolution of organizational, building-infrastructure operational and equipment issues.
• Implement standards and corresponding metrics and track performance of operations and services.
• Site utility and operational business continuity, contingency planning.
• Drive continuous improvement in the various FM areas of operational excellence.

Minimum Requirements:

• Extensive pharmaceutical facility operation experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a leading position in biotechnology and pharmaceutical facilities and maintenance environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and other regulatory regulations regarding facility operations.
• Business - High level of facility/utility operations and the ability to understand corporate perspective, strategic and financial.
• Knowledge of facilities/building/utility related services.
• Regulatory knowledge as related to Pharma and Biotechnology industry.

Languages :

• Good written and spoken German and English skills

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