REFS Head Site/REFS Manager
About this role
Summary
About the Role
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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