Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the External Manufacturing OSD Senior Specialist role will make an impact:

• Manage relationships with a defined portfolio of external manufacturing suppliers, including business reviews, cost improvement initiatives and supplier performance management.

• Support commercial negotiations with existing and potential suppliers to achieve competitive pricing while maintaining quality, service and continuity of supply.

• Assist with contract management processes, partnering with Legal and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with company policies and approval requirements.

• Provide market intelligence and benchmark pricing data to support sourcing decisions and negotiations.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Legal, R&D, Regulatory and Business Development teams.

• Support procurement activities related to new product launches, transfers and supply network projects.

• Identify, escalate and help resolve supplier-related risks and operational issues.

• Support forecasting, budgeting and business case development to enable effective management decision making

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Experience in procurement, sourcing, supplier management or external manufacturing operations.

• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage operational priorities independently and drive results across multiple workstreams.

• Experience working effectively in a cross-functional environment.

• Business-level English communication skills.

• Pharmaceutical, healthcare or other regulated industry experience is advantageous.

• Understanding of commercial contracts and supplier agreements.

• Experience using procurement and ERP systems such as SAP is desirable.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Work-life balance initiatives

• Bonus scheme

• Health insurance

• Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.