ROLE SUMMARY

The purpose of the Project Excellence Lead job is driving fulfillment of strategic projects through commercial excellence and supporting the efficient management of the Contracts and providing commercial & trade solutions to support the execution of SI Management

This includes, enhancing cross-functional coordination to implement Saudi Arabia's strategy through well-designed projects, identifying and implementing new growth opportunities, and driving maximum efficiency in planning and project implementation.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead KSA projects implementation with continuous monitoring and course correction, based on business insights, changing environment, creative strategic planning, and proper time management.
• Make practical and effective recommendations to prioritize issues and opportunities, bring appropriate resources, best practices, and expertise to resolve the issue.
• Execute the key cross-functional country-specific projects of operational and strategic nature.
• Sustain a wide network of external and internal alliances in order to best prepare KSA organizations for the future.
• Support the company in the execution of contractual agreements and key partnerships.
• Plan and execute cross-functional projects to enhance efficiency in distribution initiatives.
• Managing contracts, including Risk assessment & evaluation, Due Diligence and regular evaluation of the Third-Party performance, documenting the execution of the contracted KPIs.
• Monitoring & maintaining the overall process timeframe
• Keeping records & archiving of related reviews, approvals & documents
• Supporting data driven / establishing benchmarks for any 3rd party engagement

• Strong organizational skills and diligence; ability to lead through influence
• Ability to build, implement and monitor processes to streamline ‘fuzzy’ situations
• Continuously monitoring for efficiency and opportunities for synergy across functions / Categories / Processes for any 3rd party engagement

KEY CABABLTIES AND COMPTEINSES

• Successful Track record of Leading a function.
• Strong project and program management skills, including change leadership.
• Proven ability to manage complex situations through the participation in or leadership of cross-functional teams, together with strong team membership skills
• Demonstrated business acumen and strategic thinking abilities
• Ability to navigate across Pfizer to achieve objectives
• Strong organizational skills and diligence; ability to lead through influence
• Ability to build, implement and monitor processes to streamline ‘fuzzy’ situations
• Continuously monitoring for efficiency and opportunities for synergy across functions / Categories / Processes.

• Trade development & trade compliance
• Business operations
• Contract management
• Business & Finance acumen
• Strong negotiation skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office efficiency, especially MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Leading change
• Acts Decisively
• Seizes Accountability
• Holds People Accountable
• Self-Awareness

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, science, finance, or similar discipline
• Minimum of 5 years in managerial level in commercial, procurement, contracting and finance roles.
• At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry 
• Demonstrated success managing project teams
• Expertise in drafting, concluding, and negotiating different types of business agreements.
• Expertise in commercial trade terms & rules.
• Strong project management experience.
• Ability to explore, evaluate and support implementation of key business development strategies.
• Proficient in written and spoken English, Arabic

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

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