Head of Digital Transformation, Supply Chain

At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives by unlocking the power of the immune system. Our commercial product portfolio includes market-leading vaccines against smallpox, mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, and cholera, and we have exciting product launches coming up. We excel in R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization, striving to improve health and quality of life for people worldwide, protecting our tomorrow. Join us in our mission to make a difference.

We are one of the largest pure-play vaccine companies and are on an exciting growth journey across the commercial portfolio, with key product launches coming up. As part of our growth journey, we are building a Global Supply Chain and Strategy organization and seeking a Head of Digital Transformation to join the team. We are looking for a visionary and inspiring leader to lead data and AI-driven transformation to ensure real-time visibility across the end-to-end supply chain, drive informed/faster decision-making, and reduce time to patients. The role will also lead our ERP evolution across end-to-end enterprise supply chain processes and provide data management and analytics leadership across Global Operations. The position reports to our VP, Head of Global Supply Chain and Strategy, and will be part of the Global Supply Chain and Strategy Leadership Team. The position can either be located out of Denmark or Switzerland.

Overall Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and deliver a global supply chain digital transformation roadmap to improve capabilities across end-to-end enterprise supply chain processes, and systems including ERP evolution, data management and architecture, and organizational digital capabilities.

• Lead evolution and integration of enterprise ERP solutions across end-to-end supply chain processes such as forecast to plan, plan to make, make to deliver, etc., working closely across Global Operations, Commercial, Finance, and IT Leadership Teams/stakeholders, and external partners.

• Lead the digitalization of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) processes working with process owners and cross-functional teams across Operations, Commercial, and Finance. Specifically, establish statistical forecasting capabilities centrally to support regional demand management.

• Lead process and governance across Global Supply Chain and Strategy to improve process understanding and maturity (e.g., process mapping and eventually mining).

• Proactively work with the Global Operations Leadership Team to establish the vision for leading data as a business asset for Global Operations. Ensure business ownership, resourcing/capabilities, governance, and understanding of key information required to deliver on business purpose/objectives, which in turn defines the critical data assets to seek and improve.

• Develop and lead the implementation of Global Operations data and analytics strategy in collaboration with the leadership. Establish a global operating model and a data and analytics center of excellence (with advanced analytics capability) to deliver impact.

• Leads the evaluation of internal supply chain digital assets and external digital opportunities to inform supply chain strategy. Partners with the leadership team to identify and lead the adoption of new emerging tools and technologies for business advantage.

• Inspire and articulate the digital supply chain future and promote a data-driven culture and data literacy across global operations.

Skills & Requirements:

• Influencing: Demonstrates clear leadership and the ability to influence and compete. Develop influential relationships with internal and external customers/suppliers/partners at senior management level, including industry leaders. Makes decisions that impact the work of employing organizations, achievement of organizational objectives, and financial performance.

• Business and Technical Acuity: Inherent discernment with an in-depth understanding and experience with end-to-end supply chain processes and operations, commercial business acumen, and IT strategy. ERP transformation leadership experience preferred. Absorbs complex technical information and communicates clearly at all levels to technical and non-technical audiences. Assesses and evaluates risk. Understands the implications of new technologies. A strong desire to learn and expand their leadership skills.

• Analytical Thinking: Acquiring a proper understanding of a problem or situation by breaking it down systematically into its parts and identifying the relationships between these, selecting the appropriate method/tool to resolve the problem, and reflecting on the result so insights are captured and internalized.

• Complexity: Performs exceptionally advanced activities covering technical, financial, and quality aspects. Creatively applies a wide range of technical and/or management principles. Ability to multi-task and switch between tasks quickly and smoothly.

• Planning: Ability to plan and manage the implementation of processes and procedures, tools, and practices guaranteeing the best run of enterprise architecture, simplifying, optimizing, and creating advantages aligned with business goals and expectations. Monitors performance and takes corrective action where necessary.

• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team building and talent management

• Exceptional adaptability to change as we are still very hands-on in this transformational journey

We offer As the Head of Digital Transformation within Supply Chain, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact, driving strategic decisions that shape the future of our supply chains.

A chance to work in an international company with unique technology and a dedicated workforce. We welcome people who share our passion with a willingness to make a difference. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment and an opportunity to develop your personal and academic competencies.

Caught your interest?If you are ready to take on a pivotal leadership role in a growing organization and drive meaningful change in healthcare, apply now and join Bavarian Nordic in our mission to improve health outcomes and foster sustainable growth.

Please contact Talent Acquisition Partner Charlotte Kehlet Godt at +45 3137 2437, if you have any questions regarding the position: Vacation until the 6th of January 2025.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

Founded in 1994, we have +30 years of experience developing life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines. Our commercial product portfolio contains market-leading vaccines against rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, typhoid, and Ebola. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America. Our values - our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it - are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic! Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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