Commercial Operations Manager Europe

at  Grnenthal

Country: Germany
City: Aachen
Department: Corporate Functions
Job ID: 44184
Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

• Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Economics, an MBA is a plus
• Solid commercial experience in retail pharmaceutical business with proven track record of achievements at least at country level, ideally on cluster level
• Solid experience and proven track record in managing business through distribution channels, ideally beyond one market
• Strong understanding of distributors/pharmacy chains environment and commercial activities, own experience would be ideal
• Experience of S&OP process and forecasting/demand planning
• Experience in project management in a highly complex environment (several countries and functions)
• Additional experience with management of integrations/alliances or partnerships is preferred
• EU or CEE or other EU cluster pharmaceutical market understanding
• Familiar with marketing, operational planning & pricing rules in EU market
• Fluency in Business English, additional language beneficial (ideally Romanian/Polish)
• Ability to communicate with internal & external stakeholders on different hierarchical levels
• Analytical, demonstrating entrepreneurial thinking, strong in business analysis and managerial interpretation
• Strong Project Management skills
• Strong interpersonal/intercultural skills, always acting with integrity, courageous, result-driven, innovative and clever