Overview

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As Head of External Sterile Operations, you own strategy, governance, and performance for the external manufacturing network within the Sterile Vertical. You lead a team of External Operations Managers, manage senior supplier relationships, and drive cross‑functional alignment to ensure supply continuity, quality, and cost targets. You steer major negotiations, capacity decisions, and escalation management, shaping external operations standards across the network.

This role offers a chance to impact global sterile manufacturing and partner with cross‑functional leaders to sustain performance and risk management at scale.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of External Operations Managers responsible for CDMO relationships

Own strategy, governance, and performance of external manufacturing partners within scope

Oversee senior‑level supplier relationship management across supply, quality, service, cost, and contract adherence

Lead executive governance meetings and performance reviews with external partners

Negotiate major commercial, contractual, and capacity arrangements with CDMOs

Collaborate with Global Supply Planning and leadership on supply strategy and network priorities

Manage major escalations and recovery directions for significant supply or performance issues

Drive cross‑functional alignment across Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Services, Procurement, and others





Set priorities for External Operations and drive accountability across stakeholders

Support development of external operations standards, governance, and practices

Qualifications

15+ years of sterile operations experience

Extensive experience managing complex third‑party manufacturing or CDMO relationships in regulated industries

Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams in a matrix environment

Strong background in external manufacturing, supplier relationship management, or network operations

Experience leading commercial, capacity, or contract negotiations with external partners

Experience engaging with third‑party suppliers in supply chain, manufacturing, technical operations, procurement, or quality roles

Proven track record managing major escalations and supply disruptions across internal and external stakeholders

Experience setting xkiyazw strategy and governance for supplier performance, including scorecards and risk management

Prior people leadership experience across a complex operation

Experience with sterile manufacturing or sterile supply chain preferred

Experience supporting product transfers, launches, lifecycle changes, or network changes with external manufacturers would be valuable

Exposure to financial, commercial, or business planning related to supplier management

Non‑traditional backgrounds considered if able to demonstrate cross‑functional execution and managing complex third‑party relationships

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Benefits

Inclusive environment

Career progression opportunities

Work‑life balance initiatives

📌 Head of External Sterile Operations (Anywhere in Europe) (Roma)
🏢 Experteer Italy
📍 Roma