Senior Portfolio Manager – LCM & Margin Optimization (m/f/d)

  • Berlin
  • Greifswald
  • Remote
  • Präsenz / Mobil
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We are a global and fast-growing speciality pharmaceutical company with an exceptional, sustainable business model. Our mission: to be THE platform for established and trusted branded products in various therapeutic areas and indications and to ensure their availability in the highest quality as an important partner of the innovation-driven pharmaceutical industry for the global market!
 
We have a common goal: to improve people's health and lives. That's why we don't think in terms of quick effects, but want to achieve more with our actions - in the long term and reliably.
 
In this position you will lead value optimization and complexity improvement across CHEPLAPHARMS portfolio. Focus on portfolio rationalization and pruning, COGS optimization, and lifecycle management (LCM) execution to deliver bottom-line impact. 

Your Tasks:

  • Establish and maintain continuous portfolio rationalization and pruning process; proactively stop low-value or non-strategic projects and eliminate unrewarded complexity, e.g., underperforming SKUs or legacy products, to streamline operations and free up resources for higher-impact initiatives
  • Lead product portfolio prioritization, incl. evaluate and prioritize products based on factors such as market potential, competitive landscape
  • Drive value optimization – identify and develop strategies and drive profitability improvement initiatives, e.g., product/channel/COGS optimization
  • Coordinate cross-functional execution with Integration Management Office, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Commercial, Regulatory Affairs and other relevant functions
  • Maintain and continuously update value optimization & margin-relevant business cases to reflect evolving cost and value drivers
  • Identify and drive simplification levers across portfolio and operations (e.g. Integration Management Office, Supply Chain Management, Commercial); monitor realized impact and recommend follow-ups
  • Support lifecycle extension strategies – identify and develop strategies divestments to enhance product value
  • Support LCM evaluation methodologies, governance routines, and reporting structure

Your Profile:

  • You have successfully completed a degree in business management, economics, finance or related fields
  • You have 6-9 years of experience in consulting (MBB / Tier 2) in strategy, operations, or value optimization/margin-focused roles
  • You have a strong analytical background and experience with P&L drivers
  • You have a hands-on execution mindset with a track record of leading cross-functional margin or cost initiatives
  • You have experience in the environment of internationally operating companies in the healthcare/life sciences sector or related industries
  • You are business fluent in English and ideally fluent in German

Our Offer:

  • A growing company with a diverse and open-minded working environment with employees from around 40 different countries
  • Flexible working models adapted to your needs (e.g. 100% remote working and up to two months from abroad within the EU possible), working time account with time off in lieu, 30 days' holiday
  • Flexible benefits budget that you can use according to your individual preferences, such as a higher employer contribution to the company pension scheme, fitness & health offers or subsidies for travel or catering costs
  • Discounts at hundreds of partner companies through access to the Corporate Benefits platform
  • Internal and external training programmes, tailored to your personal goals
  • Company and team events to build relationships outside of work and celebrate successes together 

 

We look forward to receiving your application! Please only use the ‘Apply now!’ function for your application.

 

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