Job Description

🌍 Now Hiring | Supply Chain Management – Process & Systems Lead (Injectables)
📍 Sintra, Portugal
📌 Level: Manager / Senior Manager
🏭 Hikma Pharmaceuticals | Injectables Business

At Hikma, our mission is to provide high‑quality, affordable medicines to the patients who need them most. As we continue to strengthen our global Injectables network, we are looking for a Supply Chain Management – Process & Systems Lead to play a critical role in ensuring reliable, compliant, and digitally enabled supply of sterile and injectable medicines worldwide.

🌟 About the Role

This is a high‑impact, global role at the intersection of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Operations, and IT You will own and drive end‑to‑end supply chain processes for injectable products, while leading digital enablement and harmonization across internal sites and external manufacturing partners (CMOs).

You’ll help shape how we plan, manufacture, distribute, and digitally manage injectable products—from aseptic production and fill‑finish to cold‑chain distribution and serialization—ensuring uninterrupted patient supply.

🧩 Key Responsibilities

Global Process Ownership (Injectables)

• Own and govern end‑to‑end supply chain processes for injectables, including demand & supply planning, S&OP/IBP, aseptic manufacturing planning, inventory & expiry management, and cold‑chain distribution
• Design scalable, standardized processes that address injectables‑specific challenges (long lead times, campaign manufacturing, yield variability)
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, sterility, and internal quality standards

Systems & Digital Enablement

• Act as the business lead for injectables supply chain systems (ERP, planning tools, serialization/traceability platforms)
• Translate complex business requirements into system and data design
• Partner with IT on compliant, validated system enhancements and new digital capabilities
• Lead master data governance (BOMs, routings, shelf life, batch management)

Manufacturing & External Network Integration

• Integrate internal sterile sites and CMOs into global processes and systems
• Govern interfaces between planning, MES, MRP, and Quality systems
• Drive consistent execution across packaging and distribution stages

Compliance, Quality & Risk

• Ensure GxP compliance, data integrity, and audit readiness
• Identify and mitigate risks related to sterility, capacity, cold chain, and obsolescence

Transformation & Change Leadership

• Lead global supply chain transformation and harmonization initiatives
• Drive change management, training, and capability building
• Champion continuous improvement in service, inventory, and cycle time

🎓 What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or IS (Master’s preferred)
• Manager: 6–8+ years | Senior Manager: 8–12+ years of supply chain experience, preferably within injectables or sterile manufacturing
• Strong experience in regulated pharmaceutical or biotech environments
• Deep understanding of injectable supply chain complexities (aseptic manufacturing, cold chain, shelf life)
• Hands‑on experience with SAP, IBP/APO, or similar planning systems
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional, global initiatives without direct authority

➕ Nice to Have

• Experience with sterile injectables, biologics, or high‑potency products
• Exposure to CMOs and external manufacturing networks
• APICS, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma certification
• Experience with serialization and cold‑chain traceability systems

✈️ Travel: Occasional (up to 10%)

💡 Why Join Hikma?

This role is pivotal to ensuring uninterrupted patient supply of life‑saving injectable medicines You’ll help strengthen supply chain robustness, digital maturity, and compliance across a complex global network—while making a real impact on patient lives.

👉 Interested or know someone who might be?
Apply now or reach out to learn more about this exciting opportunity at Hikma.