Company Overview
Global company operating in the pharmaceutical and consumer health product sectors. The company leads and supports projects in its product supply department, including new product launches, manufacturing site transfers, management of existing products, and product divestments. It collaborates with various departments such as Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Research and Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Contract Manufacturing Organization, Sales Company, etc., both in Japan and overseas.
The company executes risk assessments on projects in a timely manner and takes countermeasures or mitigations for risks identified. It manages and monitors project budgets/payments regularly during project execution and addresses and/or supports Change Management of projects from a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) perspective. Project information is registered and updated on internal software, and project statuses are debriefed at various meetings including monthly team meetings, Project Control Meetings, Japan Program Team meetings, Launch Team meetings, etc.
In addition, the company attends R&D meetings to gather Product Supply related information for both new launching products and existing products. It leads and/or supports Operation Excellence activities in the Product Supply department and addresses and/or supports requests or consultations from the Marketing department regarding Product Supply related matters. Furthermore, it participates in and/or cooperates with activities initiated by the Product Supply department and Japan Headquarter.
The company emphasizes the importance of ensuring product safety and quality and aims to provide value to patients and customers worldwide through teamwork and innovation.
Job Description
・Lead and support projects in the Product Supply department which are related to newlaunching products, manufacturing site transfer, inheritance products, divestment products,etc. in Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health business.
・Coordinate and build consensus of project matters among stakeholders (e.g. Marketing,Regulatory Affairs, Research and Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, SupplyChain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Contract Manufacturing Organization, Sales Company,etc.) in Japan and overseas.
・Execute risk assessment on projects with project team members in a timely manner andto take countermeasures or mitigations for risks.
・Manage and monitor project budgets/payments regularly during project driving.
・Address and/or support Change Management of projects from GMP perspective.
・Register project information and to update project status on the internal software.
・Debrief project status at the following meetings; monthly team meeting, Project ControlMeeting, Japan Program Team meeting, Launch Team meeting, etc.
・Attend R&D meetings in order to catch the Product Supply related information for newlaunching products and existing products.
・Lead and/or support Operation Excellence activities in the Product Supply department.
・Address and/or support requests or consultation from Marketing department regardingthe Product Supply related matters.
・Join and/or cooperate activities which are initiated by the Product Supply departmentand Japan Headquarter.
Requirements
・Bachelor's or above degree.
・At least 3 years working experience in the manufacturing industry.
・Experience with at least 3 project leads and/or 5 project support experience or above.
・At least 3 years regular English communication experience in a business setting
・Good Knowledge of MS Software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
・Someone who is flexible and open minded
・Able to confront and tackle challenging situations
・5 years or above working experience in the pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics andfood industries.
・Good knowledge of formulation, packaging, supply chain, quality control, qualityassurance.
・3 years or above project lead experience.
・Comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutical industry.
・Business Japanese skills
・Fluency in Japanese (Native or N2 above)
・Excellent written and spoken English (TOEIC 600 above)
・Fluency in English (Native or TOEIC 730 above or IELTS 6.0 above)
* We will present the details of the job descriptions in the first meeting with our Consultants.