External Operations Coordinator at AstraZeneca

External Operations Coordinator - External Supply & Manufacturing at AstraZeneca in Södertälje!

Are you ready to take your career to new heights and become a driving force in the world of global operations? Now you have the opportunity to join AstraZeneca in Södertälje as a External Operations Coordinator. Apply today!

Purpose, Offer and Benefits

This is a consulting assignment, which means you will be employed by TNG during this time.

At AstraZeneca, we ´re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There´s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

Your Responsibilities

As External Operations Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting External Operations (EO) using business processes, data management & reporting tools to track performance management of the external supplier nodes within the ESM network. You will support projects, continuous improvement activities and be accountable for maintaining internal systems & processes that support AZ´s policies with 3rd parties. You will also act as change request support, be a change request owner and facilitate changes and related actions as relevant.

The Bigger Picture

External Supply and Manufacturing (ESM) supports the Operations strategy by establishing and handling suppliers across the world that meet our global standards. Through external suppliers, the team manages approximately one third of AstraZeneca´s value of production. ESM plays a key role in ensuring the external supply chains are robust and deliver value to AstraZeneca through driving continuous improvement. The team also supports New Product Introduction through external supply, plays a pivotal role in integrating companies and products that AstraZeneca acquires and bringing innovation through supply chain programmes e.g. Market Access

Our Expectations

• 3–4-year Bachelor´s degree required in engineering, pharmacy, chemistry or related science, or business-related field.
• You´re a teammate with strong collaboration and good communication skills, able to work towards a common goal.
• Experience of stakeholder management to achieve jointly agreed objectives.
• Analytical thinking and ability to manage several tasks in parallel against short deadlines.
• Strong data management and reporting capability, good knowledge and experience using IT systems.
• Organizational skills, understanding of quality principles and GMP requirements.
• Experience of using Lean tools to solve problems.