AstraZeneca, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, is currently offering opportunities for the role of Associate Director – Supply Chain Programme Management in Chennai. Candidates aspiring to join this esteemed organization should possess a Master’s degree. Although prior experience is not mandatory, freshers are encouraged to apply. This role provides a unique opportunity for recent graduates to enter the biopharmaceutical industry and contribute to the advancement of supply chain management strategies. Based in Chennai, a thriving metropolitan city, this position offers exposure to a dynamic and innovative work environment.
Company Name: AstraZeneca
Job Role: Associate Director-Supply Chain Programme Management
Education Required: Masters degree
Experience Required: Freshers
Job Location: Chennai
Role and Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for and approve plans for projects / programmes, including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities and quality as defined in Adaptive Delivery Framework (ADF)
- Handle and coordinate project / programme budgets, forecasts, tasks, schedules, risks, organisational change, and status to support effective decisions and project reporting to collaborators and review boards.
- Handle and coordinate interdependencies between projects and programme workstreams (intra-program and across portfolio).
- Maintain relationships with senior business collaborators to ensure the effective capturing of business requirements and commitment to project/program objectives. Responsible for steering / collaborator meetings, communication of status, issues, risks.
- Ensure encouraged benefits realization is consistent with project deliverables and clearly understood by collaborators and project team.
- Support / lead development of a premier centre of excellence for project management capabilities and ensure that standard methodology is adopted and reinforced.
- Typical project / programme costs greater than $1m, and a project team greater than 15 people.
Required Skills and Qualification:
- Technical or Business Degree.
- Proven skills and experience handling and controlling large project and programme budgets.
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
- Experience managing and leading global project teams.
- Strong knowledge and experience with suppliers and supplier solutions.
- Evidence of shaping innovative solutions that have a major impact within the business area and organisation.
- Excellent discernment with sensitivity to environment.
- Experience working in a global organization where collaborators and project team members are geographically dispersed.
- Masters degree.
- Project / Programme Management certifications.
- Proven leadership skills interacting with senior leaders.
