VP Cluster Lead EU Manufacturing Operations

Date:  Jun 25, 2025
Location: 

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1111

Company:  Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id:  62611

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

The EU Operations Cluster head is accountable to lead and manage all operations activities in the cluster, providing best in class quality products, high service level, with a competitive cost structure.

  • Leads the EU operations cluster
  • Significantly influences business strategy
  • Develops strategic plans and approves operational plans driving toward the achievement of company business and financial goals
  • Takes action guided by the general direction set by Head of operations and TGO OLT.
  • Decisions have a direct impact on business performance
  • May represent the corporation externally concerning matters of critical interest and significance

Essential Areas of Responsibility

  • Lead the development and implementation of Teva Operations Strategy.
  • Develop and manage the interface between the Operations, Markets, TGO supply chain systems and the distribution units.
  • Secure appropriate infrastructure, processes and systems to support all Operations activities in the cluster.
  • Determine projects strategy and risk management with all stakeholders based on market requirements and resources.
  • Facilitate, monitor and implement best practices and State-of- the-Art technologies and way-of-workings, including successful TLMS implementation in all cluster sites.
  • Develop and lead optimization and efficiency processes. Develop KPI's and benchmark tools to measure best practices.
  • Manage capital expenditures and investment in new or existent Operations systems, ensuring the sites capital investment and operational plans are aligned to cGMP and Safety standards and aligned with the network strategy.
  • Manage globally all relationships and interface with internal stakeholders and external partners/vendors.
  • Provide Leadership to sustain a customer focused, team-based organization.
  • Coach and support the development of leadership, teamwork and organizational capabilities at all levels. 
  • Ensure the development of succession plans for key operations positions.
  • Provide coaching, feedback and development opportunities for reports via the performance management process.
  • Plan, manage and deliver work plan resources (headcount, expense and capital) and planned capabilities to meet existing and future business needs.
  • Lead and develop continuous improvement projects.
  • Ensure delivery of the work plan submissions, on time and to communicate progress with all stake holders.
  • Assume full accountability for driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance across multiple manufacturing sites, ensuring operational excellence and alignment with global standards and relevant regulations and legislations.

Your experience and qualifications

Education/Certification/Experience:

 

  • BS Degree in Science, Management, or Related Field.  Advanced degree desired (Master Studies/MBA)
  • Requires a minimum of 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in a management capacity

 

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

 

  • Comprehensive experience working in multiple plants, within different regions and with different technologies, if possible
  • Industry networking experience – membership in trade associations – leverage thought leadership and next practices within Teva environment
  • Expert level knowledge and experience with OPEX behaviors, principles and tools required, with a demonstrated successful OPEX transformational leadership
  • Excellent problem solver and ability to generate innovative solutions to broad range of issues; sees bigger picture and looks to the longer term
  • Outstanding people leadership and track record of people capability-building
  • Demonstrated track record of transformational change leadership
  • Superb communication skills and ability to influence across the broadest of constituencies
  • Ability to set ambitious and realistic targets, drive for results and build accountability
  • Experience working in a complex, global environment
  • A strong track record of people management and leadership skills acquired in a multicultural environment

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