Senior Director, OpEx Business Partner, Supply Chain

Date: Oct 7, 2025

Location:

Ulm, Germany, 89079

Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals

Job Id: 64376

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 Senior Director is responsible to enable Supply Chain organization and sites to reach short and long term business goals through implementation of OpEx program, build OpEx capability and maturity within the production sites, manage select and develop OpEx lead in the sites and be the sparring partner of the Head of the Supply Chain and Supply Chain Leadership Team. The role is expected to challenge the organization to progress in the maturity journey and be co-responsible for business metrics. The role should work in collaboration with the Head of Strategic OpEx Program to ensure co-creation and piloting of OpEx tools, standard and methods.

Location

This role may be performed from any Teva location in Europe.

How you’ll spend your day

Define OpEx capability deployment strategy in the Supply chain area (warehousing, cycle time, supply uplift, ….)
Ensure pragmatic implementation of the program based on business priorities leveraging local OpEx team and site organization
Play linking pin between OpEx program and supply chain, support the achievement of defined short and long term goals
Challenge and support Supply Chain Leadership Team and Sites to leverage OpEx and progress in maturity journey
Hands-on presence and support on site (40% travelling required)
Ensure assessment, coaching , development of OpEx leads
Ensure proper succession planning for OpEx site resources so that every site has always a full time OpEx lead
Co-develop OpEx program and ensure that pilot of modules and capabilities is effective and brings desired results
Deliver trainings and support Head of capability building
Ensure strong connection with Strategy BPs and Supply Chain BPs
Own maturity Journey and progression through the maturity levels
Ensure sharing of best practices across the business
Ensure pillar organization in place for the segment and sites
Can own a pillar on a need basis

Your experience and qualifications

Ability to connect business results and Capability building
Track of records in delivering results through OpEx and capability building
Relevant university degree
Hands on experience in implementing OpEx Capability building programs
Experience in managing and developing people
Have performed similar role in a FMCG company is a plus
Ability to influence laterally the organization
Strong program management capabilities and experience in managing global programs

Reports To

Global VP OpEx

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