Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business

The Opportunity 

To support the work of External Manufacturing Director (EMD) and Technical Relationship Managers (TRMs) through provision of administrative support and co-ordination activity associated with the management of $550M+  Dechra sales originating in the Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO), which comprises operations in EU, UK, North America, India, China, Australia and New Zealand.

Role Responsibility

The Challenge

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• To support the External Manufacturing Director and CMO Technical Managers in the development and implementation of administration, co-ordination and contract management activities and daily activities that support achievement of divisional strategic goals:

• Establish administrative routines to support stakeholders in the contract management of some 100+ contracts, ensuring that reviews, extensions, cancellations etc. are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
• Assist with the creation, and be responsible for maintenance of departmental file sharing routines and activity progress tracking tools in order to increase departmental capacity and efficiency.
• Provide the EMD with the single source of trusted data and act as information hub for departmental activities  and processes. Work closely with TRM’s to maintain a level of insight across CMO activities.
• Liaise with key stakeholders to collect, collate and analyse KPI`s and trend data for the production of regular performance reports for EMD.
• Production of summary and consolidated data and presentation materials as required to support EMD and TRM’s  in various regular fora  eg. Project meetings, leadership and Board meetings, and on an ad-hoc basis as required.
• Provide direct support for selected project and contract management activities  as directed by EMD including, but not limited to, data requests, data review, consolidating actions, document control and reminder notifications
• Track status of individual supplier performance and ensure that stakeholders are notified/reminded of activity milestones (extensions, cancellations etc) and that these activities are tracked appropriately .

The Ideal Candidate

About You

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• Likely to be educated to degree level in business related subject – or have gained equivalent experience in a fast moving commercial environment 
• Previous experience of working with diverse stakeholder group spread across multiple locations
• Previous admin experience in a cGMP environment either human or veterinary pharma
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and remotely from stakeholders with little supervision 
• A high attention to detail with a flexible, adaptable approach
• Demonstrably sound knowledge of using MS Office with emphasis on Excel, PowerPoint, Word and MS Project

About the Company

About Your Application

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC