Business Development Manager (f/m/d) Life Sciences & Healthcare
On-siteHolzwickede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Job Summary
Drive the global development and execution of the Life Sciences & Healthcare vertical strategy to transform it into a scalable growth platform. Foster collaboration across Business Units including Air & Ocean, Road Freight, Warehousing Solutions, and Contract Logistics to enable integrated customer solutions. Lead strategic initiatives such as GDP network expansion, Competence Centers, service portfolio development, and partner network optimization. Support commercial excellence through RFQ governance, opportunity management, sales enablement, and value proposition development. Strengthen compliance and quality standards by coordinating GDP/GxP governance, certification initiatives, audit support, and CAPA oversight. Establish transparent governance structures by monitoring KPIs, preparing executive reviews, and facilitating steering committees with global stakeholders. Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related fields, plus several years of experience in Life Sciences & Healthcare logistics with fluency in English and German.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or a related field
- Several years of experience in Life Sciences & Healthcare logistics
- Strong background in business development
- Strong background in strategic project management
- Sound knowledge of GDP/GxP regulations
- Sound knowledge of quality management systems
- Sound knowledge of compliance requirements within regulated supply chains
- Proven ability to work successfully in complex, international matrix organizations
- Proven ability to align cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to translate strategy into operational execution
- Fluent in English
- Fluent in German
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