Global External Supply Leader - Leiden, NL; Mechelen, BE

Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in the US, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.

We’re in the business of changing lives. In our quest to discover and develop life-improving medicines we go where no one has ever gone before. In every challenge we face, we see new opportunities. We pioneer for patients. We need thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters. Collaborative innovators and perseverant idealists. We need the best-in-class. In other words, we need you: The ‘make-it-happener’.

We are looking for a Global External Supply Leader - Leiden, NL; Mechelen, BE

Scope of the job

Overall responsible for external supply operations executed by external suppliers.

Your role

• Manage the supplier relationship of the different external suppliers (contract manufacturers). Act as internal GLPG point of contact for external supply related issues.
• Install and chair fit-to-purpose governances with external suppliers and internal GLPG departments to ensure alignment and effective communication between all stakeholders involved.
• Support Quality Assurance in the GMP compliance of external supplier including the management of complaints, deviations, CAPAs and audits with external suppliers.
• Support technical operation departments in the life cycle management activities involving external suppliers
• Support finance in delivering budget forecasting for external supply activities
• Ensure forecasting and ordering process is performed in line with contractual obligations with external suppliers
• Define and follow-up on external supply KPIs
• Perform selection of new external suppliers and other partners required in the supply chain process

Support in the negotiation of contractual agreements with external suppliers. The Global External Supply Leader works with regional and global supply chain representatives, regional and local technical operations departments, QA, Finance, Procurement and Legal departments