Associate Manager - Project Management

Location: Telangana (Sandoz)

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Support global M&A, divestiture, integration, and business transformation projects through effective project planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and performance reporting. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones, visibility of risks and dependencies, and adherence to project governance standards.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Support global M&A, divestiture, integration, and business transformation projects through effective project planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and performance reporting. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones, visibility of risks and dependencies, and adherence to project governance standards.

Your Key Responsibilities: 

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to: 

• Support end-to-end project management activities for M&A and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, action trackers, and dependency logs.
• Monitor project progress and ensure timely escalation of risks and issues.
• Prepare governance reports, dashboards, leadership presentations, and status updates.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Finance, IT, and HR.
• Support due diligence, Day-1 readiness, integration, and transition activities.
• Facilitate governance meetings and track closure of actions and decisions.
• Drive standardization, continuous improvement, and adoption of PMO best practices.
• Maintain project documentation, repositories, and communication records.

What you’ll bring to the role: 

Essential Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, Finance, IT, or related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in Project Management, PMO, Business Transformation, Supply Chain, Consulting, or Operations.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional environments.
• Exposure to M&A integration, divestitures, carve-outs, or large transformation programs preferred.
• Project & Portfolio Management, Governance & Executive Reporting
• Risk & Issue Management, Change Management, Process Improvement, Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Project Planning Tools, and Power BI

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably. 

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

 

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster. 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired

Bom (Bill Of Materials), Business Networking, Business Scenario Planning , Change Control, Efficiency, Erp Systems, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Including Gdp, Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Master Data, Material Requirements Planning (Mrp), Order Management, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Scheduler, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Management, Supply Planning, Transportation, Warehouse Management