**Global Project Leader - Global Supply Chain & Strategy**
Positions are open to Mexican Citizens and official residents of Mexico.
Location: Guadalajara (hybrid)
StrongEnglish interpersonall skillss required.
Why AstraZeneca?
With constant new products and launches, there's never been a better time to join Supply Chain and shape our future with a big contribution to life-changing medicines. The challenge to stay ahead in constantly evolving markets is what keeps us driving forward, as we continuously seek new and better ways to deliver medicines all the way to our patients. Our resilience helps us to thrive as we innovate and evolve. Ours is a safe and positive space. Here we are encouraged to actively participate by sharing ideas, and problem-solving. United behind a common goal to succeed, we take our collective takeaways and work as a team to keep pushing the boundaries of Supply Chain.
Introduction to role:
Join our dynamic team at GSC&S Projects, a division within GSC&S that leads global and multi-regional projects and programmes affecting the AZ commercial supply chain and Operations. As a Global Project Leader, you will have the opportunity to lead and deliver Global Operations Business Projects to a desired outcome and support broader Global Operations and AstraZeneca change programmes. This is your chance to learn more working at the forefront, embracing constant challenges that stimulate intellectual growth!
**Accountabilities**:
In this position, you will lead international and cross-functional projects, balance problems requiring innovative solutions, identify risks and propose solutions, communicate effectively at different levels within the organisation, develop a wide network of contacts, internally and externally, and chip in to standardizing, continuously improving, developing and leading our frameworks and business processes.
**Essential Skills/Experience**:
- Educated to degree level in a scientific, engineering or business field, or equivalent experience
- Theoretical & practical knowledge and delivery of project and organisational change and project management.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry including areas such as; manufacturing management, supply chain management, logistics and distribution, quality assurance, engineering, IT, finance
- Experience of working in cross-functional teams from across multiple countries
- Ability to operate independently and make sound business decisions with limited information available
**Desirable Skills/Experience**:
- Ability to handle cultural differences sensitively and negotiate different interests
- Line management experience and knowledge about the organization and operating models within Operations would be desirable.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.