Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

As a Solution Architect, you will shape and continuously enhance our global supply chain planning solutions, bridging business needs and IT capabilities with Kinaxis at the core.

100% office based. The position will be filled in Lachen (Switzerland) or Vienna (Austria), relocation only to Vienna.

Join us in shaping our vision of providing new health solutions advancing human life.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Owning end-to-end solution design for group-wide planning solutions at Octapharma, with a focus on Kinaxis
• Leading Kinaxis Maestro initiatives and project delivery
• Partnering with business process leads and super users to design, standardize, and optimize planning processes
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and managing change requests in daily operations
• Acting as the primary point of contact for super users and overseeing application support
• Managing and coordinating external consultants

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain planning consulting
• Strong knowledge of Kinaxis Maestro
• Experience managing IT support operations and implementation projects
• Fluent in English; German is an advantage
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, combined with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Self-driven, with a structured and highly organized working style

Your department - where you make an impact

• We, the Business Applications department, are the trusted partner that drives the digital transformation of Octapharma. Together with Business, we create and deliver digital solutions to transform the organisation and improve performance.
• We are passionate, flexible and collaborate to create value with fit for purpose solutions for Octapharma.

Thrive with us

• You help save lives - Every day is meaningful as we produce life-saving medicines
• Family values - Long-term perspective for employees and relationships
• Be rewarded with an attractive salary and benefits package
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
• Skills development - We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions

Additional information (Austria only):

The minimum gross salary according to the collective agreement (chemical industry) is EUR 4.270,14 based on 38 hours per week (full-time). As we strive to offer a salary that reflects your individual profile and qualifications, there is a willingness to pay above the minimum salary.

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Larissa Amling

Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H.

Oberlaaer Straße 235, 1100 Wien

T: +43 664 789 53 728

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