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Based on very solid foundations, we continue to innovate daily and find practical solutions to transform the lives of the millions of people we serve.\nAt the end of the 1980s, we extended ours beyond the Middle East and acquired land in Portugal for the construction of a sterile factory for injectable pharmaceutical products. This was an important turning point for the company, and our first step into a new region. Today, in Portugal, we have more than 1000 employees and 3 factories for the production of injectable medicines.\nHikma intends to recruit an Manager, 3rd Party Supply Chain (m/f) to manage European 3rd Party Supply chain to the Global framework, working on-site.\nMain Responsibilities:\nAct as the primary supply-chain relationship owner for assigned European 3rd party manufacturing partners.\nEstablish and lead partner governance, including operational reviews, monthly performance meetings, quarterly business reviews and executive escalations.\nBuild performance relationships and coordinate interactions between partners and internal teams.\nMaintain accountability for operational and supply commitments, including escalation of unresolved issues.\nMaintain CMO scorecards, action trackers, decision logs, risk registers and improvement plans.\nEnsure all activities, actions and commitments have clear owners, timelines and effective follow-through.\nMonitor performance against agreed KPIs, including OTIF, schedule adherence, service level, batch-release lead time, inventory targets and quality performance.\nIdentify root causes of underperformance and bring mitigation plans to completion. Prevent recurring supply issues.\nAgree, implement and track corrective actions to deliver sustained performance improvement.\nCoordinate demand, supply and capacity planning between internal teams and external manufacturing partners.\nTranslate approved demand into executable production PO and supply plans.\nIdentify and mitigate capacity constraints, supply gaps, inventory risks and competing priorities in advance.\nProactively identify risks relating to materials, manufacturing, quality, regulatory compliance, batch release, logistics and business continuity.\nLead cross-functional issue resolution and develop clear mitigation and recovery plans.\nDevelop partner-specific improvement roadmaps based on CMO segmentation, business criticality and performance.\nLead initiatives to improve supply reliability, lead times, planning discipline, responsiveness and data transparency.\nCoordinate third-party supply activities for launches, technology transfers, site transfers, regulatory 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