Director, Supplier Relationship Management

We are looking for an experienced leader with a strong pharmaceutical manufacturing background who can build strategic supplier partnerships, lead cross-functional teams, and drive performance, quality, and value creation across our external manufacturing network.

About the job

As our Director, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), you will be responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and other external partners supplying semi-finished and finished pharmaceutical products to Orifarm Generics. You will act as the key interface between Orifarm and our suppliers, ensuring strong collaboration, high performance, and compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading cross-functional Supplier Relationship Teams (SRTs) to ensure end-to-end oversight of products, processes, and performance across quality, supply chain, procurement, and technical areas
• Driving supplier performance through KPI governance, Business Review Meetings, CAPAs, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Developing and executing account plans and long-term (3–5 year) supplier strategies aligned with Orifarm’s healthcare strategy
• Acting as the primary escalation point for supplier issues, risks, and opportunities
• Leading major improvement, innovation, and performance optimization projects in collaboration with internal stakeholders and suppliers

You will be part of the Orifarm Generics organization and work closely with both Healthcare and Corporate functions. The role includes line management responsibility and close collaboration with functional heads across the organization.

Who are you? 

You are an experienced people leader with deep knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing and external supplier management. You combine strategic thinking with strong operational execution and feel comfortable working in a complex, regulated environment.

You bring:

• A technical master’s degree (e.g. Pharmacy, Chemistry, Engineering) combined with strong commercial understanding
• Minimum 8–10 years of managerial experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, ideally including site-level leadership
• Solid knowledge of GMP/GDP, technical operations, validation, and quality systems
• Proven experience in supplier relationship management, performance governance, and stakeholder management
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to align cross-functional teams and drive change
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English

Who are we?

You will join a highly experienced, cross-functional environment working closely with Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Sustainability, Pharmacovigilance, and Commercial teams. Collaboration, trust, and accountability are key characteristics of how we work together.

Our teams value professionalism, open dialogue, and a shared commitment to delivering high-quality medicines to patients. You will work with colleagues across multiple countries and functions, contributing to a culture where expertise is shared and decisions are made together.

We offer:

• Fulltime employment contract
• Annual bonus
• Life insurance
• Private medical care
• Sports card
• PPK
• Hybrid work model
• Flexible working hours

Job Location

Warsaw, Poland. Hybrid work model – 3x/week from the office located in the prestigious Gdański Business Center at Inflancka 4.

Travelling to external network is included in the role and is estimated around 60 days per year.

Application deadline 

ASAP. Applications will be reviewed in January 2026.

Why should you work for Orifarm?

At Orifarm, we know that our growth comes from the development of our employees. We are an ambitious organization with an entrepreneurial culture celebrating can-do attitudes, smarts, and hearts. Our secret to success? Valuing how different skill sets join forces to make our journey happen.

You will experience a work environment characterized by flexibility and a strong commitment to work-life balance, understanding that the best results come from satisfied and well-supported employees. Our international setting offers great opportunities for growth and career advancement. We also prioritize social events and gatherings to ensure that our employees feel connected and engaged with each other.

We regard our feedback culture as a fundamental element in the individual employee's opportunities for learning and development. When we have good results, every employee, including student workers, is part of our bonus scheme.

About Orifarm

Everyone should have access to modern medicine. High costs or lack of access to pharmaceuticals should never impact our possibility to receive treatment or relief and live a healthy life. At Orifarm, we aim to bring healthy days by making modern healthcare a better deal for the people and the societies we serve. Working towards our vision, we create access to affordable, high-quality pharmaceuticals and healthcare products by challenging markets and always seeking new opportunities. With our core values paving the way, we always act responsibly and constantly with our customers at the center of our attention. And everything we do is driven by our sole purpose:

For as many as possible, as healthy a day as possible.

Our history goes back to 1994 when Orifarm was founded in Denmark by Hans and Birgitte Bøgh-Sørensen. Since then, Orifarm has grown from a small nine-person company into an international company operating globally in 15 countries. Today, Orifarm is Europe's largest parallel importer of pharmaceuticals and Denmark's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals, with more than 2,200 employees.

We encourage everyone to apply

At Orifarm, we welcome people from all backgrounds, recognizing that the best outcomes come from a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our commitment is to create an environment where different perspectives and skills drive innovation and contribute to a sustainable future. By creating such an environment, we are confident that we can achieve better results together.

Need further information?

If you need further information about the job, please contact Jacqueline Gijsberts, Vice President CMO Operations on jgijsb@orifarm.com.

We are often looking for new employees to help us grow and therefore, we may have other interesting opportunities for you. Follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates on our business activities and job opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/. Alternatively, if we do not have any vacant positions that match your interests at this time, we encourage you to submit your resume to our talent pool, from which we continuously select candidates: https://careers.orifarm.com/lp/TalentPool/28c5a1691eef5fd4/.