Senior Manager Head of 3PL & Improvement Management - #52090

Entity: CSL Behring

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Family: Logistics

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Bern, Berne, Switzerland

Employer Reference: R-280423

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

As Senior Manager, Head of 3PL & Improvement Management, you will lead a team responsible for the governance and performance of third-party logistics (3PL) providers as well as the continuous improvement agenda across the Logistics & Warehousing Switzerland organization. You will ensure reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient logistics operations beyond the physical site boundaries, enabling uninterrupted supply to manufacturing.

In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end 3PL landscape, including external warehousing and service provider performance, while driving process improvements, digitalization, and automation initiatives across the Logistics & Warehousing network within Switzerland. You will ensure strong performance management through clear KPIs and act as a key interface between internal stakeholders and external partners.

YOUR TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY & LEADERSHIP

• Lead with a visible safety mindset: ensure full compliance with EHS requirements, drive safety culture, investigate near misses / accidents, and implement sustainable preventive measures together with safety officers.
• Lead, coach, motivate and develop staff to deliver on CSL’s values of Patient Focus, Innovation, Integrity, Collaboration and Superior Performance
• Build a strong performance and talent pipeline through clear objectives, regular feedback, development plans, and accountability for outcomes.
• Foster and maintain a continuous improvement mentality within the group

RELIABILITY & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Ensure compliant, reliable, and efficient execution of logistics operations across the 3PL landscape to meet production requirements.

• Lead and develop a team of ~5 FTE, with full accountability for 3PL performance management and the delivery of improvement initiatives.

• Take full ownership of inventory management across the 3PL network, ensuring accurate stock records and audit ready inventory verification.

• Lead complex cross-functional projects and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives, ensuring delivery of COS-driven (CSL Operating System) cost reduction targets while maintaining full GxP compliance.

• Lead and steer project managers, ensuring clear prioritization, transparency, and on-time delivery of project outcomes.

• Define and manage logistics KPIs, ensure transparent performance reporting to stakeholders, and drive implementation of corrective actions where required.

• Drive structured problem-solving, investigations, and process validation for new or enhanced logistics processes.

QUALITY & COMPLIANCE

• Own the implementation and continuous improvement of processes and systems ensuring compliance with cGMP, GDP requirements for site logistics.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 6+ years' experience in supply chain logistics or related operations
• Demonstrated strong leadership/mentoring skills to also manage remote sites and staff
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt with strong project management expertise
• Bachelor degree in business, science or related discipline
• Strong Communication skills - Ability to clearly communicate to all levels of the organization
• Proven negotiation and conflict management skills
• Fluent in English and German (written and verbally)
• Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing Methodologies
• Solid cGMP, and GDP experience (5+ years) in pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industry
• Proficiency in materials management systems / SAP applications.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.