Operational Product Manager (Instrumentation)

Position Description

Position description
The Operational Product Manager acts as the interfacing function between various departments in Operations to lead and coordinate the full Life Cycle Management of diverse QIAGENs biotechnological instruments. Enabling the full availability of our products to our global customers, improve the operational hardware and monitoring the ecosystems health status are hereby key objectives, achieved by the coordination of owned projects, contribution to team projects as well as the short-term and creative resolution of emerged problems in task forces.
- Manage life cycle of instruments and ecosystems from launch to discontinuation, focusing on improvements and cost reductions.
- Lead and contribute to projects related to supply chain stabilization, product implementation, and supplier changes.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal and external partners.
- Implement new products through SAP activities and coordinate interdisciplinary tasks.
- Assess technical, economic, and logistical changes to ensure supply stability and quality compliance.
- Support phase-out processes, including last time buy decisions and long-term status monitoring.
- Active tracking of health status of products by defining, calculating, evaluating and presenting of relevant KPI’s

Position Requirements

- More than 3 years of experience in a similar position
- Bachelor degree or higher in economics with technical background or technical degree with economics additions, such as industrial engineering
- Proven Project Management experience: leading projects of medium complexity, global impact, best in regulated businesses
- Experience in globally active companies is an advantage.
- Advanced skills in SAP system
- Strong applied skills in Microsoft Office applications
- Fluent in English, written and spoken

Personal Requirements

- Structured way of working, flexibility to adapt to new situations
- Long term planning ability without missing out the needed attention for details.
- Outstanding self-organizational skills including understanding the importance of work package documentation.
- Project team member coordination, motivation and the persistence to followagreed work packages and timelines.
- Innovative and problem-solving mentality with the appropriate understanding of the complex dependencies in biotechnological companies and markets.

What we offer

At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.

We offer:
- Possibility to develop in an international company
- Training and development programs
- Private medical care
- Group Life Insurance
- Multisport card
- Flexible benefits platform
- Language classes
- Pension Scheme (PPE) after 12 months
- Childcare subsidy
- Happy Monday :)
- Friendly atmosphere
- Casual dress code
- Attractive location (Sky Tower)

Please make sure to send an English version of your CV!