Import Specialist

In our Supply Chain Department for immediate start and directly reporting into the Head of Supply Chain

Main responsibilities will include:

-         Manage import activity with particular focus on timing and costing

-         Manage Import cost reductions through effective importing and negotiation with suppliers

-         Support the Head of Supply Chain in design and implementation of new strategic importing models

-         Support the Sales Team by providing a high quality service and defining the better solutions to cost allocation

-         Work closely with the Quality and Regulatory department to ensure that quality standard in importing activities will be maintained

-         Work closely with the Purchasing Department to ensure a timely supply that is an added value for the business.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

-         Work experience within a supply chain department for at least 1 year

-         Fluency in English is a must

-         Proficiency in Microsoft Office is a must (especially Excel) and ERP SAP knowledge an advantage

-         Degree in Economics, Management Engineering, Statistics could be considered as a plus.

-         Highly motivated and a reliable team player

-         Strong analytical and problem solving skills

-         Capacity to work under high levels of pressure and with tight deadlines

-         Excellent communication skills, good attention to details and a strong sense of professionalism.

Miscellaneous:

Requires relocation to Northern Italy – Lake Como

For our office in in Chiasso, Switzerland, right on the Swiss-Italian border, we are recruiting for the position of:

Buyer

in our Procurement Department for immediate start and directly reporting into the Head of Procurement.

Main responsibilities will include:

• ­  Manage an assigned Supplier base
• ­  Manage procurement activity with particular focus on vendor management and scouting of new suppliers
• ­ Cooperate with Head of Procurement developing supplier relationships in existing and new territories with different supplier categories e.g. wholesalers and manufacturers. Continuous search of new suppliers according to different pharmaceutical specialties
• ­ Support the Head of Procurement in design and implementation of new strategic sourcing model which allows Procurement Unit to cover end-to-end all activities from request for quotations towards suppliers to order confirmation
• ­ Manage Procurement cost reductions through effective sourcing and negotiation with suppliers
• ­ Deliver Individual KPIs and objectives
• ­Support the Sales Team by providing a high quality service and being responsive to their requirements including efficient and effective turnaround of request for quotations and purchase orders – within a 24-48 hour period
• ­ Ensure supplier errors are minimized and customer service levels are of a high standard by investing more effort at the front end of the order cycle as well as effective vendor management
• ­ Manage purchase orders processing based on Sales orders put in place by Sales Team
• ­ Work closely with the Quality and Regulatory department to ensure:
• All FarmaMondo suppliers adhere to the relevant GDP requirements and are verified and set up in SAP in accordance with the relevant SOPs.
• All products purchased are only purchased from validated suppliers and only set up in SAP and purchased in accordance with relevant SOPs.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

•   Degree in Economics, Management Engineering, Statistics is preferred
•   Work experience in a Buyer role for at least 1-2 years inside the pharmaceutical sector or other industries
•   Strong negotiation capabilities
• Highly motivated and a reliable team player
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Capacity to work under high levels of pressure and with tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills presentation skills, good attention to detail, and a strong sense of professionalism
• Fluency in English is a must
•  Proficiency in any other languages is an advantage
•  Proficiency in Microsoft Office and an ERP knowledge is an advantage
• Availability for international business trips 3-4 times a year

Job Contract: Full time position

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Accounting

-      Perform daily accounting functions as assigned including AR and AP

-      Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive and negative pay transactions

-      Ensure accurate and timely booking of Personnel Costs on a monthly base

-      Review and approve expense reports

-      Perform reconciliation of GL vs Cost Accounting on a quarterly base

Financial Statement:

-      Supporting the Head of Finance for the preparation of quarterly and year-end Financial Statement

-      Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure

-      Support budget and forecasting activities

Audit:

-      Manage annual external audit and complete requested materials

Project

-      Be responsible for specific project assigned

 -     Able to manage relationships with external consultants (IT, Payroll, Tax Authority)

CANDIDATE PROFILE

·        Bachelor Degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting. Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and knowledge of Statutory accounting principles.

·        Previous working experience of 2/3 years as accountant or as an auditor in a Big Four

·        Fluency in spoken and written English is a must

·        Proficiency in Microsoft Office is a must with experienced use of Excel (Pivot, VLOOKUP)  

·        Knowledge of SAP/R3 and/or SAP B-One is an advantage

·        Knowledge data mining / business intelligence applications is an advantage

·        High motivation and pro-activity

·        Capacity to work under high levels of pressure and with tight deadlines

·        Excellent communication skills

·        Teamwork capabilities and problem solving attitude

JOB CONTRACT

·        Full time at indefinite time based in Chiasso

·        Average working week 45 hours

·        Competitive remuneration package

Role description

FarmaMondo is looking for a Japan resident Agent with proven experience in high value pharmaceutical sector for new projects development.

Required qualifications and experience

·        The ideal candidate is a Japanese resident, native Japanese speaker, with proven experience in the medical and pharmaceutical field.

·        A business-level English proficiency is required.

·        Ideally the candidate would possess an outgoing personality and be available to travel frequently in the Japanese territory.

·        The candidate should be able to manage their time and their appointments autonomously, and show business acumen and an entrepreneurial mind-set.

·        Basic PC skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) are required.

·        An experience with a pharmaceutical company or at a medical facility would be a plus.

·        A MR Certification would be a plus.

E-mail the CV (English or Japanese) with picture and documents, motivation letter (English or Japanese) citing recruiting code in the announcement.

仕事内容（対象）

日本地域のおいて新しいプロジェクトを開発するために、FarmaMondo は駐日エージェントを募集しております。

募集の要項（資格・スキル）

-         医療・製薬営業経験があり、日本語の能力がネイティブな駐日の方

-         英語能力はビジネスレベル

-         外向的な性格で、日本地域において日々旅行できる方

-         起業家精神があり、効果的に自分のスケジュールを管理できる方

-         PCスキル（ワード、エクセル、パワーポイント、アウトルック）に精通している方

-         製薬会社及び病院・クリニックにおいての経験が尚可

-         MR認定が尚可

ご希望の方は日本語の履歴書又英語のレジュメ（写真付）、及びカバーレターをお送りくださいますようお願いします。（件名に求人報告コードをご入力くださいますようお願いします）。