Site ERP Deployment Lead, Production and Supply Chain / Site ERP Deployment Leadess, Production and Supply Chain

Bavarian Nordic Berna GmbH - April 27, 2026

About Bavarian Nordic

At Bavarian Nordic, we are dedicated to saving and improving lives by harnessing the power of the immune system. Our comprehensive product portfolio includes market-leading vaccines against smallpox, mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, and cholera. We excel in R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization, with a mission to enhance health and quality of life worldwide, safeguarding our future.

The Role

We are seeking a Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations Lead to serve as the business design authority for the Plan-to-Make global process within our ERP business transformation. This position will focus on site-specific manufacturing and supply chain processes while ensuring alignment with global standards and enterprise templates. Your responsibilities will include ensuring that end-to-end operational processes are clearly defined, standardized across sites, and integrated into the ERP template, reflecting shop floor realities, planning needs, and biopharma regulatory requirements.

As we transition from a finance-focused system to a comprehensive ERP platform and move from SAP to D365 in Bern, you will oversee the Manufacturing and Supply Chain project charter, which includes stream planning, roadmap integration, and data readiness for ERP migration.

Close collaboration with Manufacturing and Supply Chain leadership in Bern, local planning, logistics, master data teams, Global Process Owners, Process Managers, and ERP partners will be essential to deliver scalable, compliant, and operationally robust solutions.

This role reports to the Head of Digital Transformation, Supply Chain, is based in Bern/Thörishaus, and requires 2–3 on-site days per week during key phases, with travel between Switzerland and Denmark. This is a project-based assignment for 2-2½ years.

Key Responsibilities

  • Co-lead the definition of future-state manufacturing and supply chain processes (L0–L4) in alignment with global templates, ensuring end-to-end integration across production, planning, quality, and adjacent processes.
  • Represent shop-floor and regulatory requirements in ERP and solution design, validating manufacturing flows including batch/campaign management, BOMs/formulas, yields, changeovers, equipment constraints, and maintenance integration.
  • Ensure alignment between manufacturing execution and supply chain planning, covering demand, capacity, scheduling, inventory, and material availability with full end-to-end visibility.
  • Embed GMP/GxP, validation, and compliance requirements into process design, encompassing lot disposition, LIMS integration, CSV deliverables, and SOP alignment.
  • Define and govern manufacturing master data and support site readiness activities, including cutover, go-live, and acting as key user for supply chain and production systems.
  • Drive change enablement through clear operator instructions, training, and establishing a robust Super User network to ensure adoption across manufacturing sites.

What You Bring

To succeed in this role, you will need a proven track record with extensive experience in process design and standardization across multiple sites. You possess the ability to bridge business and technology, collaborating effectively with ERP consultants and IT, and bring deep expertise in ERP platforms (D365 or SAP) and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. Additionally, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

  • Strong communication and influencing skills, capable of connecting strategic vision to operational execution.
  • 8+ years in biopharma manufacturing with robust GxP knowledge.
  • Full proficiency in English and German—written and spoken—is mandatory.

Why This Role

This is a unique opportunity to shape the digital future of Bavarian Nordic at a crucial juncture in our transformation journey. You’ll be at the forefront of a global ERP rollout and digital innovation agenda—bridging business, IT, and advanced technologies like AI and analytics.

You will collaborate cross-functionally with senior stakeholders, lead strategic pilots, and help develop scalable solutions that support a highly regulated biopharma environment. If you’re passionate about driving meaningful change, influencing enterprise-wide decisions, and future-proofing digital capabilities, this role offers both impact and visibility.

Application

If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in a growing organization and drive meaningful change in healthcare, apply online using the form below.

Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered. We do not support any relocation packages for this position.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

About Us

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company committed to improving health and saving lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments, enhancing public health preparedness and boasting a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. Our headquarters are in Denmark, with manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information, visit www.bavarian-nordic.com.

Location : Thörishaus
Country : Switzerland

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