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Economic Consultant (Shared Services) - January 2024
Ingelheim am Rhein, GermanyFor one of our clients in the pharma industry we’re looking for a freelance Economic Consultant (Shared Services):
Project Name: Service Planning and Validation Project
Project Background Description:
The client’s HP Services team has grown and matured over the last 3-4 years and there is a constant intake of ideas and opportunities. At the heart of every successful, internal shared services organization is the value that such an organization is generating for the wider company. Hence, this value needs to be transparently described, documented and quantified. The basic purpose of the Project is to assess, plan and evaluate new service opportunities for the client and it’s Human Pharma Services (HPS).
Detailed Project Task Description
Project duration: 6+ months
Project location: Ingelheim am Rhein (1 or 2 trips for the duration)
Project capacity: Full time (40 hrs./week)
Project Name: Service Planning and Validation Project
Project Background Description:
The client’s HP Services team has grown and matured over the last 3-4 years and there is a constant intake of ideas and opportunities. At the heart of every successful, internal shared services organization is the value that such an organization is generating for the wider company. Hence, this value needs to be transparently described, documented and quantified. The basic purpose of the Project is to assess, plan and evaluate new service opportunities for the client and it’s Human Pharma Services (HPS).
Detailed Project Task Description
- Creating and maintaining a repository of all service opportunities that are coming up , the contractor create a repository based on their own experience and based on a list of already existing opportunities that will be provided in advance
- Consulting on the added value of those opportunities that are addressing a clear business need, enjoy high interest of key stakeholders and that are worth following up from an HPS perspective. The Consultancy will be based on the contractor’s own expertise and experience.
- Creating high-quality, global business cases that are built on an in depth understanding of the as-is situation and quantified future scenarios for new ways of working leveraging HPS (understanding how Economic Models are being created today and which better ways would be possible in future by providing global services in this area). The cases are to be created with the for the associated Global Capability Owner and their global internal customers which will review and approve the cases.
- Establish business cases endorsement by future customers and check availability to internal stakeholders to enable proper decision making mainly during budget season as well as outlook and LTF (long term forecast) discussions. The Endorsements will be managed by internal management
- Handing over approved business cases to Services Development Team and explaining to the Services Development Team key mechanics and the key logic of the case while also giving further usage rights to the client.
- Min. Masters degree in business administration, economics, finance or similar scientific/ academic background (post-grade education like PhD/ MBA will be a plus)
- Lean Six Sigma, Process Management, Design Thinking or similar education will be a plus
- Fluent in English, any relevant additional language will be a plus
- At least five years of relevant working experience, preferably in the Life Sciences industry, Global Business Services, Finance, Business Analytics or Sourcing
- At least three years of relevant working experience as Solution Design and Business Modeling Expert in a shared services or BPO organization or similar kind of entity (including BPO Services Providers)
- Experience in modeling business cases including quantification of solution designs
- Experience in scouting and innovation of new services, processes and technologies (i.e. Digital Transformation)
- Proven track record of successful lateral leadership and influencing skills
- Self-starter without the need to be actively managed
- Detail-oriented with the ability to see the big picture
- Very strong business acumen and ability to adapt as needs change
- Displays problem solving and inquisitive mindset
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Passion to identify enhancements in existing solutions and to drive optimizations
Project duration: 6+ months
Project location: Ingelheim am Rhein (1 or 2 trips for the duration)
Project capacity: Full time (40 hrs./week)