Commercial Training & Development Manager

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary

Would you like to work for a Global Generics and Biosimilars company and contribute to our mission to extend and improve people’s lives?

Look no further, apply today. Commercial Training & Development Manager Sandoz, Surrey, UK.

Sandoz is currently recruiting for a Commercial Training & Development Manager to join the business to work on learning and development.

Job purpose

The purpose of the Commercial Training & Development Manager role is to design and implement Commercial learning and development (L&D) strategy.
- Business partner to the Business Unit Heads and Sales managers, aligning L&D strategy with business strategy.
-Defines functional skills and competencies and develops associated learning curriculums through both own expertise and managing external vendors to provide bespoke development solutions to the business.
-Partner with the Sandoz WE Regional Commercial Excellence organisation to ensure successful execution of the regional Skillmaster initiative.

Key Responsibilities

•Takes a leading role in the design and facilitation of Initial Training Courses for Sandoz UK associates in commercial roles
•Takes a leading role in the implementation of the commercial L&D strategy ensuring delivery and content is aligned with the business strategy.
•Partners with functional leadership to identify future business needs and interpret consequential future competency and skill requirements.
•Proactively develop associates’ commercial competencies and position the business for future success.
•Pre-empt future needs and understand development trends through benchmarking industry competitors, membership of professional bodies, attending industry events, and networking with development consultancies etc.
•Be an expert to the business in the areas of coaching and mentoring, self-development, best practice sharing, blended learning and buddying.
•Develop & Implement L&D curriculums to enhance functional skills and competencies for customer facing roles (Sales manager, Key Account Manager, Business Manager, National Account Manager).

About Sandoz:

Sandoz, a global leader in the rapidly growing generics industry, is a company in which doctors, pharmacists and patients worldwide have placed their trust for 130 years. It is the global pioneer in Biosimilars investing in research and development to improve the lives of patients and liberating healthcare resources through increased access to high-quality, affordable biologics.

With our 26 000-plus employees in more than 140 countries, we discover new ways to improve and extend people’s lives. Our culture is defined by our values: innovation, quality, collaboration, performance, courage, integrity.

Sandoz has been certified as Top Employer Europe 2017 by the Top Employers Institute for its exceptional employee offerings!

Benefits of Working for Sandoz

•Competitive salary
•Performance based annual bonus
•Work/life balance
•Pension scheme
•Life insurance
•Single Medical Health Insurance
•24 days annual leave
•Flex Benefits
•Subsidised on-site cafeteria
•Free shuttle bus between Sandoz and Farnborough station
•Additional benefits

‘I came for the job, I stay for the culture’

Desired profile

Minimum requirements

The ideal candidate will have

•Experienced in learning and development at a large pharmaceutical organization, and a clear record of creating functional development processes and training courses that are closely aligned with commercial strategy
•Budget Management
•Vendor Management
•Training Needs Analysis
•ROI Reporting

We focus on creating an inclusive organisation and welcome people who have different knowledge, perspectives, experience and working styles from across the global population.