Contract Manufacturing Manager

Do you want your impact to be recognized?
If you’re ready to have an impact in a career that makes a difference, Mölnlycke could be your next step. You’ll be helping to equip medical professionals around the world with solutions to improve outcomes for patients. And you’ll be developing yourself in a global environment with an inspirational culture, with lots of opportunities. All the while building a successful career, with real purpose.
In Wound Care at Mölnlycke, we help to prevent, manage and accelerate the healing of wounds.
Mölnlycke is now looking for a Contract Manufacturing Manager to join the Global Procurement – Wound Care team. The job will involve acting as a valued member of the team working with Mölnlyckes future focus innovations areas, within Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, as well as Oxygen Therapy. This position will be placed at our global HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The aim of this position is to:
Establish a consistent high-quality supply chain to ensure the supply of purchased products are in line with demand and are recognized as world class.
Deploy strategic direction for the function to secure best in class internal and external manufacturing.
Drive improvement projects to meet defined future requirements.


Your tasks will include:
Contribute to, and drive implementation of assigned Categories of the Procurement strategy to ensure satisfactory supplier performance with regards to innovation, quality, service level and Cogs.
Handle commercial and supply related matters for Contract Manufacturing.
Negotiate and establish Frame Agreements and Quality Agreement (MD) to ensure the formal
aspects of supplier relations.
Perform benchmarking to support make-or-buy decisions.
Perform cost saving activities with assigned suppliers to ensure lowest market cost.
Continuously perform follow ups of KPI´s to ensure targeted goals.
Identify new supply markets and long-term trends in order to develop, test and launch new products.


What you’ll get
Competitive compensation package including, bonus, company health care etc.
Interesting and rewarding work, with great colleagues in a global company
Wellness benefits
Flexible working hours and flexible work from home policy
An open, friendly and fair working atmosphere
A chance to develop your career through clear career paths within the organization

What you’ll need
Minimum 5 years’ experience in strategic, international purchasing
Manufacturing understanding
Academic Business and/or Technical degree
Analytical and strategic skills
Strong relationship building and negotiation skills
Language skills – English
Experience from the medical device industry, manufacturing/supply chain and electronics purchasing is seen as an advantage


To be successful in this role, you take initiative, have a strong business acumen with a preference to think outside of the box and have a continuous improvement mindset.

Your work-life balance
Hybrid policy
Global travelling to own units and suppliers is required from time to time, with an estimated volume of approx. 30-40 travel days per year.
Full-time


Our approach to diversity and inclusion
We strive to have a diverse mix of people from different cultures, ages, geographies and genders, to reflect the world in which we operate and to facilitate innovative thinking across the business.

About Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes.
Our business is organised in the four business areas Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics, where customer centricity, sustainability and digitalisation are at the heart of everything we do.
Mölnlycke employs around 8,700 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Mölnlycke is a founding partner of GoCo Health Innovation City, a world-class innovation cluster for health, and in early 2025 our headquarters will move there.
Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916. For more information, please visit www.molnlycke.com and www.molnlycke.com/careers