Are you passionate about orchestrating complex supply chain ecosystems and driving strategic improvements? Sophion is seeking an ambitious and talented Supply Chain Manager to build the future of our global supply chain. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in navigating international operations, optimizing demand planning, and leveraging systems to enhance performance. The successful candidate will bring a continuous improvement mindset, align supply chain strategy with business goals, and demonstrate proven leadership in strategic sourcing, S&OP execution, and cross-functional supply chain operations.
The role
As Supply Chain Manager, you will lead the end-to-end supply chain function, ensuring strategic alignment, operational excellence, and scalability across global operations. You will drive structured S&OP processes, strategic sourcing initiatives, and foster cross-functional collaboration to support R&D, production, and commercial objectives. A key part of this role involves transitioning leadership responsibilities from interim roles and actively shaping the future supply chain structure.
About us
Sophion Bioscience is a leading global life science company founded in 2000 by a group of passionate electrophysiologists, with the aim of making patch clamping objective and independent of user skills.
We specialize in developing and manufacturing automated patch clamp and cell line solutions. With our complete technical, biological, and application support, we help our partners pioneer ion channel research and drug discovery. We take the voodoo out of patch clamping to provide faster, more accurate, and objective patch clamping results for our users.
Through the continued development of our QPatch, and Qube 384 platforms, we offer uncompromised data quality in a user-friendly environment, from assay setup to advanced data analysis.
We are headquartered in Denmark and have subsidiaries in the United States, Japan and China.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Oversight & Planning
- Develop and implement a strategic sourcing model to mitigate supply risks and improve supplier performance.
- Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process for instruments and consumables.
- Drive transparency and accountability across supply chain operations, both internally and externally.
Operational Management
- Oversee procurement, logistics, inventory, and distribution activities globally.
- Ensure quality foundations are in place (e.g., product data in NAV, safety stock levels).
- Own and manage Sophion’s global inventory, including demo stock management.
Vendor & Stakeholder Engagement
- Negotiate contracts and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
- Collaborate with sister companies and internal stakeholders to align supply chain goals.
Performance & KPI Management
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators such as on-time delivery, cost savings, and supplier quality.
- Implement procedures to measure delivery performance at customer sites.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead a team of 3 direct reports in Denmark and 1 indirect report in the US.
- Define clear roles and responsibilities within the supply chain team.
- Foster a collaborative and accountable team culture focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Support professional development and performance management across locations.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in supply chain management, ideally in a global or cross-functional setting.
- Expertise in demand planning and system utilization (e.g., ERP, NAV).
- Strong strategic thinking and operational execution capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change and foster continuous improvement.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
Travel is required
Sophion have offices in Denmark, USA, Japan and China, and customers all over the world: Thus, this is an international role: You should expect to travel up to 40 days a year.
Please apply via LinkedIn
Recruiting manager
Director, Global Operations: René Grodt Petersen
If you have questions regarding this position, please call: +45 2093 5865
Deadline: As soon as possible.
We close this recruitment when we have found the right person for the job. If the job sounds interesting to you, then please do not hesitate to apply via LinkedIn now.
