Project Excellence Lead

Role Summary The purpose of the Project Excellence Lead job is driving fulfillment of strategic projects through commercial excellence and supporting the efficient management of the Contracts and providing commercial & trade solutions to support the execution of SI Management This includes, enhancing cross-functional coordination to implement Saudi Arabia's strategy through well-designed projects, identifying and implementing new growth opportunities, and driving maximum efficiency in planning and project implementation. Role Responsibilities Lead KSA projects implementation with continuous monitoring and course correction, based on business insights, changing environment, creative strategic planning, and proper time management. Make practical and effective recommendations to prioritize issues and opportunities, bring appropriate resources, best practices, and expertise to resolve the issue. Execute the key cross-functional country-specific projects of operational and strategic nature. Sustain a wide network of external and internal alliances in order to best prepare KSA organizations for the future. Support the company in the execution of contractual agreements and key partnerships. Plan and execute cross-functional projects to enhance efficiency in distribution initiatives. Managing contracts, including Risk assessment & evaluation, Due Diligence and regular evaluation of the Third-Party performance, documenting the execution of the contracted KPIs. Monitoring & maintaining the overall process timeframe Keeping records & archiving of related reviews, approvals & documents Supporting data driven / establishing benchmarks for any 3rd party engagement Strong organizational skills and diligence; ability to lead through influence Ability to build, implement and monitor processes to streamline ‘fuzzy’ situations Continuously monitoring for efficiency and opportunities for synergy across functions / Categories / Processes for any 3rd party engagement KEY CABABLTIES AND COMPTEINSES Successful Track record of Leading a function. Strong project and program management skills, including change leadership. Proven ability to manage complex situations through the participation in or leadership of cross-functional teams, together with strong team membership skills Demonstrated business acumen and strategic thinking abilities Ability to navigate across Pfizer to achieve objectives Strong organizational skills and diligence; ability to lead through influence Ability to build, implement and monitor processes to streamline ‘fuzzy’ situations Continuously monitoring for efficiency and opportunities for synergy across functions / Categories / Processes. Trade development & trade compliance Business operations Contract management Business & Finance acumen Strong negotiation skills Oral and written communication skills Microsoft Office efficiency, especially MS Excel and PowerPoint Leading change Acts Decisively Seizes Accountability Holds People Accountable Self-Awareness Experience And Knowledge Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, science, finance, or similar discipline Minimum of 5 years in managerial level in commercial, procurement, contracting and finance roles. At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry Demonstrated success managing project teams Expertise in drafting, concluding, and negotiating different types of business agreements. Expertise in commercial trade terms & rules. Strong project management experience. Ability to explore, evaluate and support implementation of key business development strategies. Proficient in written and spoken English, Arabic Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates. To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers. Sales Operations & Admin Show more Show less