Role Purpose:
The Strategic Projects & Transformation Lead acts as the strategic right hand to the General Manager, driving enterprise‑wide priorities, governance, and transformation initiatives across STADA Viet Nam.
The role ensures:
- Effective execution of business strategy
- Cross‑functional alignment and decision‑making discipline
- Delivery of transformation initiatives that improve performance, agility, and scalability
This position plays a critical role in shaping STADA Viet Nam's medium‑ to long‑term growth agenda, operating at the intersection of strategy, execution, and change leadership in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Planning & CEO Office Leadership
- Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the General Manager
- Translate strategy into clear priorities, roadmaps, and execution plans
- Prepare executive‑level materials, decision papers, and strategic analyses
- Drive cadence of business reviews, leadership meetings, and follow‑ups
- Ensure disciplined execution of key GM‑level initiatives
2. Business Transformation & Change Management
- Lead and orchestrate enterprise‑wide transformation programs (e.g. operating model, performance management, cost optimization, process excellence, digital enablement)
- Identify value‑creation opportunities across Commercial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, C&P, and Regulatory Affairs
- Design and manage transformation governance, milestones, KPIs, and benefits tracking
- Embed change management and capability building to ensure sustainable outcomes
3. Cross‑Functional Alignment & Performance Management
- Act as integration point across functions to break silos and accelerate execution
- Drive performance management rituals (KPIs, dashboards, action tracking)
- Support data‑driven decision making and performance transparency
- Challenge assumptions and proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and interdependence
4. Governance, PMO & Stakeholder Management
- Establish and lead robust program and portfolio management practices
- Ensure effective governance of strategic projects and initiatives
- Coordinate with STADA Group and Regional stakeholders on transformation topics
- Support alignment with Group strategy, standards, and reporting requirements
5. Drive Digital Transformation To Accelerate Sales Channels
- Define digital commercial growth roadmap, aligned with STADA's strategy and Vietnam's healthcare & regulatory landscape, focusing on emerging digital solutions adopted by pharma competitors (to customers, consumers, and market players)
- Identify (competitive intelligence), prioritize, and evaluate opportunities best suited to STADA VN to increase topline and consumer volume following market changes and mutations
- Build ROI-driven business cases for digital partnerships and channel innovations
- Lead new digital service partnerships with tech vendors, digital health solutions providers, government payers, retail customers
6. Optimize Internal Business Processes
- Lead cross-function review and redesign of critical business processes, especially month-end sales order closing, contract approval, etc., to eliminate inefficiencies and standardize workflows
- Deploy AI tools with the IT team across functions and departments to obtain the best ROI
- Through market evolution, propose and drive organization evolution (roles/impact) in the area of Commercial, Marketing or CSC
7. Leadership, Culture & Role Modeling
- Act as a role model for STADA values
- Influence leaders without direct authority in a matrix environment
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Build organizational capability in structured problem solving and execution excellence
