Traveling Center Manager

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

**Job objective**

Acts as the general manager for a Plasma Collection Center and has overall responsibility for the

center's operation. Works under general guidance and general oversight of regional management.

Manages the daily operations of the center(s), supervising operations and quality control, and

ensuring compliance with all applicable policies and regulations. Position requires routine travel up

to 100%.

**Environment**

Internal: Manufacturing, Quality global, Supply Chain, PLC, Administration & Services divisions,

Donor Center Management and GEPD Management.

External: donors, Health Authorities, groups, business service providers, auditors, and community

and neighborhood organizations.

**Key responsibility**

Primary Responsibilities for role:

- Responsible for meeting quarterly goals, staffing/hours per labor efficiency standards/cost per liter

(CPL) targets and Quality key performance indicators (KPI) goals.
- Create appropriate organizational environment and value systems which stimulate the morale and

productivity of the work force and its leadership.
- Operates the center and manages employees and operations to the highest standard of ethics and

integrity.
- Manages staff to ensure that training and quality goals are met and to implement operational

changes and maximize center efficiency.
- Directs and manages employees.
- Monitor and evaluate operations. Develop action plans to maximize center efficiency and

supervise the implementation of process improvements.
- Manages headcount to provide for efficient staffing through high and low production intervals,

providing accurate and timely projections to regional management team in advance of cyclical and

seasonal or situational spikes.
- Accountable for the direction of all personnel functions including hiring, assignment and direction

of work, development and training, disciplinary actions and termination and the maintenance of all

personnel records.
- Provides strategic direction and planning.

**Other Responsibilities for role**:

- Acts as a mentor to assigned team, other center staff and other centers.
- Through Center Operations Manager, oversees donor selection, plasma collection and shipment and records completion.
- Accountable to ensure the adequate training of production employees and demonstrate how tasks are to be performed to meet company standards.
- Accountable for the adequacy of inventory of all goods and supplies necessary for center operations and oversee ordering goods as needed.
- Assure center employees maintain the facility in a neat and clean condition and all equipment is kept in good working order.
- Accountable for freezer management, including overseeing plasma shipments and equipment failures. Required to answer all freezer alarms and deal with them appropriately
- Submit timely and accurate reports on a daily/weekly basis or as requested.
- Develop community representation with regards to all public relations and marketing campaigns to attract and retain donors.
- Maintains thorough familiarity and ensures compliance with current regulations
- Accountable for donor selection, plasma collection and all manufacturing records to maintain the highest production standards in accordance with all regulations.
- Directs through the management team and with Training and Quality staff to ensure that training and quality goals are met.
- Builds rapport with donors to ensure overall customer satisfaction with the center to support long-term donation.
- Works with Divisional/Corporate management in the preparation of annual budget and manages facility to consistently achieve production targets and quality goals at the agreed-upon cost structure.
- Control center donor funds and ensure that all financial records are accurate and in order.
- Identifies regulatory deficiencies and in collaboration with the Center Quality Manager implements immediate corrective action.
- Minimize center liability through constant risk management review. Investigates all unsafe situations and complaints and institutes corrective/preventive action.
- Establishes and maintains the ability to perform all tasks within the center; fulfills the role of production employees when the occasional need arises.
- Assumes Regional management oversight and mentoring duties for select facilities/projects or in ROMs absence.
- May work on projects and initiatives for the region and division.

**Academic experience required**
- Bachelor’s Degree in medicine.
- Formal Qualification i