Procurement Category Manager

Job Description :
Position Objective:
• Responsible for procurement leadership, sourcing and procuring GMP materials for Client Core Biologics, including defining category strategy, buying channels, and supplier relationship management program, to support our clients programs effectively. This person will need to engage technically, operationally, and commercially to understand and enable speed,
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high quality performance, supply assurance, and risk mitigation for the pipeline and clinical supply. Work closely with the Site Procurement Director, the Global Procurement Organization (GPO), Site Operations, Business Unit Leadership, and critical stakeholders at the site and across the company. Leads site-level initiatives for supplier management, supplier quality & supplier performance improvement as well as supports global procurement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
• Leadership, engagement and development of cross functional teams to drive projects to completion.
Site Responsibilities
• Minimize impact of supplier shortages by proactively identifying and resolving potential material supply issues, timely communication, collaborating with Supply Chain developing inventory management strategies in conjunction with our vendors.
• Increase spend under contract. Negotiates supply agreements with vendors improving commercial conditions and service levels.
• Responsible for ensuring suppliers adhere to the Terms & Conditions specified on the purchase order and contracts and resolves challenges.
• Complies with and follows all procedures within the company Security, EHS and Global Trade policies.
• Conduct business in an ethical and professional manner to ensure avoidance of all actual and potential conflicts of interest.
GPO Responsibilities
• Integrate with GPO, including Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management, ensure alignment with GPO initiatives.
• Partner with Category leadership to develop and execute strategies for the categories that he/she participates in or leads, globally or regionally that creates value to Client and meets customers’ expectations and the local deployment of such strategies.
Stakeholder Management
• Ensure site procurement is engaged and aligned with internal customers/stakeholders, gaining stakeholder and leadership support at the site.
• Partner with Finance and commercial ops to define and implement a PPV process. Communicate price changes and / or discrepancies and determine financial impact.
• Partner with MS&T and PD to drive dual sourcing and cost reduction initiatives across the categories for the start of clinical programs reducing risk for clients in the future.
Procurement Value Creation
• Develop pipeline of opportunities (savings, cash flow, growth, other value) for the site, representing local, regional, and global initiatives.
• Leverage and negotiate pricing on combined volumes of purchases at various locations with industry leading suppliers to reduce the cost of goods and overheads.
• Prioritize savings opportunities and takes a unified approach with our various purchasing locations globally or regionally to meet with the potential suppliers and get the lowest possible total cost to deliver cost savings.
• Perform full risk assessment of the supply base and develops mitigation and management plan.
• Optimize cash by extending supplier payment terms and/or negotiating term discounts.
• Optimize the supply base through consolidation, where appropriate.
Communication
• Provide regular value contribution reporting to the Site Leadership Team with regards to savings, supply disruptions and critical vendors updates.
• Provide spend, savings & value contribution reporting, actual vs target on a monthly basis.
Budget
• Contribute to the site annual sourcing plans linked to annual profit plans in order to maximize value contribution, drive improvements and minimize risks.
• Ensure annual procurement budget (savings, cost avoidance, inflation) is met.
Procurement Process
• Utilize so

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