Procurement Category Manager

We are excited to announce that we are recruiting for the position of Procurement Category Manager to join our dynamic and growing team. The role mission is to: Provide the global strategy and vision for a category which regroups several procurement families. Enables the execution of the strategy across markets and global support functions.  This mission is aligned with the values, the ethical charter and the code of conduct of the Group.

Key responsibilities

Strategy

• Develops a high and comprehensive knowledge and awareness of the market, suppliers, and technology of the Marketing & Sales categories.
• Elaborates best sourcing strategies based on risks and opportunities scenarios and business needs.
•  Builds & executes competitive and innovative category strategies: based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities, fully aligned on budget & LRPs , delivering value to the businesses, actively engaging lead specifiers from the businesses.
• Deliver world class total savings objectives.
• Ensure Procurement technical excellence (TCO, SRM, Market Intel, Risk Management, Innovation, CSR, HSE, compliance, quality…),

Management

• Ensures support, methodology, best practices, expertise, and training to the procurement network (country buyers).
• Shares and communicates sourcing decisions and way of implementation to the network and business.
• Provides broad guidelines for objective setting and performance level definition. Initial input in and/or final validation of team performance and objective achievement evaluation and contributes to validation for performance and objective achievement evaluation for regional staff.

Operational

• Carries out the most strategic negotiations with the relevant support of country managers, as well as any major supplier issues. Develops and provides overall supplier market trend information to facilitate operational objectives definition and execution.
• Drives the development of new market opportunities (new suppliers, marketing services, etc) with the  Country buyers. Establishes key priorities such as customer challenge, total cost optimization, and supplier management strategies for categories.
•  Sets-up and drives a S.R.M. program

Business Partnering

• Develops strong relationship with his/hers executive customers at global and regional levels with the support of the regional and country.
• Ensures procurement integration within the business at Global and regional levels with the support of Country Procurement buyers.

Competencies:

Strategic Thinking

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of trends and facts that impact our business.
• Translates agreed strategies into clear, tangible and actionable plans and initiatives.

Act for Change

• Creatively challenges the status quo to find new ways of working.
• Looks for the opportunities that arise during times of change.

Commit to customers

• Actively works to gain genuine understanding of the customers’ perspective.
• Strives to build mutually beneficial solutions and partnerships.

Make Decisions

• Makes decisions when needed; even if the outcomes are difficult or sensitive.
• Takes responsibility for decisions and accepts accountability for results.

Strive for Results

• Sets ambitious, tangible and measurable targets.
• Takes personal responsibility for achieving results.

Cooperate Transversally

• Shares relevant information openly and seeks appropriate input from others outside of the direct team.
• Develops and maintains effective cross-functional working relationships and partnerships.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE

• Proven Procurement experience within a commercial environment
• Global picture and strategic thinking combined with operational execution follow up and management
• Practical experience of Pharma Purchase
• Knowledge in Marketing & Sales domain
• Smooth management of time pressures along with intrinsic technical /resource constraints
• Business analytic skills, robust financial background
• Keep a continuously open mind about the essential nature of the transaction (macro/micro)
• Demonstrated leadership, networking and managing performance abilities
• Capability to work in a Global organization with multiple clients, dealing as well with corporate/global
• Good communication, team work, organizational skills and ability to work with multiple deadlines
• Strong internal customer & business focus, result orientation and change management experience
• . Interpersonal skills to manage both internal needs & clients and external resources (suppliers)