For our customer located in Zurich/Switzerland we are currently looking for a: Global Category Manager (m/f/d)
- hybrid role
- Exension is highly probable till end of year
Tasks & Responsibilities
- Contract negotiations, implementing contracts
- Support 6 ESLs (External Site Leads manage – day-to-day operations leads) with negotiations, price adjustments
- Track contract expiration dates – must have renewals every 2 years through eMSC
- Coordinate completion of deck
- Conduct pre-alignment meetings to ensure agreement prior to eMSC
- Multiple contracts in play, from initial agreement, through implementation
- Including updating MSAs for pricing negotiations
- WAVE projects (savings tool)
- Cost reductions – develop ideas and align with business on savings opportunities
- Ongoing cleaning of spend data with TBS to ensure correct taxonomy is applied
- Lead RFP for primary and secondary packaging
- New finished goods packaging wallet design cost analysis
Must Haves
- Must have Procurement/sourcing knowledge
- Must understand pharma CMO relationships
- Experience with SAP and PO approval (may need to keep internal)
- Related to Project Savings
- 7+ years in-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with a solid working knowledge of category management
- 7+ years overall business experience, including working within a regulated industry
- Strong sub-category expertise and proven sourcing track-record
- Capable of managing cross functional project teams to generate material value across multiple categories
- Direct experience in managing category management projects and development of sourcing strategies
- Proven Financial and Business Acumen (e.g., TCO, TEI, NPV & Cost Modeling)
- Outstanding communication and project management capabilities
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity
- Change management and process improvement skills with direct experience in delivering business process change
- Strategic thinker with solid facilitation ability supported by excellent interpersonal competencies (communication, leadership, influencing)
- Proven capability in negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder management
- Ability to manage effectively in a global, fluid, interactive, matrix environment
- Skilled and experienced in project and risk management
- Knowledgeable in offshore operating environments e.g., Captive, Build Operate Transfer, Managed Service, Functional & Full-Service concepts
- Expert proficiency in basic MS Office© software and other business systems (Ariba, EmptorisMpower, SAP etc.)
- Flexibility to travel to meetings at our clients and Supplier sites up to 20% of the time (Within EU)
Licenses / Certifications:
- Any Professional Purchasing (e.g. CIPS), Project Management, or Finance related licenses or certifications would be considered advantageous
- Knowledgeable in systems and processes for efficient management of contract documentation, templates and processing tools (e.g. eSourcing, eAuction) with familiarity and awareness of relevant legal risks and issues
- Experience with enterprise systems and procurement tools such as Ariba, SAP or Purchase Order technology is preferred
Nice to Haves
- In-depth knowledge of contract manufacturing
- Post graduate business-related qualification such as an MBA
- Analytical experience in positions of increasing analytical complexity, autonomy and responsibility. Demonstrated ability in organizing, analyzing and reporting complex financial data with solid grounding in basic procurement and financial processes and systems.
- International strategic sourcing / category management experience
- Pharmaceutical Industry or Management Consulting experience
Did we catch your interest?
The SimplyVision-Team is looking forward to receive your application (Word file is highly appreciated).
Kindly be informed that our customer is located in Switzerland. Therefore only applications from candidates within the EU or candidates holding Swiss work permission are required.