Category Manager - Facilities and Engineering Manager

Role Summary

Reporting to the Global Director of Indirect Procurement the Global Category Manager - Indirect Procurement Facilities and/or Engineering is a global category manager and a key leader role working with the markets and global procurement teams to deliver best value across the indirect spend portfolio for the Facilities and/or Engineering Categories.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted adviser to business partners in the vendor sourcing process, communicating strategic approach for vendor negotiations and/or ongoing projects.
• Lead full range of projects from transactional to complex, spanning all types of third-party services. Identify data and research resources in the industry.
• Develop programs and projects to enable delivery of the short- and long-term objectives
• Influences and shapes category strategies, tactics and plans developed in conjunction with the Business and the global procurement team
• Partner with internal organizations to: define requirements; assist with identifying vendors; lead RFx process and evaluations; provide vendor evaluation framework and make recommendations on vendor selection.
• Conduct analysis, coordinate key partner participation (Legal, Engineering, Facilities , Finance, etc.) and complete supporting administrative processes.
• Facilitate efforts across multiple products/brands as well as multiple geographies in developing solutions to problems.
• Build, communicate, and initiate sourcing project work plan and timeline. Identify supporting efforts, dependencies or barriers. Identify and track any sourcing issues, supervise and report progress
• Coaches team in the use of sophisticated commercial models, reports and forecasts to challenge and strengthen decision making processes across the business area
• Optimizes key relationships across GRIFOLS to take full advantage of efficiencies and leverage best practice
• Networks externally to ensure awareness of current world class thinking
• Coaches and identifies development opportunities for indirect reports, ensuring appropriate succession planning and creation of a strong development culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 8+ years procurement/supply chain experience with extensive and significant track-record in strategic procurement OR Master’s Degree and 6+ years procurement/supply chain experience with extensive and significant track-record in strategic procurement
• Has the mindset and behaviors that are aligned to working in a global pharmaceutical company where compliance, reputation management and the highest ethical standards are at the heart of our values
• Strong leadership skills, including demonstrated ability to spot and develop talent, build procurement teams and empower others to accomplish individual and organizational objectives
• Deep experience with a Facilities and/or Engineering spend portfolio is required
• Deep understanding of category management development, contracting, RFX processes
• Strong influential skills to partner with internal and external stakeholders
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Demonstrates successful track-record of driving performance across a complex matrix within a global enterprise and can influence and optimize operating models for his/her functional area
• Ability to influence strategically, solve problems using conceptual and analytical thinking and constructively work through conflict
• Familiarity with the latest research and market trends
• Multilingual is a plus
• Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Example: If a job level requires a Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of experience, an equivalency could include 8 years of experience, an Associate’s degree with 6 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 2 years of experience.

Skills

• Strategic procurement
• Category management
• Vendor negotiation
• RFx processes and vendor evaluations
• Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Forecasting and commercial modeling

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or Master’s Degree (as specified in qualifications)

Additional Requirements

• Travel domestically and internationally
• Office-based role with potential site visits and travel within the United States