Senior Category Manager

Role Summary

Senior Category Manager, R&D Procurement, Laboratory Supplies and Services. Develops, leads, and manages the Laboratory Supplies and Services Category supporting the Innovative Medicine R&D and QC lab network.

Responsibilities

• Determine the Innovative Medicine business needs for the R&D laboratory network globally for Lab supplies, consumables, and services
• Develop and implement the global Category strategy for these services that aligns with the needs of the Innovative Medicine business
• Identify industry and market insights and benchmarks (including peer-to-peer insights) to create value and bring opportunities to key stakeholders that address current and evolving business needs
• Develop, implement, lead, and monitor key supplier relationships through governance strategies, leveraging the procurement supplier management model, to drive innovation and optimal supplier performance
• Partner with procurement colleagues across Category teams (including Supply Chain, CCFS, Medtech) to develop and implement cross-Category governance/supplier management strategies for key suppliers
• Partner with Business Unit and Global Services sourcing colleagues to lead major sourcing events & strategic negotiations
• Supplier risk management: Monitor and mitigate business risk leveraging procurement risk management tools and processes
• Develop, implement, and monitor targets for the Category to contribute to the broad goals of Innovative medicine (Business Plan, Savings, Cost Management, Supplier Management)
• Implement regular review sessions with key business and procurement leaders to communicate progress against established targets and ensure ongoing alignment
• Engage with BU and GS sourcing colleagues as needed on an ongoing basis to ensure category needs for sourcing and contracting support fully leverage the R&D procurement operating model

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred: Master’s degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business
• Experience and Skills:
  • Minimum of 8 years of related working experience
  • Strong business acumen – the ability to understand business challenges and develop supply option solutions
  • Influencing skills – the ability to persuade others to change behavior in pursuit of a common goal
  • Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to prepare and present complex information to business and procurement leadership
  • Broad-based understanding of core procurement areas of focus (spend management, category management, supplier management, and negotiation)
  • Demonstrated learning agility
  • Demonstrated project management skills to effectively engage and lead cross-functional teams to reach a targeted outcome
• Preferred:
  • Working experience in the pharma industry
  • Working experience across geographies of varied sizes and businesses
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in supplier relationship management for large accounts, ideally with suppliers that cross Category teams

Skills

• Advanced Analytics
• Business Data Analysis
• Business Savvy
• Category Management Strategy
• Competitive Landscape Analysis
• Contract Management
• Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
• Critical Thinking
• Leadership
• Market Savvy
• Mentorship
• Negotiation
• Organizing
• Performance Measurement
• Process Improvements
• Relationship Building
• Risk Management
• Spend Analysis
• Strategic Thinking
• Supplier Collaboration
• Sustainable Procurement
• Technical Credibility
• Vendor Selection

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred: Master’s degree or further advanced degree in sciences or business