Strategic Sourcing Manager

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What you will do

Responsibilities
Local, ad-hoc sourcing:

• Opportunity identification: identify local improvement opportunities with respect to management of Purchase demand, Supply base and Total Cost on a local level
• Requirements definition: identify and define specific stakeholder requirements;
• Tendering: define evaluation/selection criteria, define and manage RFI and RFP processes on the basis of the local sourcing strategy, derived from the category sourcing strategy;
• Supplier Selection: evaluate and negotiate proposals, ensure and validate selection of the best supplier;
• Supplier Contracting: complete and implement the contract in accordance with legal standards and Procurement policies and guidelines;

Category management:

• Supply base analysis: monitor, analyze and report Affiliate’s actual spend, trends, forecasts and Supplier base data;
• Strategy development: participate in Global category strategy development: participate in Global Sourcing teams
• Infrastructure development: support Strategic Sourcing infrastructure development and integration.

Purchase to pay:

• Purchase to pay: assist and monitor the operational purchase to pay process for the Affiliate concerned and ensure conformance to procurement process policies and guidelines

Supplier performance:

• Performance Monitoring: monitor and report supplier performance on the basis of pre-determined, relevant and measurable KPIs on the contract for identified/agreed Tier 1 suppliers
• For Supplier performance improvement: establish, agree and implement improvement plans.

Reporting:

• Benefits tracking: develop, maintain and report Key Performance Indicators that clearly reflect the achievement of objectives in each business area

Project Management

• Manage and lead cross functional sourcing project teams

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What we expect of you

Qualifications

• The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge or the equivalent.

Minimum Requirements

• Purchasing knowledge: sourcing process, commodity management and analysis, supplier management and development, pricing theory and policy, negotiation, supply chain, make or buy.
• Degree qualification in business or equivalent or equivalent
• Purchasing related training
• Negotiation (at least 1 course)
• 3-5 years Purchasing experience in a profit driven and international environment
• (Project) Management experience (team or direct)
• Experience with tendering processes, supplier negotiations and contracting
• Experience with ERP
• Computer skills (MS-office environment)
• Fluency in English, both in oral and written communication

Preferred Requirements

• Business process related training
• Experience in either leading or participating in Six Sigma projects.
• 3 years Business Process related experience in a Pharmaceutical or similar environment
• Fluency in multiple languages
• Experience in presenting to senior management team