Global Senior Proc Category Manager Consulting #S24

Job Description Summary

The role owner plans and leads all Consulting-Category related initiatives globally and in countries. There is overlap to any service (eg. Business process outsourcing or technical) provided by the large strategic and business consultancies; The owner of the role develops the sub-categories strategy as part of the wider Professional Services Category Strategy; The role owner leads proactive sourcing projects, specification definition and demand management, as well as manage sub-category-specific consultancy performance and innovation activities.

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. By creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Translates global functional category strategy into global, functional, sub category (Consulting and similar) strategy and local implementation.
• Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category (Consulting and similar) and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
• Provide input into the overall Category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities and ensure these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals.
• Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction.
• May directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).
• Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub category (Consulting and similar).
• Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the sub category (Consulting and similar), and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied [ $20 -$80m]. Manage the budget/resource allocation for the area of responsibility.
• Manage the performance and talent development of direct reports – if any – and contribute to talent development of indirect reports (Direct reports max 5).

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Stakeholder management with Functional Breadth e.g. TechOps, Head Quarters, Country leaders, Development Centers, Commercial leads.
• Critical Negotiations with complex consultancies, Big4 & MBB.
• Industry/ Business Exposure Pharma, Generics, FMCG, Private Equity, Petrol Industry.
• Cross Cultural Experience.
• Project Management.
• Procurement Operations Management and Execution.

You’ll receive:

• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Risk Life Insurance
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers in amount of 116 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)
• Multisport Card
• Premium Health Care Program

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged! 

The future is ours to shape!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Effective Communication, Finance Management, Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Managing Resources, Negotiating

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