Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Translates global unit category strategy into global, unit, sub category strategy OR translates regional procurement strategy into country strategy and local implementation.
• Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category 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 business units depending on way spend is controlled).
• Collect supplier information and feedback from business units, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub category.
• Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the sub category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied [Cross-business unit /Pharma spend $25 -$100m NCH/SDZ/NVD/ spend $20 -$80m.
• Manage the budget/resource allocation for the area of responsibility.
• Manage the performance and talent development of direct reports and contribute to talent development of indirect reports (Direct reports 5-10 or indirect reports up to 30).
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt - Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable).

Key Performance Indicators

• Procurement productivity savings -Value Delivery (Financial) & Customer Delivery (service Provision)

Minimum Requirements

Work Experience:

• Functional Breadth.
• Critical Negotiations.
• Industry/ Business Exposure.
• Cross Cultural Experience.
• Project Management.
• Operations Management and Execution.

Skills

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

Languages

• English.

Our Offer

• Development within experienced and highly motivated team of experts
• Development opportunities through additional training across the organization
• Annual bonus based on company and personal performance
• Multisport or Kultura+ card
• Private medical care for you and your family (LUX MED)
• Lunch card - 450 PLN
• Life insurance for you and your loved ones (Unum)
• Two additional paid days off per year granted by the employer
• Financial bonuses (e.g. holiday bonuses, attendance contests), gift packages and seasonal presents
• Option to participate in the Company Pension Plan
• Free parking

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more! With investments in new development capabilities, 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 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 supported!

Join us!

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