Teva Lead Sourcing Specialist TAPI R&D 

Croatia 

576460767

As a Lead Sourcing Specialist you will lead sourcing activities to support TAPI R&D sites (Italy, Israel, Hungary, India, and Czech) throughout the product life cycle, from early lab sample stage up until the first launch in the main market. You will ensure on time delivery of all RM's to the R&D sites from cost competitive, high compliance, reliable suppliers to allow on time development, submissions and launch. You will ensure TAPI competitiveness and actively negotiate all orders to ensure competitive RM price, in line with product strategy and business needs, and ensure continuous evaluation and risk mitigation plan for the key raw materials and starting materials. You will focus on continuous improvement and cost excellence while safeguarding TAPI compliance, ethics, protecting the environment, improving sustainability and ensuring patient safety.

Prigorje Brdovečko

• In-depth understanding of the TAPI R&D needs, IP status, product's strategy, regulatory requirements and timelines
• Manage the sourcing activities for intermediates required for TAPI R&D development
• Source for suitable intermediates by mapping and evaluating the available options in the market (active and silent search)
• Identify potential suppliers and conduct RFPs, analysis, cost modeling and risk management
• Provide professional and expert-level knowledge of the key raw materials supply base and global intermediates market (suppliers, prices, technology etc')
• Negotiate intermediates pricing with suppliers and contact developers to achieve aggressive savings targets - To be aligned with the current and future cost of the product (in R&D and commercially)
• Negotiate and set development and supply agreements with contract manufacturers for TAPI Key raw materials and follow up until fully signed
• Set and support product strategy and risk mitigation plan to be aligned with global procurement and business needs which will be reviewed and adjust periodically
• Ensure continuous evaluation and global high-risk execution mitigation plan for securing key raw materials and starting materials supply base for TAPI R&D products
• Initiate and ensure commercial and QA audit prior to submission
• Manage supplier relationship within category (SRM Initiative) , undertaking strategic supplier performance improvement actions as required
• Ensure sourcing/approval of commercially viable, high compliance and cost competitive sources for all Key Raw materials / starting materials to support a successful launches

• At least 5 years of experience in procurement (Pharma industry experience preferred)
• Master's degree in natural sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology or equivalent
• Experience in API/Intermediates Manufacturing and/or API/ Intermediates Development and /or Business Development/Supply Chain is preferred
• Strategic thinking, strong interpersonal skills including cross-functional teamwork, and written and oral communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills, exceptional analytical skills
• Ability to work autonomously, make decisions and resolve/follow up issues quickly
• Ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of the organization
• Strong multi-cultural skills, high energy level, and a bias towards action
• Solid track record of delivering strong year to year results
• Ability to draw strategic insights from analysis and effectively summarize and present insights
• Solid understanding of procurement best practices
• Sensitivity to the cultural diversity of a global organization
• MS office skilled (e.g. excel and power point)

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