West Pharma Global Category Manager Logistics 

United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 

774719906

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support West’s overall objectives, providing strategic leadership by setting the vision, strategy, and objectives for the global Logistics category, across the enterprise.
• Translate regional/global procurement strategy into detailed category plans with a set of measurable global, regional, and local targets and facilitate procurement processes and policies for regional/global alignment.
• Implement and execute best-in-class decision making, e.g., Preferred Supplier programs, effective T&C structure and global agreements. Establishes proper metrics to ensure sourcing decisions follow TCO principles and delivers year over year cost savings.
• Manage complex multi-year supplier relationships leading negotiations with these suppliers.
• Plans, organizes, directs, controls and communicates all strategic sourcing activities related to assigned commodities and services to cross functional teams.
• Proactively assesses internal and external process improvements and influences effective change and drive innovation and continuous improvements.
• Responsible for timely reporting of agreed upon KPI’s and presenting Strategic Sourcing plans, activities and progress.
• Collaborates with finance in managing and improving working capital year over year.
• Other Category Manager duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Technical curriculum, or non-academic bachelor of business administration.
• Experience: 6-10 years of progressive business experience in sourcing/supplier/category management or related functions.
• Competencies:
  • Supplier and contract management experience.
  • Ability to work with senior leadership teams at manufacturing sites and global headquarters.
  • Strong influencing, change management, and negotiation skills.
  • Present and advocate sourcing cases to a variety of audiences with self-confidence.
  • Ability to respectfully communicate to and challenge senior leadership.
  • Openness for new initiatives, fast learner, proactive.
  • Ability to lead teams and build effective working relationships both internally and externally.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Results orientation.
  • Strong analytical capabilities.
  • Self-starter and independent worker.
  • Proficiency in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s degree in a Business or Technical curriculum, or equivalent.
• Experience: 6-10 years of progressive business experience in sourcing/supplier/category management or related functions, preferably with chemical industry or pharmaceutical industry background.
• Competencies:
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal, team leadership, negotiation and project management skills.
  • Supply Chain or Procurement Certifications.
  • Experience with global sourcing initiatives.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Experience in managing cross-functional projects.
  • Experience in SAP (MM) and MS Office.
  • Proficiency in one additional language.