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West Pharma Global Category Manager Corporate & Professional Services 
United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 
556786189

30.08.2024

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support West’s overall objectives, providing strategic leadership by setting the vision, strategy, and objectives for the global MRO 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.
  • Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future (industry trends in pricing and availability that will impact the business) material availability, and prepares market analysis reports.
  • 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 Duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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:

  • 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, 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