West Pharma Global Category Manager MRO 

United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 

72974207

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

6-10 years of progressive business experience in sourcing/supplier/category management or related functions.

: 11+ years of progressive business experience in sourcing/supplier/category management or related functions, preferably with chemical industry or pharmaceutical industry background.