Global Category Manager (Director Level): Pharmaceutical Sciences Contract Manufacture Outsourcing

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Job Description

OBJECTIVE: 

• The Global Category Manager (GCM) plans and leads category initiatives for a clearly defined sub-category or a group of elementary sub-categories with a total spend value of less than USD200m including contract manufacturing, raw materials and process development and develops and implements sub-category strategies for these markets facing spend categories as part of the wider Category Strategy. The GCM is accountable for a proportion of the overall category savings target and leads proactive category projects, spanning sourcing projects, demand management and process re-engineering, as well as managing sub-category specific supplier performance and innovation activities to support the delivery of the global procurement targets.
• The position is responsible for providing financial and business analysis (e.g. Data mining of Procurement and Financial Systems, output analysis and interpretation), supporting global market intelligence in the category area and acting as the focal point for category subject matter expertise to the global business and procurement community.
• The position will support Global Procurement Leadership in the development of formalized Category Management organization structures and category management methods and collaborates with procurement and business stakeholders on a global basis to ensure these are implemented effectively. In addition, the GCM will ensure appropriate Supplier Relationship Management efforts are implemented; the objective of which is to ensure performance delivery, continuous improvement and access to innovation from supplier arrangements to achieve value contribution targets on a global basis.
• Through the application of rigorous Category Management tools, systems and techniques, the GCM will deliver business value (operational and financial) in line with the agreed functional and business goals. In addition, they will take personal ownership of large and/or complex arrangements and provide subject matter expertise for other supply and commercial arrangements as required.
• Reporting into the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Cell Therapy  Global Procurement Category Lead, this position is expected to be aligned with multiple internal areas in Takeda and with our Pharmaceutical Sciences suppliers for Governance and Supplier Performance Management as well as working closely and in full alignment with the Takeda Pharmaceutical Sciences community for the effectiveness and deliverables of strategic projects

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

Category Management Accountabilities:

This role is also responsible for global category management and sourcing leadership of Pharmaceutical Sciences subcategories, that is part of the overall R&D Procurement through collaboration with multiple business partners as well as regional and/or local sourcing professionals in a matrix organization.

The person will work with the Global Procurement Category Lead to support development and implementation of a sourcing strategy and leading the implementation with Pharmaceutical Sciences stakeholder team.  In addition, the person will be responsible to establish and lead cross-functional teams through the sourcing process and to provide strategy oversight. 

Day-to-day responsibilities of this role include establishing the category strategy, performing sourcing events, managing key metrics and analytics/BI and insights, including savings, supplier diversity, environmental sustainability and working capital to established objectives. In addition, engaging with business stakeholders and aligning their business strategy with procurement objectives and global sourcing strategy.

• Collate supplier, market, category and internal business data and information for the sub-category and provide sub-category input and validation to the global Category Strategy, including facilitating involvement of relevant stakeholders. Using this as a basis, develop sub-category specific category strategies and communicate and distribute to relevant stakeholders in the procurement and business community. Strategies developed will be scalable and aligned appropriately across Takeda Operating Companies and functions.
• Provide sub-category input to inform the top-down target setting process and take responsibility for the delivery of sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
• Develop a pipeline of sub-category initiatives and opportunities (Savings / Productivity / Risk Management / Innovation) required to meet targets using external supply market / business intelligence, application of benchmarking methodologies and internal business partner knowledge. This process may include management and coordination of specialist suppliers on market intelligence data.
• Provide input into the development of the Annual Category Plan based on the sub-category strategy, business planning activities and sub-category pipeline and ensure these are staffed and executed in a timely basis in line with targeted goals. This will involve providing oversight, support and coaching to any allocated project managers in the deployment of projects.
• Provide sub-category input into the development of the Category Management Handbook to translate the Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan into clear, practical guidance for key procurement and functional colleagues and ensure that category associates involved in operational buying activities have access to the Category Management Handbook.
• Liaise with the regional procurement hubs and the business to ensure the generation of monthly metrics reports
• Delivery of and accurate reporting of Procurement Balanced Scorecard measures and Value Contribution targets (operational metrics, savings, quality etc.) achieved from implemented sourcing strategies
• Contract volumes and associated statistics by sub-category, geography and function, as appropriate
• Work with the required functions or other areas within GREFP and Takeda Business Services to support programs to deliver spend accuracy in the covered sub-category area in line with agreed goals.
• Ensure a robust approach to Supplier Performance and Innovation (SP&I), supported by members of the SP&I team:
• Provide input into the overall category supplier segmentation to identify key supplier relationships within the sub-category, with whom regular business supported reviews will be undertaken to at a minimum ensure delivery to expectations and target value over and above the contracted value via areas such as innovations.
• Establish value creation targets with key suppliers within the sub-category
• Determine and implement consistent Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) graded by level of segmentation and associated supplier performance review schedules
• Oversee reporting of supplier performance against goals
• Collate supplier information and feedback from countries, functions, sites, category teams and Business Partners
• Ensure sub-category contractual arrangements incorporate compliance and performance against KPIs
• Ensure negotiated contracts are clearly communicated and applied across the sub-category
• Ensure that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction

Non-Category Accountabilities:

• As well as within Procurement, develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders relating to sub-category accountabilities, Takeda’s Procurement Groups and General / Administrative functions such as Finance, IS, HR, Legal, Takeda Business Services, Privacy and Compliance to ensure appropriate inputs to sourcing strategies and implementation plans
• Support the global development and standardization of core category management infrastructure (Processes / Systems / Tools) and encourage adoption in the sub-category to improve procurement efficiency, performance and compliance

People Accountabilities:

• Train and coach procurement staff (and project related resources as appropriate)
• Conduct the individual performance management process for all indirect functional reports and contribute feedback to any project related resources
• Utilize the category specific escalation process to ensure that internal issues related to the category performance are addressed and resolved in a timely manner

Administrative Accountabilities:

• Follow the defined process to ensure contracts developed in the sub-category are effectively implemented at a global, regional and local level (as needed) including both terms and conditions and sign off procedures
• Ensure annual operating activities are undertaken within the allocated budget and provide timely reporting to the Global Procurement Category Lead as required

SCOPE OF SUPERVISION:

• Indirect supervision and mentorship of up to 5 staff in matrix environment
• Position is technical subject matter expert and carries significant management responsibility across diverse global project teams and there is an expectation that this position will be a credible leader with senior stakeholders (VP, SVP levels).

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Required:

• Bachelor to Masters Degree level educated. (Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or related Scientific Discipline)
• 13+ years in-depth strategic and operational procurement experience with a solid working knowledge of category management in a regulated industry
• Experience of working in a matrixed organization and managing direct and dotted line reports.
• High degree of integrity and personal ethics required representing the company with external partners.
• Able to adopt a systematic approach to identify, analyze and bring about improvements to existing processes and optimization of business requirements
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on several tasks or projects concurrently and the commercial acumen to understand the business value of work undertaken
• Capable of managing cross functional project teams to generate material value across multiple categories
• Direct experience in managing category management projects and development of sourcing strategies
• Proven Financial and Business Acumen (e.g. TCO, TEI, NPV & Cost Modeling)
• Outstanding communication and project management capabilities
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity
• Change management and process improvement skills with direct experience in delivering business process change
• Strategic thinker with solid facilitation ability supported by excellent interpersonal competencies (communication, leadership, influencing)
• Proven capability in negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder management
• Ability to manage effectively in a global, fluid, interactive, matrix environment
• Skilled and experienced in project and risk management

• Expert proficiency in basic MS Office© software and other business systems (Ariba, Emptoris Mpower, SAP etc.)

Desired:

• Post graduate business-related qualification such as an MBA
• Analytical experience in positions of increasing analytical complexity, autonomy and responsibility.  Demonstrated ability in organizing, analyzing and reporting complex financial data with solid grounding in basic procurement and financial processes and systems.
• International strategic sourcing / category management experience
• Pharmaceutical Industry or Management Consulting experience

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Professional Purchasing (e.g. CIPS), Project Management, or Finance related licenses or certifications would be considered advantageous
• Knowledgeable in systems and processes for efficient management of contract documentation, templates and processing tools (e.g. eSourcing, eAuction) with familiarity and awareness of relevant legal risks and issues
• Experience with enterprise systems and procurement tools such as Ariba, SAP or Purchase Order technology is preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to travel (air and ground both domestic and internationality) for various meetings at Takeda and Supplier sites.

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