Gps Procurement Team Manager

hace 2 semanas


San José, San José, Costa Rica AstraZeneca A tiempo completo

Role Purpose


AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases.

But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration.

Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.


Global Financial Services (GFS) was formed in Q3 2018 through the merger of Global Finance Operations, Integrated Finance Solutions and Cash Generation.

GFS is at the heart of the Finance function - accountable to the AstraZeneca (AZ) Group for the design and delivery of high quality, simple to operate transactional finance processes that enable our customers to focus on AZ's strategic priorities.


The creation of the Global Financial Services (GFS) centers in Warsaw (Poland), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and San José (Costa Rica) will transform the AZ Middle Office and Back Office to a central function, supporting the business regions through simplification, standardization across the globe, and a structure that is scalable to support the bold ambition of becoming a $50bn company by 2025.


We have exciting opportunities to join our GFS Center in San José, which will establish best practices and be responsible for providing support to embedded finance (CFOs and country business partners and or BPs in Manufacturing).


Role Profile


To manage strategic relations with the Business Stakeholders, Global Category Teams and lead the complex and high-value Source to Contract projects.

The Procurement Manager shall utilize the vast category / area expertise as well as sourcing & contracting knowledge to efficiently execute the procurement strategies, deliver financial savings and ensure business continuity of key contracts in the respective categories.

The Procurement Manager will report to the Source to Contract Team Manager in the Hub.

Key Responsibilities
Responsible for supporting Business Stakeholders, Global Category teams and in-market Procurement in the Source to Contract process:

  • Building and managing strong relations with Category Managers, Government entities and Business Stakeholders,
  • Providing procurement recommendations as per selection of the most efficient ways of executing the strategy, proactively proposing solutions to all AZ Partners involved in sourcing & contracting projects,
  • Supporting Global category leaders with developing their Sourcing strategy to deliver category targets and savings targets,
  • Independently managing and negotiating the complex sourcing projects and contracts (ESCR), (IISR), Master Service Agreements, Professional Service Agreements, other),
  • Evaluating and recommending complex and variable procurement models to efficiently execute the strategy weighing alternatives and balancing conflict situations,
  • Requires repeated follow up and communication to report delays to the internal Medical team to determine whether a study should be terminated early due to delays.
  • Managing sourcing projects (incl. issue of RFP, RFQ, RFIs),
  • Financial oversight to ensure milestone payments are tied to deliverables and are not excessive
  • Analyzing received proposals, making recommendations for supplier selection, preparing the summary reports,
  • Acting in the role of a Subject Matter Expert to other Team Members,
  • Driving Source to Contract process improvement and optimization (process steps, internal ways of working, legal support model, documents and templates etc.),
  • Ensuring compliance to company procurement policies and improving the usage of the procurement tools,
  • Contract renewals and new contracts creation negotiations/renegotiations of the T&C's and contract clauses,
  • Contract's administration gathering signatures and contract storage in the system,
  • High standards in cooperation with business stakeholders, ability to connect and build strong relationship with stakeholders across the globe (matrix organization)

Essential Criteria

Education

  • University degree required
  • Law Degree Experience as a plus

Experience:

  • At least 6 years of the work experience in the procurement department or supply chain (preferably in the organization with a big or mature procurement organization)
  • Significant, proven contracting knowledge
  • Significant, proven sourcing & contracting experience including E2E Source to Contract process, effective usage of negotiation techniques and tools, wide experience in negotiating commercial terms and contract clauses
  • Ability to independently run complex contracting projects, including driving in suppliers' negotiations process
  • Experience in managing stakeholders across the globe within the matrix organization
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
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