Primary Purpose / Responsibilities:
The Global Category Manager will have responsibility for a Preclinical spend area of the Global R&D outsourced activities and report into the Global Category Lead. The role partners with stakeholders from R&D spend area.Additionally, the role:
1. Contributes to the development of the end-to-end best-in-class sourcing strategies for a defined R&D portfolio of activities and proactively manages the supplier base, in alignment with the Global Category strategy for the spend area.
2. Performs spend data collection via IT tool and/or by consulting Subject Matter Experts, data cleaning, assessment and analysis, as delegated.
3. Conducts strategic sourcing and value creation initiatives, as delegated, that improve the quality of service and supply, resulting in cost savings across functional units and the supply network.
4. Provides significant external supplier and market knowledge for the category.
5. Championsmercial excellence, leadsmercial negotiations, and develops Master Services agreements to ensure the best value by leveraging the required contracting and other relevant tools.
6. Provides guidance and consultancy to stakeholders on best-in-class external supplier management, market intelligence and applicable process requirements.
7. Ensures that partnerships with strategic vendors or within the category are well-established to achieve quality, supply value creation, and innovation targets.
8. Contributes to the supplier's relevant sustainability initiatives.
9. Collaborates with cross-functional contract managers to facilitate the delivery of the role’s purpose, taking and leading initiatives.
10. Advocates, andplies with existing regulatory requirements and guidelines for all GxP activities.
11. Perform administration type of tasks, including but not limited to tracker updates, record/collect savings, quality checks, generate & review reports ( spent, contracting).
Main Responsibilities:
12. Cultivate a solid understanding of technologies and scientific areas that will shape the future of the category.
13. Provide insights into market dynamics, conduct benchmarking, assess thepetitive landscape, and gather market intelligence to identify potential new partners.
14. Contribute to the implementation of global strategies.
15. Create persuasive business cases for change, including make-versus-buy analyses when necessary. Obtain approval and collaborate with finance on budget impacts.
16. Lead strategic sourcing efforts, including tendering as needed, ensuring engagement from all stakeholders, and capturing requirementsprehensively. Provide supplier selection rmendations.
17. Take charge ofmercial negotiations within the defined scope. Developmercial models based on business needs and strategic segmentation.
18. Deliver Master Services agreements and maintain an approved list of preferred suppliers.
Ideal Candidate:
•Proven experience in strategic sourcing or category management, ideally within R&D or scientific environments.
•Strongmercial negotiation and supplier management skills.
•Ability to analyse spend, assess markets, and drive value‑focused decisions.
•Confidence working with cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• A proactive, strategic mindset with the ability to influence and deliver at pace.
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