Global Category Manager-Service

·          Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead by example and always ensure that procurement operate in an ethical and equitable manner and always conform with company values, policies, and procedures.

·          Oversight of strategic leadership and development of category management for all assigned categories/commodities. Lead RFx and Supplier Selection activities to ensure that any selected suppliers are aligned with our business principles and always behave in an ethical and equitable manner. Lead negotiations and implementation of contracts and SLA.

·          Work with BU/OU leadership to define requirements for sourcing objectives, budgets and delivery of agreed KPI’s In line with strategic objectives, lead the negotiations to select, appoint and steer a supply base that progresses the company objectives on quality, cost, delivery, and innovation Oversee and where required lead or support successful procurement/financial audits. Oversee the category and supplier management activities, In alignment with BU/OU, oversee in depth cost and spend analysis to develop cost savings initiatives through various cost reduction options.

·          Establish the category KPI targets and support cost reduction savings, vendor performance and ESG targets Monitor, manage and report on achievements on key purchasing indicators in line site requirements Identify industry trends and market development for respective categories of spend.

·          People Management - Develop, communicate, and administer group’s annual performance and development plans and appraisals.

·          Will be flexible to take on additional tasks and responsibilities at the discretion of company.

Person Specification

·          Person Specification Technical Competencies

·          Self-motivated, honest, and accountable Ability to mentor, monitor and manage a large team and internal stakeholders. Ability to build strong and influential business relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve business objectives.

·          Results driven and focused. Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of complex situations in a calm and effective manner.

·          Address conflicts, market disruption and find paths of escalation to best serve the business. Strong working knowledge of procurement tools and platforms, processes, methods, and Reporting techniques.

·          Advocating for the value of procurement by aligning with internal customers and ensuring that their requirements are met.

·          A commercial background with a track record in cost management and reduction.

·          Understanding of legal principles that apply to executing all contracts Ability to collate and analyze large amounts of data in a methodical and structured manner.

·          A team player who can work proactively on cross-functional teams as either a leader or proactive participant.

·          Excellent communicator with an ability to liaise with all staff levels of the business depts including senior and executive leaders. Excellent oral communications, business writing skills, inter-personal and presentation skills in Chinese and English. Ability to conduct and lead meetings effectively. Experience working with SAP , SRM is highly desirable.

Experience

·          Minimum of 10~15 years’ relevant experience leading teams in purchasing, procurement or sourcing manufacturing operations position preferably in a pharmaceutical industry.

·          Experience in the categories management with regards to specific pharmar Production and R&D supporting service like gene systhesis, animal experiment, animal experiment test, gene sequencing, cell bank assessment related etc related based on Gloabl is highly desirable but a broad experience across all spend indirect categories is also favourable.

·          Expert at delivering on targets and results driven.

·          Experience in negotiation and influencing skills with international customers, suppliers, with demonstrative results in securing competitive pricing and overall terms and conditions

·          Experience of contracts and experience in executing complex agreements with suppliers of critical importance to the business

·          Demonstrated written and oral communication skills and the ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads

·          Experience in leading teams and delivering on turnkey projects and solutions.

Knowledge

·          Good understanding of the professional industry/market and vendors status for the category business not only in China but also Global.

·          Knowledge of the law around sale of goods and legal requirements to execute agreements and mitigate risk for the company.

·          Strong numeracy skills and accurate financial analysis and reporting.

·          Understand procurement for a cGMP business.

Qualifications

·          University education in STEM or supply chain is preferred.

·          APICS, CIPS, CPSM, CPPM, PMP qualification desirable

·          Six Sigma or similar certification

Behavioural Competencies

·        Ethical and equitable in all interactions with vendors and team members

·        Demonstrate diversity and inclusion

·        Responsible and accountable, with integrity, clear mind, rigorous work attitude;

·        Strategic Decision Making and ability to lead is essential

·        Leadership of cross functional teams where required

·        Teamwork – ability to both lead and work as an active team member, strong ability to deal with a large complex and cross-functional business and solve problems under pressure and effectively,

·        Interpersonal / Communication Skills is essential

·        Project management ability

·        Business acumen/commercial awareness is essential

Other requirements

·        Flexibility to travel up to 20% of the time

in terms of purchasing, delivery, quality, and total cost of ownership.

·          Collaboration across all regions within the GSP to ensure best practices are aligned and best value for all spend. Reporting to Global Strategy Sourcing Category Leader- Service, lead the specific categories especially in Biopharma industry (specific pharma Production and R&D supporting service like gene synthesis, animal experiment, animal experiment test, gene sequencing, cell bank assessment related etc.) strategic deliver, management and governance/monitoring.

·          Develop long-term supplier life cycle management and always meet current and future requirements of the business and operate ethically and in line with business values. Liaise with OU/BU Leadership to ensure best value for company globally. 

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