Senior Manager - Indirect Procurement - Healthcare/Pharma

This position is responsible for managing procurement activities including the supporting of business unit(s) operating and strategic plans. It entails understanding of supply strategies and agreements in ensuring that the stakeholders requirements are met in full and in a timely manner.

- Develops local sourcing strategy for the - locally sourced categories, based on supply and supply market analysis, supplier diversity and cost models and also provides information for input into various spend categories.

- Closely works with Global and regional CoEs in implementing the global /regional projects in the local market.It maintains a strong alignment to global and regional sourcing strategies through the Global Operating Framework team processes, including its policies and procedures.

- It supports in managing key Supplier relationships and tracking of KPIs. Identifies and documents all value creation initiatives, including cost reduction, profit plan improvements and working capital improvement in the local categories managed by this position.

- Additionally, this position is responsible for planning and conducting negotiations as well as leading and conducting RFPs, RFQs and quotation analysis for local spend. It is also responsible for managing and meeting the payables, spend-concentration and supplier diversity initiatives and targets.

- Strategic Planning, Analysis and Category management

- Sourcing Management and proactive cost management

- Client and Vendor Relationship Building & Management

- Knowledge of Indirect Procurement - Marketing, communication, IT, Logistics, Travel, Hotels etc..

Education: BS in Business, Finance, Engineering or related field strongly preferred. MBA, Materials management or advanced degree is desirable.

Experience:

- 10 to 16 years of experience in procurement, commercial, business, operations function required.

- Experiences to include Sourcing category strategy development, SMP (sourcing management processes), stakeholder management and supplier performance management.