Business Title: Global Procurement Category Lead - Market Access

Location: Durham, NC

Job Type: 6 Months contract

Job Responsibilities

• Procurement category strategy leadership for Market Access Procurement, leading the development, management and implementation of comprehensive Commercial strategies on a global scale that deliver the business requirements across assurance of supply, quality, service, cost and innovation
• Lead and implement key projects to support value delivery: this may take many forms : patient identification, patient reach/access, patient adherence, customer engagement, ROI, top line growth but also the more traditional procurement savings delivery or risk mitigation
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers that secure favorable terms for the company in line with the agreed business requirements
• Contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance; manages / monitors ongoing negotiations with 3rd parties
• Running competitive sourcing processes (RFP/RFQ/eAuctions) to identify new suppliers and solutions aligned to our evolving business needs
• Build strategic relationships with client stakeholders, to understand business requirements, identify opportunities to create value and to position Procurement’s value proposition. Align sourcing strategies accordingly.
• Lead SRM for key strategic vendors in the market access spend category
• Manage key market access suppliers through a robust performance management process. Ensure supplier performance is understood and measured

Skills & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Master's degree desired
• Solid commercial understanding of the US health system, along with market access services and healthcare professional engagement
• Understanding of the compliance aspects associated with market access in the Rx industry
• Strong Procurement experience particularly with respect to developing & implementing strategies, stakeholder management and supplier relationship management and some experience of regulated environments
• Demonstrated experience in influencing strategy and managing across multiple markets
• Good understanding of Procurement tools / skillset such as sourcing, RFP processes, quotation analysis, contract negotiation, supplier review, supplier development and others
• Contracting experience required, including a thorough understanding of contracting fundamentals and experience with contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation and maintenance