Regional Category Manager - R&D

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

Do you have a passion for Procurement? Would you like to join an award-winning procurement team supporting R&D in one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies?  If you thrive in an environment of innovation and change in a fast-growing organisation, then this could be the role for you.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.

Introduction to role:
Join us at AstraZeneca, a place that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking, and innovation. We are looking for an integral member to join our Research & Development (R&D) Procurement team in China. This role is part of the Global R&D Procurement function, and you will have accountability for a category in the R&D space.

The role focuses on the development and deployment of global/local category strategies and initiatives, leading our major supplier relationships, developing deeper relationships with the various stakeholder groups through effective business partnering, and ensuring that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value.

Accountabilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for developing long-term strategic plans for an entire spend category within AstraZeneca. You will manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that category strategies are highly aligned to current and future business needs and that the supply base can support these strategies.

You will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, lead the implementation of sustainability initiatives with vendors, and lead complex contractual and commercial negotiations.

You will work alongside key stakeholders and align with GPS (Global Procurement Services). You will ensure a data-driven approach to category management and high-quality analytics to deliver insights, capabilities, and results.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead implementation of category plans to ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver business value in accordance with the strategic plan and help towards our Sustainability targets.

• Develop long term strategic plans for agreed scope of spend area, with a focus on delivering broader value, innovation, and savings.

• Support the team in strategic relationship management (customer and supplier) - ensuring Category Strategies are fully aligned to current and future Business need, and we maintain a supply base capable of supporting these strategies.

• Work alongside Global Procurement Services (GPS) advising on and driving procurement strategies to make decisions necessary to make purchases in congruence with organizational objectives.

• Advise on contracts and agreements for the supply of sophisticated products and services with new and existing suppliers.

• Cross functionally support Global procurement colleagues and collaborate on setting and completing the strategy.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Significant experience in a procurement environment

• Significant experience of Category Management (preferably in R&D/Pharma)

• Project management, change management and people leadership skills.

• Good solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry

• Strong communication skills and ability to influence others.

• Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.