Senior Specialist Global Sourcing & Contracting
CZE - Central Bohemian - Prague (Five)CompetitiveHybridFull time0 applicants
About this role
Job Description
At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. Join our team and be part of a company that uses the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for planning the capacity of the hub to ensure that all tasks and activities can be effectively distributed and managed.
- Partner closely with other Hub Planners and Hub Leads across all 4 Sourcing & Contracting hubs globally to ensure effective operations.
- Collaborate with peers from other S&C Hubs to ensure knowledge sharing and independent day-to-day operations.
- Develop and maintain relevant process knowledge articles, category cards, and training materials.
- Identify opportunities and define requirements for system enhancements, partnering with process excellence, Ariba, and IT organizations to test and deliver them, ensuring successful deployment through change management and communication processes.
- Resolve issues and handle escalations within the current process to ensure business stakeholder and category team satisfaction.
- Define and monitor metrics to evaluate process health and effectiveness, providing ongoing service control and sustainability.
- Understand characteristics of the current sourcing strategy and actively identify opportunities for improvement of business stakeholder experience.
- Demonstrate both tactical and strategic thinking and creative problem-solving to position the Procurement organization as a tool for supporting the business.
- Manage execution of projects (RFx) with value up to $20 million.
- Responsible for end-to-end compliance contract management process with third parties, including drafting, negotiations, contract compliance, and execution.
- Complete internal and external third-party risk assessments prior to contracting and maintain accurate records of risk assessment findings and proposed risk mitigation strategies.
- Communicate the outcomes of risk assessments and inform business stakeholders about proposed mitigation strategies.
- Manage interns or/and ETRs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 to 7 years of Sourcing and/or Contracting experience.
- Strong business acumen and knowledge of business processes supported by transaction processing capabilities.
- Fluency in English language plus French. Italian is a huge nice to have.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Apps (Excel, Word, PowerPoint at a minimum).
- Enhanced knowledge of SAP Ariba system.
- Enhanced knowledge of compliant sourcing and contracting processes.
- Strong organizational skills to coordinate and manage multiple projects in parallel.
- Ability to operate independently and remain focused through change or uncertainty.
- Strong customer service mindset.
- Global and continuous improvement mindset.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes.
- Willingness to challenge current thinking/processes.
- Solid experience identifying and leading change initiatives, strategic thinking.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organization skills.
- Physical Position Requirements
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally for business meetings, workshops, and leadership meetings.
- Travel expectations can be up to 15% of the time.