Associate Director R&D Procurement
Hays AB / Biomedicinjobb / Göteborg
2025-02-19
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hela Sverige Associate Director R&D Procurement - AstraZeneca - Gothenburg - 9-month consultancy assignment
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 focusses on the discovery, development and commercialisation 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. This role has a global remit, and you will have accountability for a category in the R&D space.
The role focusses on the development and deployment of global 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 spending 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 is capable of supporting 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 an 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 needs, 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 organisational objectives.
• Advise on contracts and agreements for the supply of sophisticated products and services with new and existing suppliers
• Cross functionally supports Global procurement colleagues and collaborates on setting up and completing the strategy.
Essential Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Significant experience in a procurement environment
• Significant experience in Category Management (preferably in R&D/Pharma)
• Project management and change management
• Good solid understanding of the research environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence others
• Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations
Desirable:
• People leadership skills
What's next?
Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you. Click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Ersättning Not Specified
Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2025-03-01
E-post:
Hays.70976.3101@haysse.aplitrak.com Arbetsgivarens referens Arbetsgivarens referens för detta jobb är "900912".
Omfattning Detta är ett heltidsjobb.
Arbetsgivare Hays AB (org.nr 556640-6103)
Arbetsplats Hays
Kontakt Linnea Killander
linnea.killander1@hays.com +46 8 588 043 00 Jobbnummer 9175234