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Associate Director, Indirect Procurement
Advanz Pharma
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ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients lives by providing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on.
Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialisation of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with innovative biopharma and pharmaceutical development companies to bring medicines to patients.
Headquartered in London, UK, we have c700 employees based across more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia. Our Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialisation partner network complement our global operations.
ADVANZ PHARMA s product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics & biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products and pipeline cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare diseases.
We can only achieve our ambition with the passion of our dedicated and highly qualified people, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.
About the Role
As ADVANZ PHARMA continues to strengthen its position as the partner of choice for specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines, we have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, Indirect Procurement to join our Global Supply Chain team in Mumbai.
What You ll Do:
- Ensure ADVANZ Pharma has an effective indirect procurement policies and procedures in place.
- Drive Indirect Procurement strategies to increase value and cost reduction
- Provide indirect category procurement governance
- Drive significant savings (current total spend > 100M)
- Liaising with company colleagues (across Operations and support functions) to determine product and service requirements in the business
- Develop and maintain strong and trusted relationships with business stakeholders (including Exec members)
- Development of category strategies including market and industry analysis
- Completion of RFI / RFQ and tender management processes
- Negotiation of supplier agreements
- Establish and maintain excellent supplier relationships and facilitate periodic business reviews
- Identifying areas for cost savings and business benefits
- Identifying and researching products and services to improve performance and assist in achieving sustainability goals/commitments
- Develop, monitor and enhance service level agreements and key performance indicators with key supplier contracts. This includes ensuring contractual compliance and satisfactory performance against agreed KPIs
- Supporting with supplier approvals and on boarding
- Manage complex projects from conception through implementation, including change management
- Implement appropriate internal governance and analyses and reporting on indirect category spend with regular review and reporting to the Executive team
- Engage with ADVANZ s investors and contribute to and engage in the various initiatives and forums that they lead with portfolio companies.
- Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, and take accountability for results.
- Embrace challenge and change, applying a growth mindset approach.
- Have a bias for action and fast decision making.
- Consistent demonstration and embodiment of company core values: Entrepreneurship, Speed, and Integrity.
- Drive the spirit of One Team by working collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation.
- Contribute to making ADVANZ PHARMA a desired place to work.
About You
We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about making a meaningful difference to patients lives.
For this role, you will also have the following:
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Extensive indirect procurement / category management experience
- Held senior procurement roles with responsibility for relevant categories, including:
- Professional Services / consultancy
- Legal services
- S&M categories (collateral, design & production)
- HR
- IT
- Ability to work in an independent and individual role
- Ability to quickly establish credibility with internal stakeholders
- Solid business acumen accompanied by interpersonal savvy
- Significant expertise in contract negotiation and supplier relationship management
- Have a bias for action and fast decision making.
- Ability to build and maintain strong business relationships internally & externally
- Superior influencing, communication, negotiation, presentation, and analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability of managing cost performance
- Solid track record for effectively managing projects - planning, assessing and implementing change
- Experience in Procurement: Requests for Information/Proposal (RFI/RFP), Evaluation, Selection, etc.
- A positive and can-do approach , biased towards finding solutions and embracing change
- Inspired by our values of entrepreneurship, speed and integrity
- Learning agility and scalability , with a desire to continuously improve and develop as ADVANZ grows
- Work collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation
- Ability to have fun and thrive in a growing, unique, and inclusive work environment
Why ADVANZ PHARMA?
The success of any company is driven by its people, and we are no different.
At ADVANZ PHARMA, we believe in empowering our people to be entrepreneurs and embrace challenges to enable personal and company growth in an agile and fast-paced environment. We strive to do that inclusively and responsibly, treating all employees with integrity whilst rewarding outcomes and impact.
Our teams are made up of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We thrive in an environment where uniqueness is celebrated, but we are all united by the same passion to help improve patients lives by providing the specialty and hospital medicines they depend on.
As a business, we like to tap into new ideas and fresh perspectives. So, if you join us, you ll be empowered to own your work, explore new possibilities and make things happen.
But there s more to you and us than just work, which is why our culture, vision and values are so high on our agenda. We believe in gender equality and actively encourage women into senior roles we have an active ADVANZ PHARMA Women s Network; almost 40% of our managers are women.
We work hard to recognise and reward talent, and we actively promote from within - last year, approximately 25% of our people across the company achieved promotions. In addition, we recognise talent with our annual Impact Awards, in which our top performers are rewarded for their hard work and dedication.
We offer flexible, agile working options, and you will also enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package.
To join us on our exciting journey, Apply now! *
*Please include a CV and Cover letter.
ADVANZ PHARMAs Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunities:
Our teams are made up of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We thrive in an environment where uniqueness is celebrated. ADVANZ PHARMA is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and prospective employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or other protected classifications to the extent required by applicable laws. In all instances, the company will continue to comply with all local laws governing employment practices. In addition, the company will make reasonable accommodation for any applicant or employee with a disability, both during the application process and on the job, whenever possible.
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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