Senior Procurement Manager

Overview:

• The person will be responsible for local stakeholder engagement, strong interface and collaboration with Global Category Managers (GCMs) and North America execution for categories including, but not limited to: Media, Digital, Creative and Public Relation Agencies, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Consulting, and other various Marketing expenses and professional services.

Key Responsibilities :

• Local Category support and execution for marketing and sales categories and professional services, including data gathering, SRM and stakeholder management.
• Negotiate and implement the defined Global Category Strategy for North America and ensure the strategy and execution plan is aligned within Procurement and stakeholders.
• Assist in implementing sourcing strategies and selecting suppliers.
• Support the creation and lead execution of local sourcing strategies in alignment with Global Category Managers.
• Analyze and produce supplier reports, spend data, sourcing initiatives and targeted/achieved savings.
• Identify potential sources of supply and conduct Request for Proposal (RfP), Requests for Quotation (RfQ), and Ariba E-Auctions, as well as quotation analysis and cost modeling, aligned with the Global Category Strategy.
• Stakeholder management.
• Conduct comprehensive supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and proactively manage supplier relationships (including, but not limited to SRMs, scorecards, 360’ surveys, etc.)

Key Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of Indirect Procurement/sourcing experience and a minimum of 3 years procurement experience. Prefer experience in a pharma environment.
• Experience in Marketing operations, Brand Management, Agency Management, Professional Services, HR, IT, R&D, Indirect Goods & Services desirable.
• Experience leading and supporting categories within Marketing & Sales and Professional Services Procurement, and experience leading and supporting other Indirect areas such as IT, HR, Legal, and R&D Indirect.
• Deep experience with sourcing processes and tools, including the 7-step sourcing process.
• Deep experience in working in a cross-functional procurement environment.
• Experience drafting and managing the RFP process.
• Experience in managing SRM process.
• Working knowledge of marketing operations, agency management and overall Indirect Procurement categories.
• Working knowledge of interface with Global Category Leaders.
• Ability to navigate through a complex multi-brand organization, with multiple stakeholders and Global Category Managers (GCMs).