Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Procurement Europe

Teva

Zagreb or Sofia

The opportunity

As a Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Procurement Europe, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing various aspects of procurement within your assigned (sub)category and spend/supplier scope.

How you’ll spend your day

building and nurturing relationships with global and regional suppliers;
negotiating best-in-class contracts;
implementing supplier development strategies to drive excellence;
participating in supplier executive reviews, quarterly meetings, and annual assessments;
establishing a robust savings initiatives pipeline and diligently record them in tools like Wave;
planning, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on savings projects to meet agreed-upon targets;
contributing to Teva's Free Cash Flow and Working Capital targets by negotiating favorable contract terms and conditions;
developing a multi-year category strategy aligned with relevant stakeholders, recognizing the strategic importance of our External Manufacturing Operations portfolio;
implementing these strategies across regions and countries, achieved through collaboration with External Manufacturing teams and regular progress review meetings;
engaging and influencing key stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of sourcing strategies;
supporting supplier relationship management and supplier risk management will be vital to meeting service level, quality, compliance, cost savings, and continuous improvement targets;
acting as procurement representative in technology transfer projects;
participating in meetings to facilitate communication and follow-up within the procurement team.

Your experience and qualifications

You are…

a team player and relationship builder with the ability to interface with senior management up to VP/SVP level in a professional yet courageous manner;
an excellent communicator with strong financial and business acumen and demonstrated competence, achievements and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment;
creative problem solver with strong interpersonal skills, inclusion and diplomacy in all interactions - particularly when interacting with people from different cultures/countries and all levels of management;
able to work in cross-functional teams in a complex matrix organization due to proven skills in prioritizing and multitasking utilizing strong organizational skills;
able to be consistently poised under pressure and the ability to keep an objective perspective;
willing to travel up to 10-15% of your working time.

You have…

Bachelor’s degree in business, natural sciences, procurement, engineering, technology, supply chain, or related field (MBA degree preferred);
minimum of 7 years relevant progressive procurement, contract manufacturing, supply chain or business development experience;
minimum of 3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry;
advanced capabilities in sourcing & supplier strategies, sourcing methodology, cost optimization, supplier relationship management, negotiation skills, financial/legal aspects with procurement, and supplier risk management;
professional certification in purchasing or supply chain is desirable, e.g. from ISM (CPSM, CSM, CPM), from APICS (CPIM, CIRM), from EPIM, etc.;
thorough knowledge of SAP, Ariba, MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, Outlook);
Six Sigma (yellow or green belt) preferred.

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