Global Procurement Manager - Energy & Utilities
AstraZeneca

Global Procurement Manager - Energy & Utilities (Sustainability)

Competitive Salary & Benefits

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious disease. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.

At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

Join the team delivering innovative, high-quality strategic approaches to achieve our objective of becoming carbon negative by 2030. Through effective stakeholder partnering and outstanding supplier collaboration we are delivering innovative solutions to our industry-leading environmental commitments.

The role:

The Global Procurement Manager will have accountability for a spend category across the globe. You will develop long term strategic plans for the entire spend area within AstraZeneca or your Region from the development of the strategy, through cost management and supplier management / development strategies.

You'll manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that your Category Strategies are aligned to current and future Business needs and that the supply base is continually assessed and developed to meet changing business demands.

Our Energy and Utilities team are supporting a wide range of sustainability activities from the creation of new partnerships for Clean Gas, introduction of PPA's and forestry development in addition to the more usual category accountabilities.

What you'll do:

• Develop strategic category plans
  
• Advise on and drive procurement strategies
  
• Oversee the implementation of the category plan to ensure that the procurement activities deliver the expected business value
  
• Manage strategic relationships (stakeholder and supplier) to ensure that Category Strategies are aligned to current and future Business need
  
• Advise on contracts, agreements and sourcing strategies for the supply of complex products and services with new and existing suppliers
  
• Develop, evaluate or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers and other cross-functional teams
  
• Propose and implement improvements & innovations within the assigned spend area
  

Essential skills and experience:

• Degree level or equivalent qualifications and experience
  
• 5+ years of experience in similar environment at a management level
• Excellent written and communication skills with the ability to influence others at different levels of organisation
  
• Procurement experience in managing global or regional categories of spend and category strategy creation and implementation on many markets
  
• Significant experience in international and matrix environment
  
• Change management - ability to undertake projects or initiatives to improve performance, seize opportunities or address key challenges
  
• Supplier Management experience
  
• Strong analytical and financial skills
  
• Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations
  

Closing date 15/07/2022

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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.

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