Job Information
Teva Pharmaceuticals Senior Director, Global Procurement CoE in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Senior Director, Global Procurement CoE
Date: Apr 22, 2024
Location:
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1019
Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id: 55542
Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
Location
This role is available in Amsterdam (NL), Zagreb (CRO), Ulm (GE), Parsippany (NJ) and Tel Aviv (IL)
The opportunity
The Global Head of Procurement CoE is a key member of our Global Procurement Leadership Team (GPLT), reporting directly to the Chief Procurement Officer. You will be leading the GP and cross-functional initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable and measureable business results, focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence. You will support the CPO in creation of the functional vision, strategy and operational plan, maximizing contribution to Teva's Pivot to Growth Strategy as well as best in class procurement performance. You will also be accountable to drive change management processes and ensure that all implemented processes and programs are adhered to and compliant with external regulations and internal Teva procedures.
How you’ll spend your day
Improve the end-to-end efficiency and effectiveness of Source to Pay processes, Global Procurement Programs and Corporate Programs including ESG and Working Capital
Ensures new industry technologies and processes are incorporated into Procurement systems, analytical and reporting landscape.
Accountable for defining the Procurement's strategy and roadmap incl. analytics and reporting Technical Solutions
Continuously collaborate across procurement areas and with stakeholders to develop and implement lean, standardized and integrated procurement and procurement related processes in line with overall procurement vision.
Ensure that processes are efficient, effective, customer focused and enable procurement teams to deliver strategic objectives.
Responsibility for guarding implementation throughout the function and executing within Sourcing and Contracting operations.
Develop and lead implementation of procurement digital strategy to support the lean operating model, ensures profitability and return on investment, enables users, maximizes experience for internal customers and fosters innovation and collaboration.
Drive compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and regulations. Oversees that procurement processes and standards are in compliance with other internal and external processes. Resolves any compliance issues in a timely manner.
Lead the development and maintenance of procurement analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools. Provide data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making in procurement.
Continuously analyze market trends, supplier performance, and cost structures to identify risks and opportunities for improvement and implement risk mitigation strategies.
Accountable for the development and facilitating execution of a comprehensive learning and development program for the procurement team. Identify training needs, design curriculum, and ensure skill development among procurement professionals. Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the procurement department.
Lead and mentor a diverse team of procurement professionals, providing guidance and support. Set clear goals and objectives, monitor performance, and facilitate professional growth. Promote collaboration and teamwork to achieve departmental and organizational goals.
Your experience and qualifications
Degree in supply chain, purchasing, engineering or similar. MBA would be preferred.
Extensive experience leading Global Services for Procure to Pay and Source to Contract operations.
Experience leading Procurement system implementation for a global organization within the pharmaceutical industry.
Process improvement experience; Six Sigma/BPM experience required
Experience in leading cross-functional teams, managing multiple simultaneous high visibility projects globally.
Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning
Working knowledge of financial and managerial accounting principles
Experience in Ariba or other S2C/P2P solutions desirable
Professional certification in purchasing or supply chain is desirable, e.g. from ISM (CPSM, CSM, CPM), from APICS (CPIM, CIRM), from EPIM, etc.
Reports To
Chief Procurement Officer
Contact person
Vincent van Straten - Team Lead Recruitment
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