Country Sourcing Manager
Pharmaceutical - Warsaw

Our Client

a leading human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry

Reporting to Senior International Sourcing Manager you will be mostly responsible for

Opportunity identification: identify local improvement opportunities with respect to management of Purchase demand, Supply base and Total Cost on a local level
Requirements definition: identify and define specific stakeholder requirements;
Tendering: define evaluation/selection criteria, define and manage RFI and RFP processes on the basis of the local sourcing strategy, derived from the category sourcing strategy;
Supplier Selection: evaluate and negotiate proposals, ensure and validate selection of the best supplier;
Supplier Contracting: complete and implement the contract in accordance with legal standards and Procurement policies and guidelines;

Supply base analysis: monitor, analyze and report Affiliate’s actual spend, trends, forecasts and Supplier base data;
Strategy development: participate in International category strategy development European Sourcing: participate in International Sourcing teams
Infrastructure development: support Strategic Sourcing infrastructure development and integration.

Purchase to pay: assist and monitor the operational purchase to pay process for the Affiliate concerned and ensure conformance to procurement process policies and guidelines

Performance Monitoring: monitor and report supplier performance on the basis of pre-determined, relevant and measurable KPIs
Supplier performance improvement: establish, agree and implement improvement plans.

Benefits tracking: develop, maintain and report Key Performance Indicators that clearly reflect the achievement of objectives in each business area

Purchasing knowledge (indirect materials and services): sourcing process, commodity management and analysis, supplier management and development, pricing theory and policy, negotiation, supply chain, make or buy.
BSc/HBO (technical/economic/administrative) or equivalent
Purchasing related training (Nevi, Isfah, MBA)
Negotiation (at least 1 course)
Min 5 years Purchasing experience in a profit driven and international environment
(Project) Management experience (team or direct)
Experience with tendering processes, supplier negotiations and contracting
Experience with ERP
Computer skills (MS-office environment)
Willingness to travel
Fluency in English, both in oral and written communication

Business process related training
3 years Business Process related experience in a Pharmaceutical or similar environment
Fluency in multiple languages

CatMan methodology: Understands CatMan methodology and contributes as team member
eSourcing: Basic user skills - understands how eSourcing tools work and the benefits from using them
Managing Supplier Relationships: Skilled manager of supplier relationships. Ensures consistent quality and supplier performance.
Category knowledge: Has some knowledge of several categories, especially as pertains to the home country
Planning, prioritizing and goal setting: Effectively plans and manages activities at the local level. Coordinates with others as needed. Delivers quality work on time
Negotiation: Advanced negotiator - drives cross-functional negotiation planning and frequently ensures win-win situation
Procurement processes: Promotes adherence to procurement processes, systems and policies to facilitate compliance with supplier agreements in-country
IT tools: Skilled user of MS tools: creates spreadsheets for analytical use on projects and prepares good presentations (informative / convincing)
English language skills: Speaks and writes English confidently

Interpersonal effectiveness: Effectively facilitates small teams. Aware of own impact. Coaches middle management well. Handles conflict at working team level. Engenders enthusiasm
Align, engage and mobilize stakeholders: Effectively implements communications programs within the organization
Communication: Communicates good ideas frequently and effectively in most settings. Confidently delivers presentations, discusses basic issues well
Stakeholder relationships: Is highly respected by the stakeholders. Develops good relationships with middle managers in other functions
Results orientation: Focus on delivering against GSS targets
Corporate perspective: Understands contribution of own work to corporate goals and objectives
Leadership: Manages small teams well. Disaggregates and structures work well. Delegates effectively. Gives constructive feedback
Analytical / conceptual thinking: Rigorously and logically identifies issues covering entire problem. Creatively uses data sources to develop fact base where data is hard to access. Suggests alternative approaches to solving the problem. Identifies implications of entire team’s work. Develops sound recommendations based on own work
Business acumen: Familiar with at least one function outside of GSS; can explain the contents of a company annual report.

Competitive salary level, bonus and good benefits package.