Global Procurement Manager

Principal Sourcing Partner at AstraZeneca (Enterprise Solutions)

Role: Global Procurement Manager (Energy & Utilities)

Role Type: Temporary – 6 Months

Location: Remote (Must be able to travel to site for occasional meetings, in either Macclesfield, Cambridge or Luton.)

Your New Company

At AstraZeneca, we're a global team that celebrates diversity of experience, skills and ways of working. We aspire to achieve our objectives by fusing the need to deliver sustainable growth, lead supplier collaboration, protect the planet and achieve business agility. Our work has the potential to change lives. Everything we do aims to better serve and deliver for patients.

The Procurement Director is responsible for delivering the category strategy and sourcing the commercial partnerships that support Ambition Zero Carbon in the Energy and Utilities category. You will develop long-term strategic plans, manage costs, and create sourcing and supplier management strategies.

Your New Role

• Develop strategic category plans for energy and utilities
• Advise on and drive procurement strategies across the world, supporting AZ ambitious growth agenda
• Coordinate the implementation of the category plan to ensure that procurement activities deliver the expected business value and carbon reduction benefits
• Lead strategic relationships (partner and supplier) to ensure that Category Strategies are aligned to current and future business needs
• Advise on contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of complex products and services with new and existing suppliers throughout the procurement network
• Develop, evaluate, and handle internal and external relationships with suppliers and other cross-functional teams
• Propose and implement improvements & innovations within the assigned spend area
• Direct new initiatives and improvement programmes aimed at ensuring AstraZeneca sustainability goals are met
• Defines goals and supports performance of a multi-functional team able to deliver procurement projects to time, cost and quality standards
• Advises on Sustainable Procurement strategy for this SME area

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Thorough knowledge of sourcing energy/utilities and associated sustainability factors
• Expertise in Procurement Category management and sustainability programs
• Proven leadership experience in a matrix environment, both within organisation and with external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and influencing skills
• Comfortable with managing risk and ambiguous situations
• Fluent in English language, both spoken and written in business context
• Experienced in managing projects to deliver engagement and change
• Proficiency in second language

WHY ASTRAZENECA?

It's an exciting time to join AstraZeneca, a global business that's rapidly growing. We provide the platform that's going to power us to achieve more.

So, what's next?

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Please apply with a copy of your CV.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Temporary

Job function

Supply Chain and Purchasing

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing