Global Category Manager Licensing & CMO Services - Temporary

Date: 7 Oct 2024

Department: Global Procurement

Team: Supply Chain/Logistics & Procurement

Job Type: Direct Employee

Contract Type: Temporary

Location: Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas.

We are proud to have been awarded with B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Who we are looking for

Purpose
Belonging to the Global Direct Procurement team, this role reports to the Global Direct Procurement Senior Director and is responsible for Procurement of Licensing & CMO.

Main Responsibilities

• Execute spend analysis and spend forecast.
• Identify savings and cost avoidance opportunities.
• Support the correct process of supplier engagement and selection (e.g.: RFI, bidding, financial analysis, tendering, offer alignment and evaluation, approval process, rating etc.) in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Support the supplier qualification process in accordance with Chiesi Sustainable Procurement guidelines.
• Support the correct supplier evaluation in accordance with Chiesi Sustainable Procurement guidelines. Give guidance to the Operations colleagues and involve them in the suppliers evaluation. Identify areas of improvement on the quality of services or goods and ensure all procedures and policies established by our company are respected.
• Manage the Suppliers Portfolio consistently between Supplier Criticality, Sourcing Strategy and Risk Analysis and properly manage the Strategic Suppliers fostering partnership relationships.
• Define and monitor KPIs in order to analyze results, suggest and share corrective actions, and keep track of buying performance.
• Support the definition and renewal of Supply Agreements, leveraging on company volumes and guaranteeing the respect of Procurement, Legal and Sustainability guidelines.
• Manage and follow-up of industrial purchase orders.
• Preparation & management of supplier interviews in collaboration with the internal departments (Supply Chain, Production, Quality Assurance, etc.).
• Respect the Code of Conduct, Policy anti-bribery and other policies of our program of Ethics and Integrity.

Experience Required
Preferred working experience in Procurement.

Education
Academic degree in Engineering or Economics is preferred.

Languages
Fluent in English.

Technical Skills

• Able to manage cross-functional and international relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP system.

Soft Skills

• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving
• Goal orientation
• Time management
• Analytical skills

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment. In Chiesi, we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, which is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.

We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer a flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.