Associate Director, Global Category Sourcing

Job description

The Associate Director, Global Sourcing will develop strong partnerships with functional leaders in the management of external spending supporting Medical Affairs and Marketing. Collaborating with functional leadership, develop and implement global sourcing category strategies and value generation plans. Owns sourcing strategy for Global Supplier Category base. Manages the strategic sourcing process from supplier/product evaluation through negotiating contracts, compliance considerations, and ongoing performance management. Maintains an up-to-date understanding of enterprise needs, relevant industries, and best practices for strategic sourcing. What you will do: - Identify, develop, and manage strategic business relationships with key Marketing and Medical Affairs stakeholders. - Proactively develop partnerships with key partner functions, including Legal, Finance and IT– ensuring open communication, ideas and information are shared, and communications foster respect and true collaboration. - Takes a holistic view of spend and identifies category-level demand management, leverage, and LCC opportunities. - Enables high-performing engagement models with business units and regions. -...