Head Procurement API

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
Lead the global supplier strategy and management for the India-based API supply base, maximizing value creation through supplier partnerships, competitive sourcing throughout the whole lifecycle (launch to last-out), and global cross-functional collaboration.
Drive supplier-centric strategies including supplier growth, consolidation, and exit planning, while ensuring cost competitiveness, supply security, and alignment with global procurement and business priorities.
Direct people leadership responsibility for the Category Manager API at the Kalwe production site (key global launch site) and the Category Manager within the India sourcing office.
Lead the global supplier strategy and management for the India-based API supply base, maximizing value creation through supplier partnerships, competitive sourcing throughout the whole lifecycle (launch to last-out), and global cross-functional collaboration.
Drive supplier-centric strategies including supplier growth, consolidation, and exit planning, while ensuring cost competitiveness, supply security, and alignment with global procurement and business priorities.
Direct people leadership responsibility for the Category Manager API at the Kalwe production site (key global launch site) and the Category Manager within the India sourcing office.

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

• Develop and execute supplier-centric strategies for the India supply base with a spend of 125 million USD, including contracting, joint business development plans, growth roadmaps, risk mitigation, and exit strategies aligned with global procurement and business priorities.

• Lead and develop the procurement team, including the Category Manager API at the Kalwe site with a spend of ~85 million USD and the India sourcing office, ensuring alignment with global supplier strategies, strong performance, and effective cross-functional collaboration.

• Coordinate API launch strategies with Development and global launch Management, conduct benchmarking and lead negotiations and alternative sourcing execution to prior to launch to ensure launch competitiveness.

• Align with stakeholders on and engage in global supplier-related initiatives, such as tender management, cashflow improvement or inventory optimization.

• Direct the identification of sourcing strategies and identify, engage and manage the relationships with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers, and exert significant influence to drive Procurement projects.

• Direct the negotiation of agreements and lead the establishment of contracts to decrease total cost with specified quality and service levels and ensure supply security and ensure that savings are tracked according to group guidelines.

• Direct the implementation and utilization of Procurement systems and ensure consistent tracking of savings, benchmarking and other Procurement KPIs, according to group policies.

• Demonstrate thought leadership related to the identification, implementation and continuous improvement of sourcing best practices, systems and processes and policies alignment.

• Direct the preparation and finalization of Procurement investments plans and budgets. Oversee the coordination and development of Procurement teams. Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt.

Why Sandoz? 

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health. 

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.  

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!  

  

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Effective Communication, Finance Management, Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Managing Resources, Negotiating