Procurement Category Manager

At Zentiva, our mission is to ensure the supply of high-quality and affordable medicines to the people who depend on our products.

In Europe, one out of seven people chooses Zentiva, and our external suppliers play a key role to build our solutions, which help people live better lives every day.

To deliver our mission, we are looking for a senior procurement professional who will

• Maximize the value for Zentiva by providing efficient procurement services, optimizing spend and processes, and capturing suppliers innovation for the assigned category ( In indirect procurement categories: marketing, professional services, etc.).
• Act as a business partner and change agent by fully understanding the business needs of the supported categories of spend and ensuring buy-in and successful implementation of sourcing and procurement solutions.

Main Accountabilities:

1. Ensure engagement & management of relationship with stakeholders in areas of responsibility

• Build in-depth knowledge of supported group
• Gather spend information within supported entities to identify areas of quality, lead-times, cash and payment terms opportunities, savings, risk mitigation, sustainability and innovation
• Further develop procurement strategy for management approval to achieve the target of the supported Divisions

2. Review, optimize and manage spend category strategy

• Gather information related to the current and potential supply market in the category, bringing innovation-driven solutions
• Review status of relationships with current suppliers together with budget owners
• Interact with internal customers to identify growth/development opportunities and evaluate new business opportunities

3. Carry out sourcing activities

• Build multi-functional teams and drive Procurement projects in compliance with the business Strategy and with Responsible Procurement practices
• Lead Procurement projects across business functions leveraging and developing Zentiva sourcing assets (RFI, RFQ, negotiation, contracting, etc.)
• Actively collaborate and communicate with all relevant internal partners 

4. Carry out supplier relationship management

• Segment and rationalize the existing supply base in respective category spend
• Analyse risks and set-up risk mitigation plan
• Proactively work with suppliers to strengthen business relations (reduce service times, improve overall delivery performance, and reduce costs)
• Set up supplier continuous improvement program where appropriate

Required Education/Qualifications/Skills:

• University level and master in procurement
• 5 to 10 international experience in Procurement/contracting management, out of which, 3 years in a project manager level position
• Ability to represent Zentiva’s interests to outside professionals and suppliers
• Strong negotiation skills
• Decision making ability to purchase goods or services in alignment with the objectives of the supported entities
• Comprehensive understanding of Procurement processes and knowledge of best practices for sourcing, supplier management and procure-to-pay
• Preferred experience in Procurement in a pharmaceutical environment
• Experience of project management in a complex (multi-cultural / multi-functional) scope
• Financial background is an asset