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AstraZeneca · 3 weeks ago

Associate Director, Global Strategic Sourcing (Laboratory Services)

US - New Haven - CT

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

7+ years exp

AstraZeneca is seeking an Associate Director, Global Strategic Sourcing (Lab Services) to lead lab services sourcing that accelerates breakthroughs for people living with rare conditions. This role involves developing category management and procurement strategies to optimize quality, speed, cost, risk, and ease-of-use while building supplier partnerships.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Category Strategy Leadership: Develop and execute clear category management, strategic sourcing, and procurement strategies across Lab Services (Lab Consumables, Suppliers, Equipment, People Services and MRO) to deliver value, resilience and innovation

Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with key stakeholders to align category plans to business requirements, balancing quality, speed, cost, risk and ease-of-use

Market Intelligence and Benchmarking: Maintain deep knowledge of market trends, benchmarks and best practices across managed categories; translate insights into actions that optimize outcomes and elevate standards

Sourcing and Contracting Excellence: Lead sourcing events and own negotiation of commercial terms, initiating and finalizing contracts and agreements that protect and advance business objectives

Supplier Performance and Issue Resolution: Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify, manage, escalate and resolve performance issues, ensuring continuity and continuous improvement

Supplier Experience and Partnership: Develop and foster a supplier experience that positions our organization as a customer of choice, encouraging innovation, reliability and strategic collaboration

Qualification

Category managementStrategic sourcingProcurement strategiesMarket intelligenceContract negotiationSupplier performance managementSupplier experienceProblem resolutionStakeholder alignmentCollaboration

Required

7 + years of experience developing and executing clear category management, strategic sourcing, and procurement strategies for Lab Services: Lab Consumables, Suppliers, Equipment, People Services and MRO

Bachelor Degree; Advanced Degree; CPSM or equivalent

Track record of collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure effective alignment that supports business requirements while appropriately managing quality, speed, cost, risk and ease-of-use

Knowledgeable in market trends, benchmarks, and best practices across categories under management, using this knowledge to optimize results and drive a high standard of excellence

Proven ability to lead sourcing events, initiate and negotiate contracts and agreements for commercial terms

Ability to partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify, manage, escalate, and resolve issues related to supplier performance

Experience developing and fostering a supplier experience that nurtures the perception of our organization as a 'customer of choice.'

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR

10001+ employees