Zoetis is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on 60 years of experience as Pfizer Animal Health, we deliver quality medicines and vaccines, complemented by diagnostics products and genetics tests and supported by a range of services. We are working every day to better understand and address the real-world challenges faced by those who raise and care for animals in ways they find truly relevant.
Post: Global Drug Product Strategy Sourcing Manager
Job Description
Lead Zoetis' India Drug Product Sourcing activities in support of the India External Supply Operations Leader. Responsible for supporting the development of the External Supply Drug Product category, contract and supplier performance management strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for execution of category strategy plans. Assure category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier management processes are executed timely and effectively to drive continuous improvement in total cost, supplier performance, and service levels for the assigned spend, based on guidelines for the region set by the Global Drug Product Category Strategy Leader.
- Lead cross functional teams to agree on supplier selections.
- Coordinate with other functions and impacted stakeholders to assure timely implementation and compliance with the agreed to sourcing strategies.
- Support Operations with local agreements as required. Monitor contracts according to contract management processes.
- Support New Product launch teams with third party sourcing and contract negotiations for Drug Products.
- Coordinate with External Supply and Quality Operations to ensure compliance with relevant Zoetis guidelines and policies.
- Execute appropriate risk management strategies to assure supply of Zoetis' Drug Products.
- Execute elements of Zoetis' Supplier Management processes to continuously improve third party performance.
- Benchmark industry best practices in the assigned spend areas and lead the adoption within Zoetis as applicable.
- Evaluate and monitor market conditions, provide recommendations to the Global Drug Product Category Strategy Leader, and adjust sourcing strategies accordingly.
- Support Zoetis' supplier diversity program objectives.
Education:
- Undergraduate degree in pharmaceutical, chemical, business, engineering or science, MBA desirable
- Relevant advanced degree or training/certificate in supply chain, procurement or strategy preferred
Experience:
5 years of relevant experience in procurement or operations role, Pharma/Animal Health industry experience preferred
Skills:
- Ability to work effectively in a complex and dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the development of regional sourcing strategies and familiarity with the specific requirements and processes.
- Demonstrated track record of success in managing complex, cross-functional activities.
- Highly developed negotiation and analytical and problem resolution skills
- Superior interpersonal skills and experience working within a team environment
- Strong sense of accountability and willingness to take person responsibility for one's work
- Excellent written, verbal communication and project management skills
- High proficiency in MS Office applications required
- Ability to travel
- Fluency in English required
Additional Information:
Experience: 5 Year
Location: Mumbai
Job Ref: 50009419
Industry Type: Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
End Date: 30th April, 2014
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