Global Category Manager – Cell Gene Therapy (Direct Materials)

Join us at AstraZeneca, where we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the utmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing.

As a Global Category Manager, you will have accountability for an assigned spend category and will lead commercial procurement activity and manage a global supply base. You will develop long term strategic plans for the category and manage customer and supplier relationships to ensure that Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future Business needs. This role is part of our Operations team, where we adapt and innovate at pace. Experience the excitement and varied challenges as we launch new products.

Accountabilities:

As a Global Category Manager, you will develop Category and Supplier Strategies and oversee implementation of category/sub category plans. You will work with relevant Category Lead(s), Local Procurement Teams and Global Biologic stakeholders to ensure a fully integrated and customer-aligned AZ-wide category plan. You will manage a Supply base as defined within the category strategy ensuring robust commercial activity, relationship and risk management. You will also lead sourcing activity as defined within the category strategy and analyze, manage and resolve issues arising in delivering procurement objectives.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 – 7 years of relevant experience.

• Relevant work experience, including Procurement experience.

• Supplier Management experience.

• Ability to demonstrate a range of influencing techniques

• Proven track record to manage change

• Strong negotiation, analytical and financial skills

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience in Cell Gene Therapy

• Experience in managing direct materials

• Knowledge of global supply chain management

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. We, in Operations work our entire shifts onsite, but that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we seize opportunities for change and make them happen. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, groundbreaking cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together.

With constant new products and launches, there's never been a better time to join Supply Chain and shape our future with a big contribution to life-changing medicines. Our resilience helps us to thrive as we innovate and evolve. If you are driven, take smart risks and are able to act quickly, then this is the place for you.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today! To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them.