Senior Procurement Category Manager External Supply AMPA

Job Description Summary

The Senior Procurement Category Manager External Supply plans and leads all strategic as-pects within the category of FDF in the Region and develops proposals for strategic business decisions. The Senior Procurement Category Manager External Supply ensures best-in-class delivery of external services in the FDF category to support projects and to realize year-on-year productivity improvements, cost savings, and process improvements in close collabora-tion with the stakeholders in the business.

Job Description

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!

Are you a strategic procurement leader with a strong network and a passion for driving business impact? We are looking for a proactive and well-connected professional to join our team as the Senior Procurement Category Manager External Supply AMPA. In this role, you will lead strategic sourcing and category management activities for Finished Dosage Forms (FDF) across the region, ensuring a reliable supply network while delivering productivity gains, cost savings, and continuous improvements in partnership with key stakeholders.

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Translate global category strategies into unit and sub-category strategies, or translate regional procurement strategies into country-level strategies and drive local implementation.
• Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the assigned sub-category and deliver savings targets in line with the agreed procurement objectives and target-setting process.
• Contribute to the development of category and sub-category strategies by supporting supplier segmentation, identifying key supplier relationships, and leading business planning activities. Ensure projects are appropriately resourced and executed in a timely manner to achieve targeted goals.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships within the assigned sub-category and implement consistent key performance indicators (KPIs). Proactively address supplier performance risks and issues to ensure timely resolution and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Oversee country-level purchasing decisions, including supplier selection, procurement timing, and commercial terms and conditions, where applicable.
• Gather supplier insights and feedback from business units, country organizations, sites, category teams, and Business Partners. Monitor and report Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the assigned sub-category.
• Manage budgets and resource allocation within the area of responsibility to ensure optimal utilization and delivery of business objectives.
• Identify and deliver cost reduction, productivity improvement, and value creation opportunities across the category.
• Lead supplier negotiations and contract management activities to secure favorable commercial outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with Technical Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment on procurement strategies and objectives.

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry, including at least 5 years of direct procurement experience, preferably in third-party contract manufacturing (CMO/CDMO) and/or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) categories.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical supply chains, external manufacturing, and strategic sourcing practices.
• Knowledge of biologics and/or biosimilars would be an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Mandarin.
• Demonstrated advanced negotiation, stakeholder management, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and commercial acumen with the ability to influence strategic business decisions.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and multicultural environment.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

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

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit are 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, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!  

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