Global Procurement Category Lead Marketing & Communication (f/m/d)

"Caring for People's Health as a Trusted Partner" - This mission motivates us at STADA every day to improve the health of people worldwide. With our wide range of generics, consumer health products and specialty pharmaceuticals, we offer patients, doctors and pharmacists a wide range of therapeutic options.

 

Around 13,000 employees live our values of Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Agility and One STADA. Together we are on an exciting growth journey and want to successfully shape the future of STADA. 

 

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Global Procurement Category Lead Marketing & Communication (f/m/d)   

Bad Vilbel | Germany (DE) | Full-time | Permanent 

 

For our team Global Indirect Procurement we are searching Global Procurement Category Lead Marketing & Communication:

 

As a Marketing and  Communication Global Procurement Category Lead you will oversee the procurement and sourcing strategies for marketing and digital communication services on a global scale, as well as managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations to optimize cost-efficiency and quality. You will be also responsible for staying up-to-date with industry trends and technologies to drive innovation and effectiveness in marketing and digital communication initiatives.

 

 

What you can expect

 

• You are tasked with developing sustainable strategic category plans across business units or globally, ensuring alignment between global category strategies and local teams.
• You manage relationships to align category strategies with business needs and ensure the supply base can support these strategies.
• You oversee the implementation of category plans and work to gain stakeholder approval and support.
• You provide top-tier procurement expertise, establishing robust supplier management principles, and tracking category performance using designated systems.
• You develop, review, negotiate, and execute complex business agreements and contracts.
• You advise on procurement strategies, negotiation tactics, and the resolution of issues from procurement audits.
• You address quality problems with suppliers and user departments, establishing improvement measures and targets.
• You advise on handling supplier inquiries, protests, appeals, and managing escalated issues.
• You coordinate the introduction of new products and services with relevant departments.

 

 

Who we are looking for

 

• You have a Bachelor’s degree, advanced tertiary qualifications preferably in business administration, commerce
• You have extensive years of experience in leading a purchasing department in the pharmaceutical industry or listed categories for Marketing, Digital & Communication (media buying, POSM, creative agency, dgital, sponsorship etc)
• You have experience in supplier management and people management 
• You have proven track record of leading large, complex, category management activities at enterprise level, including major, multi-geographic programes
• You have well-developed analytical, conceptual and communication skills
• You can build and sustain positive relationships
• You handle conflicts and negotiations effectively
• You are fluent in English and German (other European languages would be an advantage) #LI-MK1 #LI-HYBRID

We look forward to receiving your application via our career portal. At jobs.stada.com you will also find numerous other job opportunities, as we are always looking for motivated talents who can strengthen our team with their expertise and personality. Do you have further questions? Then please reach out to recruiting@stada.de