Indirect Category Lead - Professional Services (Open to Remote))

Requisition ID:  33689  

 

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 7,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

 

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

 

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

 

Executes and implements effective procurement and sourcing strategies for Terumo Blood & Cell Technologies’ across multiple spend categories, with an emphasis on Professional Services and Marketing. Develops short-term and long-term strategies that align with the Company goals for reducing costs and meeting financial expectations. Continuously improves the Company’s global purchasing practices by identifying and leading efforts to proactively consolidate category spend, manage supplier performance, mitigate risk, and gain visibility to total spend. Performs spend analysis, market & supplier assessments to ensure best in class strategic sourcing strategies and category spend management. The Professional Services & Marketing categories include consulting services, contingent/temp labor, human resource services, marketing & sales events and services, and other professional services across all categories of spend.

 

Essential Duties

• Executes strategic sourcing strategies, best practices, and initiatives that support improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, payment terms, risk compliance and other areas as identified.
• Executes indirect procurement category sourcing strategies including the development and execution of RFXs, requirements gathering, development of supplier selection criteria, and supplier negotiations all in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Actively seeks ways to streamline business processes; researches and provides information on industry category trends and best practices.
• Develops negotiation strategies, gains alignment from stakeholders, leads cross-functional, category-based negotiation teams, and implements appropriate supplier risk analysis. Directly negotiates with suppliers.
• Uses spend data and business knowledge to identify sourcing projects for individual sub-categories and develops an overall multi-year plan.
• Manages category performance by adhering to savings goals, business objectives, and supplier management.
• Ability to forge close working relationships throughout the company.
• Drives supplier performance improvements.
• Prepares business cases, including ROI models and effectively presents cost savings proposals to appropriate parties for approval and qualification.
• Ensures purchasing compliance with legal, financial, and regulatory requirements (e.g., JSOX).
• Advocates and adheres to global procurement policies and procedures.

 

Minimum Qualifications Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Master’s degree preferred.

 

Experience

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Procurement or category management, preferably in multi-national company.
• Experience managing and supporting various categories of spend, particularly professional services and marketing and sales.
• Demonstrated sourc