Category Management Partner (Secondment - 12 Months)

WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU

Creating value through procurement processes is essential to keeping our products in production and our innovators at the forefront of innovation. Whether you are involved in negotiating contracts, managing vendors, or forecasting requirements, your role is pivotal in ensuring our medicines reach the people who need them most, faster and more efficiently than ever before. By streamlining procurement, you help maintain the flow of production, support ground breaking research, and ultimately, contribute to the health and well-being of patients worldwide. Your efforts in optimizing procurement processes are crucial in delivering life-saving treatments swiftly and effectively.

WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE

Pfizer’s Source to Pay (S2P) delivers world-class procurement capabilities to Pfizer, partnering with internal Pfizer customers to ensure they receive maximum value for every dollar spent with Pfizer suppliers. We accomplish this by executing effective strategic processes, including Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and Drug Product (DP) category management, supplier management and sourcing projects, all supported by efficient procure to pay processes.

As a Manager, the objective of this role is to continuously improve the quality and service through innovative solutions, effective API/DP sourcing and demand management practices. The role combines supplier relationship management and risk management, requiring significant data analysis, industry benchmarking, and knowledge management of cost trends.

It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

HOW YOU WILL ACHIEVE IT

• Lead the strategic procurement category management for a spend category or group of categories globally for the S2P External Supply and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) portfolio.

• Identify opportunities, analyse needs, plan and deliver projects using internal and external data and formulating Category Management strategies.

• Lead and/or participate in cross-functional teams to execute the procurement process and plans - enabling supplier selection and decision, negotiating terms, process & contract management, ensuring price, quality, service targets and standards are achieved

• Develop appropriate risk management strategies to assure supply of Pfizer's product (Drug Product and API) requirements.

• Execute the elements Pfizer's Supplier Management process in accordance with program guidelines, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Effectively utilize Pfizer's eSourcing capabilities in advancing sourcing initiatives.

• Build relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders, and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.

• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders including business leaders and cross-functional teams, to understand business requirements and develop sourcing strategies that align with company goals and objectives.

• Work with other Pfizer functions and departments to assist budget owners in development of operating budgets and efficient P2P processes through effective communication of supplier pricing and related cost improvement initiatives.

• Support Pfizer's Diversity and Inclusion objectives as applicable to strategic category management within S2P.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must-Have

• BA/BS and 4+ years of experience.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated proficiency in managing complex, cross-functional activities.

• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.

• Knowledge of fundamentals of Project Management, including experience leading projects.

Nice-to-Have

• MBA/MS with 2+ years of relevant pharmaceutical experience preferred.

• PhD or JD preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement systems, processes and procedures.

• Exhibits business expertise and an understanding of the external marketplace and customer requirements.

• Proven negotiation and influencing skills.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

This will be a hybrid