Associate Procurement Manager - San José, Costa Rica - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

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San José, Costa Rica

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Andrea Rodríguez

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Descripción

Job Description / Capsule
A position dedicated to daily support of all procurement activities for Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease.

To manage strategic relations with the Business Stakeholders, Procurement Category Teams and in-market Procurement Managers and lead the complex and high-value Source to Contract projects, including preparing and running sourcing events and negotiations/renegotiations of contract clauses.

The Procurement Associate Manager will perform Procurement activities in line with Alexion Procurement Operating Model. This role shall carry out also heavily contracting activities in support the execution

Typical Accountabilities, Experience & Behaviours

Responsible for Source to Contract activities:

Proactively develop recommendations for effective strategies implementation to deliver category targets and savings targets and demonstrates contribution to procurement scorecard objectives
Knows and applies Procurement Processes and Tools and actively drive Source to Contract process simplification, improvement, and optimisation (process steps, internal ways of working, legal support model, documents, and templates etc.), Cocreates processes that she/he is involved in.
Has deep category knowledge to independently drive the S2C process, understands the category/SET area specifics, business needs and priorities and applies them to the work.
Knows and advises Stakeholders about Sourcing events and Contracts types
Drive E2E (End 2 End) S2C process independently, including identifying and mitigating the related risks. Shares expertise with procurement and business and influence decision making process.
Support market research activities by issuing RFI, manage sourcing projects (incl. issue of RFP, RFQ) and conduct eauctions
Analyse received proposals, make recommendations, prepare summary reports, applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis, tools, and methodologies. Requires attention to detail when making decisions and recommendations. Breaks information on a systematic manner
Runs independently complex contracting projects, including driving in suppliers negotiations process, ensuring contract renewals and leading new contracts creation negotiations/renegotiations of the T&C's and contract clauses, that may include contracts administration gathering signatures and contract storage in the system
Enhance relations with Global Category Leaders and business stakeholders, ensuring high standards and ability to connect and build strong relationship with stakeholders across the globe (matrix organization)
Ensure compliance to company procurement policies and improve the usage of the procurement tools
Represents GPS on wide forum of senior stakeholders and acts as an ambassador of GPS
May provide informal guidance or on the job training for peers

Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports)

0 Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels)
Matrix Manager (projects/dotted line)
Manager of a team
Grandfather (manager of a manager)

What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?)

Operates in:

Remit which covers all AstraZeneca countries

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential

Education

University degree required

Experience:

At least 4 years of the work experience in the procurement department or supply chain (preferably in the organisation with a big or mature procurement organisation)
Experience with EndtoEnd Source to Contract process
Experience in managing stakeholders across the globe within the matrix organization
Experience in Project Management

Skills:

Excellent communications skills (verbal and written) with the ability to present information in a clear and concise format to all levels within the organization. Communicates eloquently/freely. Confident speaker can advise team members and present to senior stakeholders.
Proficient presentation skills

- knows and applies best practises, able to choose presentation method and adjust the content to the audience. Shapes the message that gets through to the audience. Communicates clearly, successfully and in an attractive manner.

Extraordinarily strong relationship and business partnering skills and ability to engage with the stakeholders on different level in the organization
Strong team player able to collaborate with stakeholders from diverse cultures.
Effective influencing/persuasion skills and conflict resolution
Project management skills (contribution to the procurement process by participation in designing, implementing and managing multiple projects) and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
Time management (timely decisions to create real savings or cost avoidance) and prioritization (the ability to place urgency on varying demands)

- "Can do attitude" and problem solving / continuous improvement approach