Sr. Specialist, Procurement

Job Description

The Sr. Specialist, Procurement will report to the Associate Director, Procurement and will lead an active strategic role within the site sourcing teams and across Regional/Global categories. Lead the sourcing of materials and services to support business units across our Company's Animal Health division. Scope of spend impacted will be dependent upon the size, scale and complexities of the categories/subcategories to be managed.

The categories for a Sourcing Specialist will be strategic in nature and highly complex requiring a wide breadth of skills including engaging stakeholders, specifically Site Management Teams, developing local / regional and global suppliers.

• Project Sourcing Leader – Lead cross‑functional team of individuals through the day‑to‑day activities of supporting the manufacturing operations with responsibility for driving the category/subcategories sourcing strategies and stakeholder management, including tier meeting attendance.
• Category/Subcategories Stakeholder Engagement – Understand stakeholder requirements in relation to establishing supply strategy and proactive mitigation of supply risk/issues. Lead stakeholder engagement meetings, schedule routine reviews and translate and document stakeholder requirements into tangible business results.
• Relationship Management – Work with business representatives, legal and other stakeholders, to develop requirements. Conduct relationship management meetings with key and active suppliers across categories and manage supplier performance levels.
• Sourcing – Create and execute Requests for Information and Requests for Proposals together with subsequent structured information analysis, using electronic procurement platform: ARIBA. Ensure all business requirements are captured, lead the assessment of the proposals using predefined criteria derived from the business requirements and ensure stakeholders are aligned with assessments and outcomes.
• Negotiation Planning and Execution – Create detailed pre‑negotiation plans, lead and participate in prolonged negotiation sessions with suppliers and conduct post‑negotiation debriefs and follow‑through plans. Drive negotiations to deliver the most value for the business.
• Contract Management – Lead, prepare and implement appropriate forms of contract and commitment with suppliers. Liaise with corporate legal as needed for review of contract language. Must have a strong understanding of contract language and legal positions.
• Supplier Performance Management – Ensure that appropriate supplier contracts and relationships have good supplier matrix embedded within them. Monitor, report, manage and continuously improve supplier performance using OTIF metrics and other tools. Drive innovation with key suppliers conducting meetings on a routine cadence.
• Sharing of Learnings – Work cross‑functionally with the site teams, region and global Category COE’s to share best practices where applicable.
• Policy Adherence – Ensure that all procurement within his/her area of responsibility is carried out in an ethical and controlled manner in line with procurement policy and procedures. Assist with the ongoing review of procurement practices and procedures. Interpret and enforce policy adherence for stakeholders and supply base.
• Drive Cost Savings – Identify, track and deliver cost‑saving opportunities, focusing on the accuracy of delivery. Manage purchase price variance for the category/subcategories of responsibility and track as a component of cost reduction. Manage projects and approvals for cost‑reduction initiatives with stakeholders and finance.
• Improve Working Capital – Identify, track and deliver working capital improvement opportunities, including payment terms monitoring and assistance in inventory reduction programs.
• Category Team Leadership – Membership of one or more category teams using the techniques and content created in previous items as input in the creation of breakthrough strategies. Lead and develop local/regional category strategies in support of global category strategies and sourcing strategy development.

Education Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's…