Director - Category Manager; EXM - LCO​/Sterile

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The Director – Category Manager EXM-Liquid, Creams & Ointments / Sterile (LCO/Sterile) supports the development and execution of category management across Company’s Externally Manufactured LCO/Sterile network. This role is responsible for owning assigned technologies that all fall under the EXM- LCO/Sterile Category, developing practical category strategies, and working closely with Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Quality, and other Business stakeholders to deliver strategic procurement outcomes.

Reporting to the Senior Director Procurement – Business Partner & Category Lead, this role plays a critical part in building foundational category management capability, improving supplier engagement, and strengthening procurement’s effectiveness in developing a procurement environment with accountability on defining financial value delivery over a long range plan.

This role is suited for an experienced category professional who is comfortable being hands‑on, operating in ambiguity, and helping establish structure, discipline, and consistency.

• Own assigned LCO/Sterile categories/product technologies and serve as Teva's category SME.
• Develop category strategies aligned with business priorities, manufacturing needs, and supplier capabilities.
• Define and deliver 3-5 year savings and improvement roadmaps leveraging multiple procurement levers.
• Support demand planning, supplier capacity assessments, and sourcing roadmaps to optimize investment and P&L.
• Maintain category strategies, action plans, and reporting.

• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to execute RFx activities, negotiations, and contracts.
• Ensure sourcing activities deliver value and objectives defined in category strategies.
• Provide category expertise on supplier selection, negotiation approaches, and award decisions.
• Align contract outcomes with category and business goals.

• Define supplier management strategies for key LCO/Sterile suppliers.
• Guide supplier performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement programs.
• Maintain market intelligence and identify strategic supplier opportunities, leveraging SRM to develop ongoing value capture opportunities.

• Partner with leaders across External Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and key business functions, understanding business needs and co‑developing strategies.
• Communicate category plans, sourcing activities, risks, and trade‑offs; influence stakeholders and champion strategies.
• Influence outcomes of Business Development through category and supplier expertise.
• Build trusted relationships and deep business understanding to inform category priorities.

• Drive category value initiatives, including cost optimization, sourcing improvements, and supplier performance.
• Track and communicate category performance, sourcing outcomes, and value delivery.
  
  Deliver multi-year cost reduction plans and partner with Finance to validate targets.
• Improve reporting transparency and consistency.

• Expert level knowledge of LCO/Sterile markets, supplier capabilities, capacity trends, and regulations.
• Use market and supplier intelligence to shape category strategies and sourcing decisions.
• Strengthen supplier relationships and position Teva as a customer of choice.

• Support adoption of category management tools, templates, and best practices.
• Improve consistency and discipline across category management activities.
• Identify process…