Director, Global Packaging Procurement

Job Description

The Global Packaging Procurement Director is responsible to lead the Packaging Center of Excellence (COE) organization. The scope for this role includes leading the team to support overall category management for the packaging category led by the global COE’s, either directly (for local managed categories) or indirectly through strong collaboration with global/regional sourcing professionals. Annual spend in this category is more than ~$200M, and delivery of high‑quality procurement performance and capabilities is expected as part of our Company’s global procurement strategy.

Our Sourcing team partner with the business to ensure efficient acquisition of goods, services, and CAPEX that enables the commercialization of our medicines, vaccines and Animal Health products. We collaborate internationally and are grouped into center‑led categories and regional operating teams.

The Director will take an active role in team leadership, development of procurement strategies and interfacing with key and senior stakeholders to align the procurement / sourcing strategy with needed business requirements. The candidate must have demonstrated leadership within procurement and proficiency in the strategic sourcing processes and supplier relationship management. This position has the complexity of driving sourcing strategies and break through business solutions that require strong stakeholder management and sponsorship.

This position is a Hybrid role and can be located in the United States or Europe (EMEA).

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

• Leadership – As a procurement leader, participates in development and implementation of business strategy and ensures delivery of required business performance. The Director of Packaging will have a vision and strategy for the short and long‑term success of the category. The incumbent will be expected to act as an exemplar and role model and deliver role model examples of good practice which can be shared and adopted throughout our Company.
• Sourcing Management – Adopt, lead, and implement Sourcing Management as a structured process creating and leading cross‑functional teams. Lead the sourcing including RFX, RFP, and negotiations and contracting to put in place the right suppliers.
• Strategy Creation – Work with cross‑functional teams to create breakthrough strategies that generate a competitive advantage for our Company. Strategies must be innovative, deliver quick wins, and be integrated with our Company’s overall diversity goals to leverage the capabilities of an inclusive supply base composed of minority‑, female‑ and veteran‑ owned businesses.
• Strategy Implementation – Proactively manage all aspects of implementation including entry and exit of suppliers and addressing complex change management issues.
• Continuous Improvement – Ensure that supplier relationships are set up for future continuous improvement of cost down and cost out in line with our Company's Performance Targets. Lead and manage the measurement and review process that ensures delivery of on‑going improvement.
• Contract Management and Supplier Performance Governance - The incumbent will have ultimate accountability for Governance and Contract Management to realize the commitments in our contracts. They will partner with colleagues in operations and the CoE’s to ensure our service partners align with the requirements of the business and will ensure that the scorecards and KPIs reflect these requirements and performance thereof.
  
  They will establish a process and cadence of Governance to ensure appropriate oversight, review, and audit of supplier performance from site operations to Executive leadership linking in Subject Matter Expertise across all levels of Governance as appropriate. Ensure management and tracking of changes to contract terms and the scope of services under the supplier are executed in compliance with the contract and in a timely manner.
• Relationship Management – Work in a way that positively engages the support of senior stakeholders, using problem solving and proactive communication skills, to meet their business needs as well as those of our Company's Procurement…