Manager, Category Sourcing

* ** Develop strategies and provide guidance to others
** for delivery of exceptional category value to Pfizer stakeholders through the timely development, oversight, and delivery of global category strategies aligned with business needs. Supported category Supply Chain
* ** Supports
* * the development of category strategies and partners with category execution teams for implementation, where applicable
* ** Develop and maintain
** category plans that align with overall sourcing strategy and support near and long-term business objectives
* ** Manages
* * or provides support to large sourcing projects, directly supporting the execution of activities, where needed (e.g., requirements gathering, negotiations, sr. stakeholder business signoff, etc.)
* ** Develops and applies comprehensive knowledge
** of market trends, industry best practices, and emerging technologies related to the categories managed, and incorporate new ideas and innovations into sourcing strategies
* Develop and maintain value measurement methodology and process (by category)
* Implements metrics to measure and continuously improve data-driven supplier outcomes
* ** Drives
* * visibility of unmanaged spend and strategy to increase managed spend
* ** Leads
* * data quality efforts led by Sourcing Intelligence team to ensure high quality category insights
* ** Leads
* * strategy for common category specific templates and tools (TCO / value chain models, term sheets, etc.)
* Provides guidance to identify potential taxonomy amendments and data quality initiatives
* ** Leads / Co-leads
** supplier diversity and sustainability initiatives related to managed categories, and promote responsible sourcing practices across the organization
* ** Work with
** key stakeholders across the organization to develop and implement sourcing strategies that support business objectives and deliver value
* ** Work independently to develop
** Global Category Strategy for the category managed with business partners, ensuring alignment to category mgmt. value levers
* ** Work independently
** for the business partners with relation to business needs for managed categories, ensuring alignment to global category strategy and maximizing category mgmt. value levers
* ** Work with
** internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, rationalization, and optimization, and implement appropriate supplier management strategies
* ** Work independently with
** internal stakeholders, including business leaders and cross-functional teams, to understand business requirements and develop sourcing strategies that align with company goals and objectives
* ** Co-leads projects
** globally as part of stakeholder core team.
* Typically
** supports but doesn’t directly manage spend
** for category under management
* Manages the Supply Chain category with subcategories such as clinical logistics or local LSP.
* Typically supports leadership with business stakeholder
** relationship responsibilities
*** Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations & Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline
* Demonstrated ability to be part of and contribute to complex, cross-functional projects
* Strong Team player
* Business operations acumen and client engagement and customer relationship management skills
* Experience managing and working with cross-functional teams
* Excellent communication skills to be able to effectively translate the high-level goals/vision into actionable items for the team
* Ability to engage with senior executives/ business stakeholders to communicate and review decisions
* Negotiation skills to be able to negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers
* Comfort with ambiguity & ability to identify innovative sourcing strategies
* Strong business operations acumen
* Ownership mentality, entrepreneurial and creative
* Effective project management & communications skills
* Business English required
* Typical Years of

Experience:

5+ years of experience in sourcing & procurement with deep category management process expertise (3+ yrs for MBA/MS)
* Track record of success in building partnerships and connections with respective  business stakeholders to translate ideas into…