Project Leader, R&D & Launch

About Apotex Inc.

Apotex is a Canadian-based global health company. We improve everyday access to affordable, innovative medicines and health products for millions of people worldwide, with a broad portfolio of generic, biosimilar, innovative branded pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Headquartered in Toronto, with regional offices globally, including in the United States, Mexico and India, we are the largest Canadian-based pharmaceutical company and a health partner of choice for the Americas for pharmaceutical licensing and product acquisitions.

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Job Summary

This position serves dual roles as a Direct Procurement PLCM project leader supporting the Program Manager, R&D and Launch, in providing direction for the sourcing management and strategy for Global R&D, and Global New Product Launch as well as a Global Indirect Category Manager to support business units and stakeholders focusing on Lab Supplies.

Direct Procurement

The position supports the implementation of category management plans for all raw material (API, Excipients and Capsules). This position serves as the corporate function support for all sourcing activity required for New Product Development (NPD), New Product Launch (NPL) and External Manufacturing projects being managed within Direct Procurement. In this role, the incumbent will liaise and work directly with the NPD, NPL & External Manufacturing Project Managers, Project Leaders, and other cross-functional stakeholders on the planning and delivery of materials for their projects.

This position will report to the Program Manager, R&D and Launch to administer and organize projects and coordinating tasks. This position includes working closely with Sourcing Hubs, Global R&D, Supply Chain and other functional areas and resources to prepare comprehensive action plans, schedule and manage forums and perform follow-ups, along with administrative duties such as maintaining project documentation and trackers duly updated.

Job Responsibilities

Direct Procurement

Job Responsibilities:

Indirect Procurement

The Global Indirect Procurement Category Manager leads the strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier relationship management for a complex portfolio of services. The purpose of the position is to create value for key stakeholders, reduce total cost of ownership, and leverage world-class negotiation and sourcing strategies, tools, and processes, and mitigate risk through contract development. The Global Indirect Procurement Category Manager will be responsible for the development of 1–3-year category plans for the portfolio they are accountable for and obtain line of business buy in and support for the category plan.

This position interacts with internal managers, directors, and actively works with 3rd party contracted partners and external suppliers.

Indirect Procurement Job Responsibilities

Category Planning

Collect input of internal stakeholders' needs and market knowledge. (e.g., supply market structure and dynamics, strategies of suppliers, pricing structures, opportunities, and threats)

Keeps up to date on Category Market Intelligence and Supply market trends that may impact supply pricing or continuity to gain competitive market/sourcing advantage

Strategy implementation and…