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Global Procurement Manager – Primary Packaging

Posted date Oct. 31, 2024
Contract type Full time
Job ID R-209916
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Why choose AstraZeneca Portugal?

As an exciting and emerging leader in pharma and biotech, we're pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. This is where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Voted the best company to work for in Portugal 2023/24, AstraZeneca provides the thrill of a start-up within the security of a global firm that brings new challenges and pathways for a fulfilling career.

If you’re ready to make a difference, join our Global Hub in Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, Global Business Services or Procurement. Bring your potential to our evolving team today.

Who do we look for?

Calling all dynamic, ambitious team players. At AstraZeneca, we empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Here, you'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.

We're on the lookout for diverse minds inspired by difference who want to reach another level in their careers. Bold disrupters who confidently rise to challenges as fearless entrepreneurs. People who want to make a meaningful impact led by science in an organisation where global meets local. Join one of our offices in Lisbon and discover a culture of openness and vibrancy where diverse perspectives are encouraged and valued. Your work will have a real impact, no matter your level or function.

Success Profile

Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.

Tech innovators

Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. If you're technology-savvy and have a digital mindset, you can use your skills and experience to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.

Dynamic

In a constantly evolving environment dedicated to innovation, you'll use your strong sense of purpose to provide outstanding contributions. Although we're a global company, our Global Hub operates like a start-up, allowing you to work autonomously. Bring your fearlessness of improving patient outcomes, and we'll encourage your personal success.

Ambitious

Play your part in progressing a world-leading pipeline. Here, you'll improve patients' lives now and better the future of humanity. With our opportunities for continuous development, you'll exhibit your passion and potential to go beyond the expected — and grow in your career with our support.

Team players

Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of openness, sharing and giving allows everyone to speak up and express their ideas. In an open atmosphere of camaraderie and support, we rely on each other to further our progress and drive much-needed change.

Responsibilities

Job ID R-209916 Date posted 10/31/2024

Innovate with partners to maximise patient outcomes

Join the team managing our innovative Procurement ecosystem that delivers high-quality strategic approaches from partner to patient. Ultimately, we help to fulfil AstraZeneca’s purpose: pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines.

As the guardians of the cost and value that AstraZeneca delivers, we’re a strong, independent function that impacts the entire business. Through agility and supplier collaboration, we are delivering sustainable growth that protects employees, patients and society.

Job role:

The Global Procurement Manager will have global procurement accountability for the Primary Packaging Category across the globe.  This includes Foils, Thermoformed Films, Parenterals & Desiccants.  You will develop long term strategic plans for the entire spend area within AstraZeneca for your category from the development of the strategy, through cost management and supplier management / development strategies.

You'll manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that your Category Strategies are aligned to current and future Business needs and that the supply base is continually assessed and developed to meet changing business demands.

Our Packaging teams are supporting a wide range of sustainability activities from responsible material sourcing, substitute/reduction in materials, to working with our partners ensuring decarbonisation in line with our 2030 Scope 3 targets.  

You will be passionate about Procurement and have an appetite for change and innovation, bringing a bold, motivated approach to our already high performing team.  

The Procurement Manager is responsible for managing the commercial and contractual elements of the sourcing process, as well as category business planning (MTP) and monitoring spend against expected budgets/savings, ensuring we meet our financial targets.

Key accountabilities:

  • Develop and coordinate the implementation of the Strategic Category Plans to ensure that the procurement activities deliver the expected business value
  • Consistently look for new innovative solutions and being creative in your thinking to meet the needs of your stakeholders.
  • Work collaboratively with other internal functions e.g. Global Supply Chain, Sustainability, Quality/Technical.
  • Consistently reviewing material supply risks and ensuring appropriate mitigation is in place and agreed with the relevant stakeholders.
  • Support our business to help achieve Net Zero.
  • Manage strategic relationships (both internally and externally) to ensure that Category Strategies are aligned to current and future business needs and are delivering.
  • Develop, evaluate or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers and other cross-functional teams.   Work closely with our operations colleagues to deliver continuous improvement and overall value creation.

Essential requirements & skills

  • Degree level or equivalent qualifications and experience
  • 5+ years of packaging procurement experience, preferably in Primary Packaging, managing global or regional categories of spend and category strategy creation.
  • Strong contracting experience and confidence in putting complex Global Agreements together to deadlines.
  • Experience in managing cross-regional sourcing projects and benchmarking.
  • Passion for Sustainability
  • Tenacity to achieve results.
  • Excellent Business Partnering skills.
  • Supplier Management experience

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, we are a strategic function that sits at the heart of our organisation, promoting the continuous flow of thinking and ideas. In Global Procurement Services we connect our diverse functions, answering to all their sourcing, contracting, category management and contract management needs. Our diversity is our strength. Drawing on our different experiences, backgrounds and expertise. There's no better place for original thinking and fresh perspectives. Whether you're an expert or just starting out in Procurement, your contribution will find space to grow. The only essential is an entrepreneurial mentality.

Join us now! Be empowered to own decisions and inspire change. Have the freedom to steer your own work. Work independently to find efficient solutions, showing your confidence to step up when required. People here are always speaking up, seeking out the latest tools and trialing alternative ideas. It's this innovative approach that drives change across the Procurement team.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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Reasons to Join

Thomas Mathisen

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Sales Representative Oslo, Norway

There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.

Christine Recchio

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Sales Representative California, United States

Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.

Stephanie Ling

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

Sales Representative Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.

What we offer

We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.

Aligned to performance

Our approach is designed to deliver great performance — stimulating our commercial growth, scientific advancement, collaboration and personal development. Never standing still, you'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career.

Balanced

An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. Typical benefits include healthcare, life insurance and long-term savings, and in many markets, there’s a range of benefits for you to tailor.

Holistic

We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. Being valued for who you are and the difference you bring is at the heart of our culture — and you’ll be rewarded when you create authentic connections to our purpose.

Sustainable

Our two offices in Lisbon combine comfort with sustainability. From renewable energy, a zero-plastic scheme, electric vehicles and food waste reduction initiatives to sustainable reward practices, we're realising our ambition to harness the power of science to build a healthy future for everyone everywhere.

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