Senior Procurement Specialist/Associate Procurement Manager – HR & Professional Services

JOB ROLE

We make the most of individuals’ skills and passion by actively supporting our people to see what can be achieved no matter of the starting point.  As a Senior Procurement Specialist/Associate Procurement Manager in Global Procurement Services in Poland, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing the day to day sourcing and contracting activity, in partnership with the Global and Regional Category Teams.

Our mission in Global Procurement Services is to deliver broader value, not only by actively managing global spend to ensure focus on the resources and the discovery of innovative medicines but also to support Global Procurement and the business to deliver outstanding value.

Currently, we are looking for professionals with experience in:

• Global/EMEA HR & Professional Services categories

TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

As a Senior Procurement Specialist/Associate Procurement Manager your main responsibility is to play a key role in managing the end-to-end Source to Contract process.  In this role you will be instrumental in supporting the Global Category Manager with implementing Sourcing strategies to ensure successful deliver against category targets.  Working effectively with the Global, Regional and Local Teams, you will advise on and drive the execution of category strategies through the effective application of the Source to Contract process.  You will direct the preparation and delivery of each key element of the end to end sourcing and contracting process, influence best practice, standardization and ensure compliance across the lifecycle of the source to contract process.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• University degree preferred
• Required min. 3 years’ experience of working in global or regional procurement function with the focus on both sourcing (RFx, benchmarking) and contracting (contracts drafting and independently negotiating) activities
• Understanding of contract lifecycle, legal parameters, legally binding agreements with the focus on HR & Professional Skills categories;
• Leading procurement projects that are aligned with enterprise-wide business/Procurement needs;
• Excellent English communication skills (Polish is not a must);
• Desire to work as part of a strong team;
• Background experience of working collaboratively across teams;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to work effectively with others at all levels of the organization and externally with suppliers;
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills;
• Excellent time management and organizational skills;
• Experience with Microsoft Office Tools;
• Excellent Project Management skills to effectively manage projects on behalf of the team;
• Analytical and financial skills - demonstrating a good understanding of benchmarking tools, being able to provide quantitative and qualitative supplier summaries of the advantages and disadvantage of the proposals. Including a good understanding of working with, and presenting percentages and currency differences.

DESIRABLE

• Background operating in a similar complex, matrix, global organization like AstraZeneca or similarly heavily regulated industry;
• HR & Professional Services categories procurement category expertise or similar;
• In-depth knowledge of regional market dynamics through in-market or regional experience;
• Experience with JAGGAER or any other sourcing tool;
• Very good command (B2+) in both spoken and written French, German, Italian and/or Spanish would be an additional asset.

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.