Global Sourcing Manager_Facility Management Service

Job Summary

Support the management of an international supply base to meet business requirements in terms of purchasing, delivery, quality and total cost of ownership. Reporting to Global Category Leader, lead defined category spend requirements while supporting where required with other categories. Work with site operations to identify and develop long-term supplier relationships to meet current and future requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the process to purchase all goods and services to support the sites, in line with business requirements. Support direct and indirect categories as required by the business.
• Work with internal stakeholders to define and agree sourcing objectives for relevant spend categories
• Carryout RFQ following procurement principles and company policies and procedures to achieve best value for the business
• Lead RFQ and Supplier Selection activities to ensure that any new suppliers are aligned with our business principles and always behave in an ethical and equitable manner
• Lead negotiations and implementation of contracts and SLA’s for procurement categories
• Support procurement department in achieving spend and savings targets and to align with the strategic objectives of the company
• Support the monitoring of key metrics in the areas of supplier delivery, cost, quality, and service which clearly demonstrate performance against targets. Drive supplier corrective actions where performance falls below agreed target levels.
• Conduct Business Reviews with Suppliers to ensure that performance is to target and expectations are clearly understood. Agree development/improvement programs where required. Drive resulting corrective actions to conclusion.
• Support all significant issue resolution programs with suppliers, with other relevant functions within the business. Be able to utilise structured problem-solving techniques (e.g., A3) to ensure root causes are addressed and corrective actions are effective.
• Identify supplier risk situations and work with site functions to implement risk mitigations strategies
• Timely issuance of Purchase Orders to selected suppliers ensuring accurate data in the SAP system is always accurate.
• Perform all duties in accordance with GMP requirements, SOPs and controlled documents.
• Will be flexible to take on additional tasks and responsibilities at the discretion of the line manager.

Technical Competencies

• Strong working knowledge of procurement tools and platforms, processes, methods and Reporting techniques.

· A commercial background with a track record in cost management and reduction

· Understanding of basic legal principles that apply to executing supply agreements and contracts

• A team player who can work proactively on cross-functional teams as either a leader or proactive participant
• Self-motivated, honest and accountable
• Problem solving, planning and analytical skills.
• Ability to collate and analyse large amounts of data in a methodical and structured manner.
• Ability to build strong and influential business relationships with suppliers to achieve business objectives.
• Strong numeracy skills and accurate financial analysis and reporting.
• Excellent oral communications, business writing skills in Chinese and English, inter-personal and presentation skills. Ability to conduct and lead meetings effectively
• Experience working with SAP, SRM is highly desirable

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience within a purchasing, procurement or sourcing position, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing industry sector
• Experience in the MRO, Capex or Engineering category is highly desirable but a broad experience across all spend categories is also favourable
• Experience in negotiation and influencing skills with suppliers, with demonstrative results in securing competitive pricing and overall terms and conditions
• Has demonstrated confidence in leading a spend category through concept, budget preparation and execution

Knowledge

• Understand the market leaders and players for the spend category
• Basic knowledge of the law around sale of goods and legal requirements to execute agreements and mitigate risk for the company
• Strong numeracy skills and accurate financial analysis and reporting.
• Understand materials management, supply and distribution chains in the market
• Understand procurement for a cGMP business

Qualifications

• APICS, CIPS, CPSM qualification desirable
• Third level education in supply chain, automation or engineering is required

Behavioural Competencies

• Ethical and equitable in all interactions with vendors and team members
• Demonstrate diversity and inclusion
• Responsible and accountable, with integrity, clear mind, rigorous work attitude;
• Strategic Decision Making and ability to lead is essential
• Leadership of cross functional teams where required
• Teamwork – ability to both lead and work as an active team member, strong ability to deal with a large complex and cross-functional business and solve problems under pressure and effectively,
• Interpersonal / Communication Skills is essential
• Project management ability
• Business acumen/commercial awareness is essential

Other requirements

• Flexibility to travel up to 20% of the time (Mainly APAC)