Description
A global Pharmaceutical Powerhouse is looking to add to its rapidly growing IT procurement team in Prague by identifying either an experienced Software category manager or purchaser with experience of contract negotiation and framework management amongst other disciplines.
This position is an opportunity to be a part of the fastest growing and most exciting technical deployment in Europe at present and would suit a candidate who is experienced and capable of operating in a dynamic and fast moving environment with a genuine international flavour and challenge.
Only the best need apply!
Responsibilities:
*Leads and executes individual Software Procurement projects to delivery overall business value (measured by cost reduction, Procurement productivity, process standardization & efficiency, category information and transparency) to the IT Procurement organization. Expectation of delivering multiple projects concurrently
*Develop and execute effective analysis, sourcing strategies & execution.
*Activities are life cycle based - market analysis qualifying and selecting suppliers, negotiating, contracting and then managing those contracts & suppliers.
Responsibilities
*Responsible for providing input to the Global IT Procurement PMO, Global Category Managers and Head of Functional IT Procurement as requested to inform the top-down target setting process
*Responsible for refining scope of projects to enable delivery in line with the top down targets
*Responsible for collection of supplier, market category, internal business data, and internal stakeholder information needed to inform project execution
*Responsible for performing data analysis to inform the Category Strategy as directed by the Global IT Procurement PMO, Global Category Managers and Head of Functional IT Procurement
*Responsible for ensuring project delivery is aligned to the long term service and category strategy
*Responsible for executing agreed projects on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals and that the identified savings are delivered
*Responsible for providing input into the supplier segmentation process
*Responsible for defining KPIs and SLAs with suppliers during the contracting process in accordance service requirements
*Responsible for creating, applying and completing contracts resulting from sourcing projects
*Responsible for contract and commercial management & identifying and communicating areas of innovation and assisting in ensure appropriate performance of supplier
*Accountable for monitoring project compliance and adherence to Procurement policies and procedures
*Responsible for the identification and management of project risks and issues in a timely manner