Head Procurement GCC Operat. & Process Excellence

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
In this role the Global Head Procurement Operations India Capability Centre (GCC) will be leading a large team of procurement professionals and is accountable for the delivery of the critical Source to Contract service which will deliver excellence in sourcing, auctions negotiation, contract execution, master data management and handsfree buying management services to the global procurement organization. This service is a cornerstone of the future procurement operating model and will enable the function to industrialize its core operation, driving best practice, consistency of execution, and continual improvement. This individual shall represent the Operations activities within the Operations execution & digital team as well at the Sandoz Procurement Leadership Team level when required.

Job Description

Major Accountabilities

Strategy execution:

• Accountable for the management of the Global Capability Centre (GCC) operations, including the delivery of sourcing, Contract lifecycle management, service delivery, and customer engagement.

• Responsible for the delivery of benefits identified in strategies (local, regional and global), through effective and collaborative strategy execution, aligned to assurance of supply (risk management), quality, service, cost and innovation. Manage the domain relevant talent, recruiting activities and the dynamics of procurement team in India.

• Creating an environment of coaching and on-going capability development, motivating individuals to perform at its best. Setting clear performance goals in collaboration with teams / individuals, monitoring outcome and holding them accountable

Service Leadership:

• Accountable for the implementation of the GCC operating model, the role will l support the set-up of, and transition to any new procurement operating model.

• Accountable for ensuring the GCC meets agreed service levels for operational performance, adherence to procurement core process, savings delivery, and operating budget

• Support procurement professionals in the identification and delivery of both strategic and tactical programs that will deliver the functions savings targets (agreed with key stakeholders and Finance in accordance with the agreed Savings Methodology). As a key leadership position within the function the role will build strong relationships across the function, fostering a culture of collaboration, customer focus, and functional excellence for procurement.

• Build strategic relationship with a network of senior Sandoz stakeholders to identify opportunities to further procurement's value proposition.

Drive operational efficiency:

• Lead end-to-end Procurement processes and standard operating procedures as Global process owner

• Manage capability teams (Compliance, Content Enablement, e-Sourcing, Master Data Management, Source-to-Contract) for procurement in collaboration with any peer.

• Accountable for the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives in the global Capability center. Year on year improvements should be made through productivity improvements of the GCC, increasing capacity or reducing size; process rationalization and with ruthless simplification executed;

• Through collaboration with the procurement PLT and global category teams, ensure the service meets key business and customer needs such as cost control, supplier complexity reduction, category simplification, best practices supplier management, and adherence to contracts. Accountable for cross domain collaboration

Ideal Background:

Experience and Skills:                              

• minimum of 15+ years- experience in a procurement management Drive innovation, simplification, shared or capability centre,

• Successfully leading and managing large teams across multiple countries.

• Demonstrated expertise in Procurement processes development, particularly with respect to source to contract and supplier relationship management

• Build sourcing pool to lead complex sourcing initiatives from strategy through to contract negotiation and completion. (Must include eSourcing and eauction through platforms such as Ariba)

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex stakeholders.

• Proven knowledge and understanding of requirements to successfully establish a global capability centre.

• Ability to identify and escalate roadblocks, risks and issues in a timely and effective manner.

• Ability to effectively motivate and lead a matrix managed team.

Why Sandoz? 

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health. 

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.  

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!  

  

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Effective Communication, Finance Management, Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Managing Resources, Negotiating