Supplier Inclusion & Social Impact (Associate Director)

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The Supplier Inclusion & Social Impact Lead owns the global strategy and programs that expand equitable access to Takeda's supply chain and create measurable social value through procurement. The role evolves supplier diversity from a reporting activity into an enterprise capability that identifies, develops, connects, and grows qualified diverse and underrepresented suppliers. It also develops a pragmatic social-impact framework for Procurement, coordinates external partnerships, strengthens Tier 2 participation, and demonstrates how inclusive sourcing can support innovation, resilience, local economic opportunity, and patient and community value.

• Own the global supplier inclusion and social impact strategy, roadmap, service model, governance, and annual priorities.
• Develop an inclusive supplier pipeline and increase qualified participation in relevant sourcing and supplier development opportunities.
• Lead supplier identification, verification, onboarding support, matchmaking, mentoring, capacity building, and development programs.
• Build a globally relevant program that respects regional market maturity, legal requirements, available certifications, and local definitions.
• Establish social-impact measurement and credible reporting, including direct and Tier 2 supplier participation and economic value indicators.
• Embed inclusive sourcing practices into category strategies, market scans, sourcing, supplier governance, and enterprise supplier programs.
• Manage strategic partnerships and represent Takeda in relevant supplier inclusion and social-impact forums.
• Create internal awareness, tools, guidance, and accountability that enable Procurement teams to act.

Accountabilities:

Strategy, Governance & Regionalization

• Define the global framework, principles, metrics, market priorities, and maturity roadmap.
• Develop regional approaches that are legally appropriate and meaningful in local supplier markets.
• Set standards for data quality, supplier status verification, claims, and external communication.

Supplier Discovery & Opportunity Access

• Build pipelines of qualified suppliers through databases, events, partnerships, referrals, and category market intelligence.
• Create transparent matchmaking between suppliers and relevant sourcing opportunities without compromising quality, risk, or business requirements.
• Partner with Category teams to identify addressable opportunities and remove avoidable participation barriers.

Supplier Development & Capacity Building

• Design mentoring, readiness assessment, workshops, pitch events, and development pathways.
• Connect suppliers to technical, commercial, quality, and procurement expertise needed to compete and scale.
• Track conversion from engagement to qualified opportunity, award, growth, or other defined outcome.

Tier 2 & Strategic Supplier Engagement

• Develop proportionate Tier 2 expectations and reporting with major suppliers.
• Collaborate with enterprise suppliers on inclusive supply chain, innovation, and community-value initiatives.
• Use supplier governance forums to review progress and address barriers.

Social Impact & Measurement

• Define a focused procurement social-impact framework and outcome measures.
• Measure supplier participation, spend, opportunity conversion, jobs or local economic indicators where data is credible and appropriate.
• Develop evidence-based narratives for internal and external reporting and avoid unsupported impact claims.

Partnerships, Advocacy & Capability

• Manage relationships with relevant certification bodies, industry forums, networks, and community partners.
• Represent Takeda externally and benchmark practices to improve program effectiveness.
• Develop Procurement guidance, communications, training, and leadership reporting.

Required

• 10+ years of experience in supplier inclusion, supplier diversity, social impact, procurement, economic development, or related programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Social Sciences, Sustainability, Community Development, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience building partnerships and connecting suppliers to commercial opportunities.
• Strong program design, stakeholder engagement, measurement, and communication capability.
• Experience operating across regions and navigating differing legal, cultural, and market contexts.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Business, Social Impact, Sustainability, Public Policy, or related discipline.
• Pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or regulated-industry experience.
• Experience with established supplier inclusion networks, certification bodies, Tier 2 programs, or economic-impact methodologies.
• Additional language relevant to priority markets.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic thinking and practical program design.
• External partnership development and advocacy.
• Inclusive stakeholder engagement and cultural awareness.
• Commercial understanding and supplier-development mindset.
• Data discipline and credible impact storytelling.
• Influencing without authority.
• Executive communication and confident public representation.
• Integrity, fairness, and respect for supplier dignity and confidentiality.

Travel requirements:

Up to 15%-20%

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" following Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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