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FORGE YOUR PATH

Our Global Real Estate, Facilities and Procurement (GREFP) team are looking for a Strategic Procurement Manager to oversee indirect procurement activities, primarily across marketing and sales categories for various functions within Global Portfolio division (GPD). In this newly created role, you will also act as a business partner for Marketing and Commercial Excellence (MCE) function.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 0+ years of progressive procurement experience
• At least 5 years of indirect procurement experience preferably of Marketing and Sales categories
• Experience or demonstrated understanding in Category Management principles and frameworks and the development of sourcing strategies
• Good organizational skills and ability to deal with competing priorities
• Effective communication skills in English
• Innovator, willing to initiate changes, introduce new ideas, and creatively problem solve
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Preferred:

• Post-graduate business-related qualification
• Demonstrated ability in collating, organizing, analyzing and reporting complex financial data with solid grounding in basic procurement and financial processes and systems.
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Any Professional Purchasing (e.g. CIPS) or Finance related licenses or certifications would be considered advantageous