Procurement Manager – Maghreb

Job Description

Summary:<p><br></p>Owns responsibility for supplier relationship management. Handles complex management issues, and provides guidance on sourcing related issues. Ensures all sourcing arrangements are successful and aligned to company and area strategy and manages supplier relationships at a strategic level. Otherwise, may be responsible for strategic planning, relationship management and reviews of existing supplier arrangements for an entire spend category for a region or all of AstraZeneca.<p><br></p>Responsibilities:<p><br></p><ul><li>Acts as lead for a significant functional area within procurement</li><li>Contributes to the development, and drives implementation, of operational plans to achieve procurement strategy objectives</li><li>Ensures procurement processes and supplier management are implemented in line with identified AstraZeneca policies, procedures and standards, to achieve agreed scope</li><li>Manages and monitors supplier spend against budgeted targets</li><li>Manages the business relationship with key suppliers on behalf of employees and the business overseeing and managing the procurement process and customer satisfaction</li><li>Investigates current and future procurement needs, communicating them appropriately and translating them into specific requirements</li><li>Manages the demand and supply activities within areas of responsibility within procurement</li><li>Oversees the introduction of new processes from the identification of business need, through to the timely introduction and formal acceptance of the change by all customers</li><li>Leads individuals within own section of Procurement to deliver the highest levels of performance and maintain both function and supplier relations</li><li>Provides clear leadership, direction, communication and development opportunities to enable the team to meets its objectives</li><li>In conjunction with Global Procurement Group, identifies and leads improvement initiatives and project teams in support of longer term business strategy. Develops and maintains Service Level Agreements</li><li>Develops and cultivates technical expertise and knowledge within project team or broader Procurement function by disseminating best practices and sharing knowledge across functions and project teams</li></ul><p><br></p>Minimum Criteria:<p><br></p><ul><li>Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Equivalent</li><li>Significant experience in similar environment at a management level</li><li>Sound understanding of Safety, Health and Environment</li><li>Project management, change management and people management skills</li><li>Good working knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry</li><li>Technical expertise in at least one Procurement area, and competence in several others</li><li>Communication skills and ability to influence others</li><li>Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations</li><li>Fluent in both English &amp; French</li></ul>