Title:
Global Category Leader - Congresses & Events
Company:
Ipsen Pharma (SAS)
About Ipsen:
Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.
Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!
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Job Description:
The Global Category Leader – Congresses & Events is responsible for defining and deploying global and regional procurement strategies for congresses, external events, and internal meetings, enabling business impact, value delivery, and consistent execution across markets.
The role is responsible for designing and deploying a high-performing, scalable, and compliant supplier ecosystem across event management, congress participation, meeting logistics, venue sourcing, production, and related services, ensuring strong affiliate-level adoption while balancing global consistency with local relevance.
Reporting to the Global Strategic Sourcing Director, Business Excellence, the role acts as a strategic partner to Commercial, Medical, Corporate Functions, and affiliate stakeholders, while ensuring strong collaboration with regional procurement teams and the broader business network, including North America.
WHAT - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies
Global & Regional Category Strategy with Broad Event Scope
Be accountable for end-to-end Category Management for Congresses & Events services, including strategy, sourcing, supplier performance, governance, and value delivery across congresses, commercial and medical events, and internal meetings at global and regional levels.
Define and lead global and regional sourcing strategies supporting congresses, external events, and internal meetings , in close partnership with Commercial, Medical, Corporate Functions, and affiliate stakeholders, including North America.
Determine the most relevant level of strategy (global vs. regional) to best support business priorities, event typologies, stakeholder requirements, and market needs .
Ensure strategies deliver tangible value at affiliate level (including North America), are scalable across markets, and balance global consistency with local relevancy for different event formats and business needs.
Align strategies with business cycles, launch milestones, medical congress calendars, and internal governance needs , ensuring fit-for-purpose event delivery across commercial, medical, and corporate contexts.
Maintain a strong understanding of the external landscape, key market trends, and emerging innovations, and translate these into recommendations to continuously evolve the category strategy.
Lead strategic sourcing and negotiations for major event-related engagements (>€300k), including global framework agreements, rate cards/pricing models, venue and agency negotiations, and performance-based contracts.
Value Delivery & Deployment Across Event Types and Affiliates
Define and monitor category KPIs and dashboards covering spend visibility, sourcing compliance, supplier adoption, value delivery, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Design and continuously improve the events supplier ecosystem (agencies, venue partners, logistics providers, production, digital/hybrid event services), including service models and…