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Job Description
OBJECTIVES:
Set and own the multi-year sourcing strategy across the category portfolio, aligned to Takeda's enterprise priorities and patient-centric mission.
Deliver a sourcing plan and pipeline to agreed quality, customer and performance KPI‘s.
Drive quality, expertise, and risk-aware execution — supporting Strategic Procurement in complex environments and enabling their focus on value creation.
Lead and develop a team of Sourcing Associates, Sourcing Managers, and Senior Sourcing Managers to support China.
Interface for Category Managers, Business, and Sites during the Sourcing process
Accountability and ownership on relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, when managed by the value delivery team as part of the Sourcing process
Categories in scope: Indirect (Professional Services, Sales & Marketing, HR, Facilities), R&D (CROs, Lab Services, Pharma Sciences), Manufacturing & Logistics (Raw & Packaging Materials, CMOs, Distribution & Logistics)
Drive continuous Improvement mindset and approach to improve performance of process, team and experience
Develop sourcing strategy and conduct negotiations with suppliers at different levels
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Value Creation and Sourcing Excellence
Define and own multi-year global sourcing strategies aligned to GPO (Global Process Owner) frameworks and business priorities aligned to global category strategies
Champion total cost of ownership (TCO) and drive value levers: cost, demand, innovation, risk, ESG
Own and monitor savings, RFx cycle time, sourcing KPIs, and stakeholder satisfaction
Maintain the project pipeline in Wave; drive continuous improvement against efficiency, customer and quality targets
Prioritization of workload and delivery focus
Champion Continuous improvement and growth mindset
Lead and manage a sourcing team with strategic thinking, performance focus and the ability to multi-task, think critically with a growth mindset and prioritize work
Coach team on sourcing execution, negotiation techniques, CI, growth mindset and stakeholder interaction
Foster a climate that inspires, enables, encourages open dialogue, feedback and diverse opinions
Elevate capabilities across self, team members and key business partners; ensure compliance with Takeda training requirements
Translate Category and business needs into effective sourcing strategies; challenge demand where appropriate
Alignlocal and regional priorities with Global Category Strategies and GPO frameworks
Escalate complex or strategic topics appropriately to CPO / Head of Value Delivery
Implement and enforce standardized sourcing templates, playbooks, and workflows
Identify opportunities for automation with digital and AI for process optimization and simplification
Drive continuous improvement and a performance culture
Keep abreast of industry trends and best practices in sourcing execution
Partner with category managers in identification and mitigation of supply chain risks to ensure business continuity and patient supply security, delivering, when applicable sourcing strategies to enable it.
Align with Central Finance on end-to-end execution and service delivery
Maintain clear process boundaries between global category, sourcing and operational procurement
Baechlor degree in relevent field
MBA would be an advantage
Behavioral:
As members of Global Procurement, you are expected to demonstrate ways of working that support our strategic ambition and shape how we create value for Takeda. You will contribute to a procurement function that:
Shapes strategy upstream through close business partnership
Deliver total enterprise value beyond savings
Takes…