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Ipsen: Global Procurement Category Leader in Slough, UK
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Global Procurement Category Leader
We are currently looking to recruit a Global Procurement Category Leader – Marketing, Medical Excellence & Access, to be based in Slough as part of the Procurement Commercial Spend team. The Global Procurement Category Leader will be responsible for a spend of approx. 90m Euros and will be growing in the coming years as Ipsen increasing its footprint through external acquisitions. His / her responsibilities will be to design, build, communicate and support implementation of Category Strategies with close alignment with Medical Excellence organization & Global Products and Portfolio Strategy Team and more specifically with Asset Leads, Brands Leads, Global Communication, Market Access teams in addition to our various procurement Teams at local level to ultimately deliver added value to the business.
The Global Procurement Category Leader will work very closely with the Global Procurement Events & Commercial Insights Category Leader. He/she will contribute to the strategic development of this spend portfolio and will ensure the robust delivery through clear and measurable benefits.
Responsibilities
- Drive Category Management process for the assigned categories.
- Be the Procurement Subject Matter Expert on assigned categories.
- Identify and classify new opportunities through best-in-class category management processes with strong alignment with Internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Strategic planning: Develop long term strategic category plans for the assigned categories
- Develop best procurement practices and support implementation of these practices across Marketing, Media, Communication & Access portfolio and Medical Excellence activities such as Medical Communication & Education, Publishing…
- Maintain the highest-level code of conduct and ethics.
- Ensure that all the key suppliers within the category assigned adhered Ipsen Ethics & Compliance code
- Contribute to the development of Procurement objectives, strategy, processes & tools.
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