Job Description
About our organization we are a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines.
We have 114,000 colleagues serving people in more than 160 countries. We have been operating globally since 1946 and serve various markets with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products.
In this important role you will lead sourcing initiatives focusing on Packaging, encompassing local, domestic and international purchasing opportunities. You will be responsible for establishing, articulating, and implementing sourcing strategies, with an emphasis on introducing new suppliers to support expansion projects.
This entails obtaining program buy-in from various stakeholder organizations, managing project plans, identifying resources to support objectives, and driving projects through complex sourcing processes, ensuring end results meet requirements of all impacted organizations.
To fulfill this role you will need a proactive approach that is relationship-oriented, customer-focused, analytical and data-driven, creative and committed to continuous improvement. Experience in working on new supplier onboarding is beneficial.
Required Skills and Qualifications
* Degree in related discipline.
* At least 8 years of combined / related experience in a procurement / buying / category management role.
* Experience in identifying and onboarding new suppliers.
* Experience of supporting new site / expansion activity.
* Industry experience in paper packaging / labels preferable.
* Experience in a manufacturing environment preferable.
Benefits
We offer attractive compensation packages that include competitive pay, as well as benefits such as health insurance for you and your family, pension, life insurance, short-term disability protection, long-term disability protection, carers leave, and education assistance.
Other Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and provide opportunities for professional growth and development. Connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter to learn more about our organization.