Job Summary

Sourcing Strategy and Execution (SSE) leverages the provider market landscape with Otsuka partners to:

• develop sourcing strategiesthat address long-term business needs, and
• enable the execution ofcompetitive contracts.

SSE contributes to mitigate risk, increase performance, and drive efficiencies for R&D services to better serve our patients.

This position leverages sourcing strategy best practice by developing and implementing optimal sourcing strategies and leading a provider relationship management program with strategic providers in close collaboration with partners and SSE team to support R&D needs with providers.

Job Description/Key responsibilities

Management:

• Promotes and leads a team of Sourcing Strategy Category Leaders that best support company strategy
• Defines goals based on business needs and functional objectives
• Hires, on-boards, develops and retains Sourcing Strategy Category Leaders
• Assesses competencies, identifies training needs, and develops Sourcing Strategy Category Leaders
• Assigns sourcing categories and manages workload
• Monitors and reports activity progress

Strategy:

• Establishes close working relationships with functional category sponsors and functional category owners to ensure the highest service level
• Understands business strategy and business objectives
• Ensures sourcing strategies, templates, and provider relationship management are developed and implemented for selected strategic categories
• Leverages provider market landscape
• Develops and implements sourcing strategies for service categories to support long-term business needs
• Identifies preferred providers that best support current and future business needs/requirements for selected service categories with functional category owners
• Negotiates and implements competitive agreements with strategic providers
• Develops category-specific sourcing templates and tools
• Works with functional category owner to define KPIs and monitor provider performance
• Coordinates a provider relationship management program with regular governance meetings with strategic providers when relevant
• Ensures sourcing strategy documentation is properly formalized and filed for inspection readiness
• Provides any sourcing support and expertise as required

Requirements

Qualification/experience

• Bachelor degree in management or science
• Minimum of 10 years in Sourcing/Procurement or vendor management in the pharma industry

Competencies

• Accountability for results
• Strategic thinking & problem solving
• Patient and customer centricity
• Impactful communication
• Respectful collaboration
• Empowered development

Work Environment

• Typical office setting
• Up to 15% travel time to visit other company sites or suppliers

Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication -Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others' perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

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