Regional Category Manager Consulting - Cambridge, United States - ARIAD

ARIAD

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Cambridge, United States

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Description

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Job ID R0125029
Date posted 06/11/2024
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
About the role:
The Regional Category Manager is responsible for the execution of the sub-category strategy in the region.

The Regional Category Manager (RCM) plans and leads category initiatives a defined region and develops and implements regional category strategies for market facing spend categories as part of the wider Category Strategy.

The RCM leads proactive category projects to support the delivery of regional procurement targets, spanning sourcing projects, demand management and process re-engineering, as well as managing region-specific supplier performance and innovation activities.

Their primary responsibility will be ensuring that the category strategy is realized through day-to-day buying activity including buying channel content creation and hands-on delivery support for business buyers.

Success in the role will be measured by US region KPIs, including but not limited to customer satisfaction, savings delivery, and cycle time targets.

This role will fully embrace and adopt the Takeda Leadership Behaviors and they will confidently live our values every day (Integrity, Fairness, Honestly and Perseverance).

How you will contribute:

_ RESPONSIBILITIES_
Procurement Excellence

Lead the translation of the relevant subcategory strategy(s) into daytoday buying activity through the development and maintenance of best practice buying channels, procurement content (pricing, terms, service catalogues, buying guides etc)
Partner with budget holders and buyers within the region's business to ensure a frictionless, rapid, and effective daytoday buying experience.
Lead the creation of statements of work to ensure best possible terms, clarity of deliverables, and maximum value for Takeda, including making representations to business unit leadership that each statement of work is of the expected Takeda standard.
Work with suppliers to drive high quality statements of work through the creation of templates and standard ways of working
Deliver contract negotiations on behalf of Takeda to secure favorable terms, pricing and statements of work, while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
Lead and facilitate discussions between category leadership, Global Procurement Centre of Excellence, Takeda Business Services (TBS), Legal Operations, Finance, IT and other relevant stakeholders to drive process and systems improvements that create a better day to day buying experience for stakeholders and improves value realization by Takeda.
Provide regular feedback to category managers on operational buying trends, leveraging all available date, to inform category strategy adjustments
Monitor supplier performance and escalate issues as required, or resolve wherever possible

Category management

Support the development and implementation of the Category strategy at subcategory levels under the leadership of the Global Category Manager in alignment with organizational objectives, market dynamics and internal stakeholder needs
Support strategic initiatives within the relevant subcategory (i.e. Category Councils, engagement guidelines, cash flow initiatives, risk management, etc.) ensuring alignment between operational buying activities and the wider category plan
Support risk identification and mitigation processes to ensure mínimal impact to Takeda business processes and reputation
Support Supplier Relationship Management initiatives across the strategic supply base, reporting on supplier performance, embracing supplier led innovation (where appropriate), issuing constructive feedback and ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction
Champion GREFP values and initiatives including supplier diversity and sustainability across procurement, supporting functions and the wider Takeda business

Other activities

Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, including business partners, Procurement CoE, Finance and Takeda Business Solutions to ensure alignment
Clearly demonstrate, actively coach and encourage the team to adopt and embrace the Takeda Leadership Behaviors (Think Strategically, Inspire others, Deliver Priorities, Elevate Capabilities)
Foster a climate that inspires, enables, encourages open dialogue, feedback and diverse opinions
Promote c