Site Procurement Lead

• Acts as lead for a significant functional area within procurement, driving a shift in focus towards strategy procurement activities.
• Plans, manages and controls overall allocation of resources
• Contributes to the development, and drives implementation, of operational pians to achieve procurement strategy objectives
• Ensures procurement processes and supplier management are implemented in line with identified AstraZeneca policies, procedures and standards, to achieve agreed scope
• Manages and monitors supplier spend against budgeted targets
• Manages the business relationship with key suppliers on behalf of employees and the business overseeing and managing the procurement process and customer satisfaction
• Investigates current and future procurement needs, communicating them
• appropriately and translating them Into specific requirements
• Manages the demand and supply activities within areas of responsibility within procurement
• Oversees the introduction of new processes from the identification of business need, through to the timely introduction and formal acceptance of the change by all customers，
• Leads Individuals within own section of Procurement to deliver the highest levels of performance and maintain both function and supplier relations
• Provides clear leadership, direction, communication and development opportunities to enable the team to meets its objectives
• Actively participates in individual development plans for the team to uplift capability.
• Proactively promotes achievements in the procurement team and visibly.
• demonstrates lean leadership behaviors.
• Develops a One organization approach and fosters a positive environment across both sites.
• In conjunction with Global Procurement Group, identities and leads improvement.
• Initiatives and project teams In support of longer term business strategy. Develops and maintains Service Level Agreement
• Networks with other AZ site Procurement Managers and contributes proactively to AsiaPac Procurement leadership team, and with China Commercial Procurement
• Develops and cultivates technical expertise and knowledge within project team or broader Procurement function by disseminating best practices and sharing knowledge across functions and project teams, and through coaching
• Develops senior level contacts, through strong business partnering. In order to resolve Issues,optimise butiness performance and develop future improvement opportunities

• Bachelor Degree level or equivalent qualifications Extensive experience in line management
• Significant experience in similar environment at a technical support and project management
• Sound understanding of Safety, Health and Good working knowledge of the pharmaceutical Environment
• Experience managing teams across multiple sites
• Project management, change management and people management skills.
• Experience of implementing continuous
• Technical expertise in at least one Procurement area, and competence in several others

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