Director Global Category Manager BIO

About the Role

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. The Director – Category Manager EXM-Biologics (BIO) supports the development and execution of category management across Teva’s Externally Manufactured BIO network. This role is responsible for owning assigned technologies that fall under the EXM-BIO Category, developing practical category strategies, and working closely with Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Quality, and other Business stakeholders to deliver strategic procurement outcomes.

Reporting to the Senior Director Procurement – Business Partner & Category Lead, this role plays a critical part in building foundational category management capability, improving supplier engagement, and strengthening procurement’s effectiveness in developing a procurement environment with accountability on defining financial value delivery over a long-range plan. This role is suited for an experienced category professional who is comfortable being hands-on, operating in ambiguity, and helping establish structure, discipline, and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Planning
  • Own assigned BIO categories/product technologies and serve as Teva's category SME.
  • Develop category strategies aligned with business priorities, manufacturing needs, and supplier capabilities.
  • Define and deliver 3-5 year savings and improvement roadmaps leveraging multiple procurement levers.
  • Support demand planning, supplier capacity assessments, and sourcing roadmaps to optimize business investment and P&L.
  • Maintain category strategies, action plans, and reporting.
• Sourcing & Execution
  • Partner with Strategic Sourcing to execute RFx activities, negotiations, and contracts.
  • Ensure sourcing activities deliver value and objectives defined in category strategies.
  • Provide category expertise on supplier selection, negotiation approaches, and award decisions.
  • Align contract outcomes with category and business goals.
• Supplier Management & Performance
  • Define supplier management strategies for key BIO suppliers.
  • Guide supplier performance management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
  • Maintain market intelligence and identify strategic supplier opportunities, leveraging SRM to develop ongoing value capture opportunities.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Business Support
  • Partner with leaders across External Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and key business functions, understanding business needs and co-developing strategies.
  • Communicate category plans, sourcing activities, risks, and trade-offs; influence and challenge stakeholders where needed.
  • Influence outcomes of Business Development through category and supplier expertise.
  • Build trusted relationships and deep business understanding to inform category priorities.
• Value Delivery & Reporting
  • Drive category value initiatives, including cost optimization, sourcing improvements, and supplier performance.
  • Track and communicate category performance, sourcing outcomes, and value delivery.
  • Deliver multi-year cost reduction plans and partner with Finance to validate targets.
  • Improve reporting transparency and consistency.
• Market & Supplier Insight
  • Expert-level knowledge of BIO markets, supplier capabilities, capacity trends, and regulations.
  • Use market and supplier intelligence to shape category strategies and sourcing decisions.
  • Strengthen supplier relationships and position Teva as a customer of choice.
• Process & Capability Development
  • Support adoption of category management tools, templates, and best practices.
  • Improve consistency and discipline across category management activities.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities across planning, supplier engagement, and execution.
  • Coach and inspire team members to strengthen BIO category management capabilities.

Requirements

• Experience in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Procurement within pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
• Experience managing External Manufacturing (EXM), CMO/CDMO partnerships, or strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience leading sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, supplier engagement, and cross-functional projects.
• Strong understanding of biologics manufacturing, CDMO networks, or outsourced biologics supply chains is highly desirable.
• Pharmaceutical experience is advantageous; however, candidates from adjacent regulated industries with strong External Manufacturing expertise are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Typically 7+ years of experience in Procurement, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, External Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.

Skills

• Hands-on, execution-oriented mindset.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Effective stakeholder communication and collaboration skills, demonstrated through understanding of business needs.
• Deep analytical and commercial aptitude, that can be translated to strategies.
• Comfort working in evolving, lower-maturity procurement environments.

Pay

The annual starting salary for this position is between $163,040-$203,800. Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time, and holidays.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company-paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to:
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Style Spending Account
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave (if eligible)
  • Family Building Benefits
  • Virtual Physical Therapy
  • Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurances
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Legal Plan
  • Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability
• The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered.