Senior Sourcing Manager - Travel, Meetings, Events & Congresses

Spend Management and Consolidation

Spend Management and Consolidation:

• Collaborates with Category Management and provides input to create and refine global Commodity Strategies.
• Bridges potential innovation to Boehringer Ingelheim and local market intelligence.
• Actively supports consolidation roadmap implementation by bringing regional/local expertise.
• Secures that Regional/Local needs are covered within Sourcing Strategy.
• Implements Commodity Strategy on local level for complex commodity following the Target Operating Model (TOM) including, creating and optimizing Sourcing Cards, documenting savings and identifying potential efficiencies.
• Conducts sourcing activities within the markets as identifying and driving projects across categories within their responsibility to achieve Sourcing-relevant goals like automation, spend consolidation and supplier optimization.
• Continuously leverages market opportunities and brings strong negotiation skills to add value for the business while maximizing implementation and usage of Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and Frame Services Agreements (FSAs).
• Leads initiatives to optimize sourcing processes across multiple commodities, leveraging market opportunities and innovative sourcing tools.

Business Partnering

Business Partnering:

• Promotes and drives the Strategic Sourcing vision and the Value proposition, integrating and aligning priorities with business partners to achieve Sourcing-relevant goals through advanced Sourcing Excellence.
• Actively engages with Business Partners across various departments to align sourcing activities with broader business objectives and ensure effective communication; setting joint targets, aligning sourcing projects while understanding business strategies and demand forecast to proactively drive improvements.

Supplier and Risk Management

Supplier and Risk Management:

• Identifies, evaluates, and manages risks across multiple commodities, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and mitigating potential disruptions.
• Develops and manages relationships with key and complex suppliers including high-spend and multi-commodity negotiations, to drive innovation and cost savings.
• Conducts Business Review meetings and governance sessions with critical local suppliers focused on market intelligence and innovation, while also identifying, mapping and evaluating sourcing risks.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required in Business Administration, Pharmaceuticals or related.
• Master degree (e.g. MBA) preferred.
• Major focus: Business Administration, Live Science, Economics, Project Management, Accounting, Finance or IT.
• Four to seven (4-7) years of professional experience in category management, procurement, or a related field, with an advanced knowledge of strategic leadership and supplier management.
• Advanced Mental fortitude & growth skill.
• Expert in Contract Development and Management.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Advanced in Self enabled buying.
• Outstanding knowledge in Sourcing Approach.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.