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Full-time
bachelor degree, professional certificate
Posted 1d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies for professional services to maximize value and deliver multi-million-dollar savings. Manage supplier relationships, mitigate risks, and lead cross-functional category councils to align business needs with the supply base.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in business or supply chain and at least 5 years of experience in procurement or category management. Fluency in both English and German is required, along with a willingness to travel 20%.
Full job description
The Procurement Category Lead is responsible for developing and implementing Strategic Sourcing Strategies for Indirect goods and/or services within a defined portfolio of CSL Enterprise wide spends. The Consultancy Lead will be accountable for securing maximum value from the external spend of $300M+, from our suppliers and creating competitive advantage for CSL by delivering year on year multi-million-dollar savings, mitigation of associated risks, implementing supplier relationship management, identifying and delivering innovation and protecting CSL through robust contractual negotiations. This role is seen as the Global SME for categories such as Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, Strategy Consultancy spends and is responsible for creating appropriate senior level stakeholder engagement & alignment plans to ensure the current and future needs of the business are addressed. The role will also provide guidance to the Sourcing Managers within the team
RESPONSIBILITIES
Category strategy development
Develop and implement effective category strategies aligned with organizational priorities and objectives.
Analyze spending, market trends and supply risks to effectively manage procurement activities to ensure cost efficiency and optimal supplier performance.
Provide strategic direction and operational support to Sourcing Managers to execute procurement activities.
Define category roadmaps, sourcing pipelines, and performance metrics.
Supplier relationship management
Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration and drive innovation.
Facilitate supplier business performance reviews and ensure alignment with contractual and CSL needs and priorities and establish supplier performance management (KPIs, scorecards, reviews) to improve performance Lead supplier risk management and continuity planning.
Lead Cross Functional Category Councils to ensure CSL and the Supply base are aligned both in the immediate term but also across a 5-year pipeline.
Execute sourcing and procurement activities
Engage with internal stakeholders across CSL to align procurement initiatives and saving opportunities.
Ensure compliance with procurement policies and governance frameworks and ethical sourcing standards.
Maintain accurate documentation and reporting of procurement activities and supplier engagements.
Identify and manage procurement-related risks within assigned categories.
Lead the Tendering process, negotiations, and contract awards for activities over $500K.
Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements, cost reduction, and value creation.
Monitor performance
Monitor category performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide insights to the Category Director and key stakeholders across Commercial and Finance.
Cost analysis and budget management
Conduct detailed cost analysis and benchmarking to identify savings opportunities and ensure procurement activities align with financial objectives.
Monitor and report category performance against budget using KPIs and data-driven insights to support cost optimization and compliance.
Stakeholder Collaboration
Partner with internal stakeholders (Enabling Functions, Finance, Legal, etc.) to translate business requirements into sourcing and contracting strategies.
Act as the primary procurement point of contact for assigned categories.
Other responsibilities
Risk management.
Training and development.
Market intelligence sharing.
Support change initiatives.
Stakeholder engagement.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, or related discipline; professional certification (e.g., CIPS) preferred.
Experience
Minimum 5+ years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, or category management roles.
Demonstrated success in developing category strategies and managing supplier relationships.
Experience in performance monitoring, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.
CSL Seqirus is part of CSL. As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, CSL Seqirus is a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, CSL Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.
At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.
CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.
Watch our ‘On the Front Line’ video to learn more about CSL Seqirus
CSL is a leading global biopharma company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, vaccines to prevent influenza, and therapies in iron deficiency, dialysis and nephrology. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies.
Today, CSL – including our businesses, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, and CSL Vifor – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs 29,000+ people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest.
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