Director, Sourcing

Director, Sourcing

Requisition

Location:

Dublin, L, IE Exton, PA, US

Department:
Procurement

This is a hybrid position requiring the team member to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week. No relocation is provided for this opportunity.

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life‑saving and life‑enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun.

A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

In this role, you will lead procurement efforts for a global category and sub‑categories. This role is responsible for creating, developing, implementing, and sustaining category strategy, strategic sourcing plans and roadmap that directly supports business and operating unit objectives and displays professional/ethical business practices. Drive cross‑functional consistency of the globally harmonized procurement operating model and category management framework and strategic sourcing responsibilities and processes, while establishing and implementing best practices across key business and stakeholder engagements.

Partner with the operation units, business stakeholders, Procurement pillars and the other key stakeholders to plan and decide what activities and delivery within cross‑functional teams and to collaborate on product compliance and supply assurance. Act as the business and functional communicator to convert and tactically deliver upon enterprise targets into procurement and sourcing deliverables.

• Lead procurement and sourcing leads to be successful delivering their objectives and provide mid‑to‑long term direction and vision across accountable categories managed.
• Lead and influence management structures as to balance priorities and process improvement in regard of meeting structure and rigor, use of guidance playbook frameworks, policy documents as applies to provide necessary flexibility and agility in responding to short‑medium‑long term business demands.
• Guide and support the sourcing teams to apply globally harmonized category management framework and processes and execute sourcing, contracting initiatives to deliver optimal total cost of ownership, consolidate supplier base and drive efficiency through the chosen solutions, together with a multitude of global stakeholders at various levels and locations, leveraging scale and scope across the internal manufacturing network.
• Provide proactive management SRM and SPM for supplier base, and manage supply issues, performance and innovation for tiered classification of supplier. Inform and coordinate communication with Global Supply Chain leads on supplier issues with recommendations for resolution.
• Understand and have excellent category and sourcing knowledge of Direct Materials, Capital Assets and Indirect Sourcing landscapes, supply and service markets for goods and services in terms of supplier bases, technologies, competitive environment, market trends and cost drivers. Key advantage to have device, electrical, electronics and moulded component knowledge including scientific injection and compression moulding experience for wearable, containment and administration system products.
• Find and implement strategic sourcing solutions previously unknown to West, or previously known but not actioned.
• Make necessary organizational structure changes to meet goals and…