Procurement Manager

Do you have expertise in, and have a passion for Procurement? Would you like to be part of a high performing R&D procurement team passionate about delivering real value to AstraZeneca’s R&D units to ensure we optimally deliver our strong and ambition R&D pipeline? Are you ready to be part of a company that has set bold sustainability targets, is data driven, follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

About the position
This is an exciting opportunity to partner with AstraZeneca’s R&D units to drive their research efforts forward to develop medicines for patients. You will have accountability for a global spend category for AstraZeneca (may be single or multiple SET areas). Partnering with stakeholders you will develop long term strategic plans for the entire spend area within AstraZeneca or Region. Managing customer and supplier relationships to ensure that Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future Business needs and that the supply base can support these strategies. Overseeing implementation of the category plan to ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value in accordance with the strategic plans.

Responsibilities
• Oversees implementation of category plans to ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the encouraged business value in accordance with the strategic plans
• Supports Director/ Associate Director in the development of long-term strategic plans for agreed scope of spend area
• Supports the Director/ Associate Director in strategic relationship management (customer and supplier) - to ensure that Market & Category Strategies are highly aligned to current and future Business need and that the supply base can support these strategies.
• Works with relevant Director/ Associate Director(s) to ensure a fully integrated and customer-aligned AZ-wide category plan
• Coordinates the introduction of new and modified products and services with appropriate departments
• Advises on contracts and agreements for the supply of complex products and services with new and existing suppliers
• Develops, evaluates, or manages internal and external relationships with suppliers and other cross-functional teams

Your profile
Essential experience & skills
• Degree level or equivalent qualifications
• Project management, change management and people management skills
• Ideally a working knowledge of the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• Strong track record of technical expertise in Procurement, creating value for the organisation through developing industry leading category strategies
• Good communication skills, an ability to influence others and someone who has awareness of how to work across cultures
• Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations
• Curious mindset and a desire to challenge yourself to want to continuously learn and develop

About the organisation
This is a consultant assignment at AstraZeneca in Göteborg until 2024-10-01. During this time you will be hired by QRIOS.
QRIOS can offer several opportunities for skilled people with a background in biochemistry, chemical engineering or science. We work with Sweden’s leading pharmaceutical and life science companies. So whether you’re interested in research, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, environmental and quality control, sales and marketing, or just want a career change, we have the job for you.

About Astra Zeneca:
AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies - at AstraZeneca, we are proud to have a unique culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.