Global Category Buyer

**Title**:
Global Category Buyer - Digital

**Company**:
Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

**Summary / purpose of the position**

The Digital Category Buyer will be responsible for a spend of circa 20M€ related to all digital activities related to Commercial initiatives, IT initiatives, medical initiatives and others.

Your responsibilities will be to initiate and execute procurement actions and projects, in alignment with Business customers (mostly Global Digital Team) and Business strategies, to deliver a competitive advantage to the business.

You will use data gathering and analysis to inform recommendations and decision making.

You will contribute to the strategic development of your digital portfolio and will ensure the robust delivery through clear measurable Business benefits reports.

You will proactively contribute to the development of the Purchasing Community.

**Main responsibilities / job expectations**

**Initiate & execute procurement actions and projects**
- Be the Procurement Subject Matter Expert on any digital initiatives and activities across the Indirect categories.
- Ensure the integration of the business needs (mostly Global Digital Team) into procurement strategy
- Be the owner of the data of the digital environment (spend, suppliers...). Be accountable for the relevance & the accuracy of the data.
- Develop and lead the appropriate sourcing strategy for any Digital initiatives led by the Global Digital Team and/or any other Global Operations functions
- Foster insights from external markets (suppliers, benchmark...)
- Be accountable for building & delivering of the pipeline related to Digital initiatives
- Encourage cross-market and cross-functional collaboration to take advantage of synergies
- Organize and lead operational oversight meetings, support and attend Business reviews with suppliers

**Category Management**

Be responsible for Sourcing Strategies processes already existing or to be defined.

These main activities would include the following but are not limited to:
DESIGN AND BUILD SOURCING STRATEGIES
- Design and build appropriate sourcing strategies
- Provide hands-on execution support including negotiating and/or issuing of contracts, obtaining legal review and approval of a contract when required
- Manage contract execution (compliance & supplier performance) in collaboration with global Digital team or any other internal stakeholders working on digital initiative
- Maintain the digital Stakeholder Mapping in being identified by the Global Digital Team as their Procurement Business partner
- Support / contribute to critical local or division digital sourcing projects
- Support CSR initiatives related to digital category
- Manage or support contractual or business litigations for category

CATEGORY SUPPORT
- With the support of the Technology & Infrastructure Global Strategic Sourcing Director, oversee the implementation of digital category plans
- Support some key operational initiatives and manage RFP processes until contract execution to support Business projects
- Monitor MSA execution, compliance and deviation.

**Strategic Supplier Relationship Management**

Support SRM processes already existing or to be defined.

These main activities would include the following but are not limited to:
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
- Build robust partnerships with strategic vendors.
- Be accountable for preparing Supplier governance meetings
- Manage key supplier interactions, communication process across the organization
- Manage supplier lifecycle (development plan, exit)

**Contribute to the development & management of the Procurement community**
- Contribute to drive a culture of teamwork and project management good practices.
- Facilitates & promotes compliance of Category strategies, processes, policies & tools.
- Shares best practices & participate actively in external networking and benchmark for the specific categories of the position
- Fosters a culture of teamwork and project management good practices.

**Knowledge, abilities & experience**

Education / Certifications:/Experience:

- Master’s degree in business / management / procurement.
- Demonstrated experience in Procurement in an international and matrix environment.
- Experience in Digital categories.
- Proven success in delivering competitive advantage to the business and in leading projects
- Experience in negotiation in cross functional and cross market teams
- Demonstrated successful use of risk management and supplier relation management

Languages:

- Language: Fluent in English.

**Key Technical Competencies Required**

Project Management: Ability to manage projects to ensure successful delivery, to establish clear goals and accountabilities. This includes the ability to develop project plans, prioritize, identify potential issues/risk and develop contingency plans.

Negotiations: Ability to influence and negotiate optimal agreement.

Data Analysis/Interpretation: Ability to convert general data and findings