Head of Global Procurement Professional Services – Medical

Head of Global Procurement Professional Services – Medical & Scientific

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Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.​

Our mission: to bring health in people's hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.​

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers. ​

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world's most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.​

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.​

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Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Join Opella in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions of consumers around the world. As Head of Global Procurement Professional Services – Medical & Scientific within our Procurement team, the key focus of this role is to build, align and execute the different category strategies, to support P&C and R&D and the business transformation related to the separation journey (exit of the GSA, new policies).

Leading a 5 people organization, you will play an active role in driving Opella. transformation. Building the strategic supplier relationship to accelerate and secure the transformation, to support P&C in defining the Opella policies.

As part of the challenger and game changer mindset, your ability to work closely with the stakeholders and to adjust the ways of working, disrupt, when needed, the processes is instrumental to his/her success.

Main responsibilities:

Strategy

• Develop, implement & execute competitive and innovative Procurement category strategies:

• • based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities

  • aligned with Opella. policies znd business needs

  • Budget & Strategic Plan fully aligned with Business while delivering added value

• Lead, manage and coordinate the overall collaboration with Business Partners

• Sustainability as part of the strategy DNA: fully embedded into the projects, supplier awards and business decisions

Contract & Relationship Management

• Ensure compliance with master service agreements and/or specific contracts are in place and terms and conditions of master service agreements and/or specific contracts,

• including the service / technical agreement are met by all parties in the contract

• Build and implement best-in-class strategies policies while challenging the demands

• Monitor the contract life cycle and proactively manage negotiation phases with involved operational teams (i) in the set-up of a contract or (ii) request of quotation (RFQ) related to a strategic Supplier/Distributors

• Ensure that risk management assessment and risk mitigation strategies are in place in close collaboration with the Business 

• Lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program for the Domain

Business Collaboration & Partnering

• Business Partner role to R&D, Head of REFM, Head of Talent Acquisition, Corporate services stakeholders, Travel&fleet decision makers.

• Facilitate and build collaborative Business Partnering across the Business Unit internally and across the supplier network

• Build and maintain strong interfaces and collaborations with other departments like Finance.

People Management

• Lead, manage and develop a Global team across different countries and provide the right direction and guidance regarding their specific supplier management and partnership activities, own objectives, way of improvement.

 Dimensions/Scope

• Head of Global Procurement Professional Services-Medical&Scientific

• Categories: Corporate services, External Workforce, REFM, Travel&Fleet, People&Culture, Clinical studies, Lab equipements

• Spend: ~370M€ M€ p.a.

• Scope: Worldwide

• University degree in engineering/process, Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain or equivalent

• At least 15 years' experience in a Management or Transversal role with proven record in term of change management and result delivery - plus experience in Consumer Health Care or FMCG

• At least 5 years of People Management

• Solid understanding of both Procurement and Operations; a combination of functional experiences in both Professional Services or R&D as well as Procurement would be ideal

• Extensive leadership skills/experience with proven track record in building and leading cross functional teams

• Strong capability to manage business and interact with executive level: internal and external stakeholders, Suppliers, and complex environment

• Strong business acumen and ability to build sustainable business connectivity 

• Highly effective communication skills

• Outstanding leadership and change management skills

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking

• Solid understanding in Cost management, budgeting and controlling - ability to understand and explain a P&L to pilot financial performance

• Highly effective communication & leadership skills to engage / motivate / lead teams

• Strongly continuous improvement oriented

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

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