Description
We are seeking an Associate Director to join our Cell Therapy Supply Chain team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for developing and deploying global category strategies and initiatives, leading major supplier relationships, and ensuring that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value.
Your primary focus will be on developing long-term strategic plans for entire spend categories within AstraZeneca. You will manage stakeholder 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. You will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategies to deliver value to the business, lead the implementation of sustainability initiatives with vendors, and lead complex contractual and commercial negotiations.
Key responsibilities include serving as the primary liaison between Cell Therapy Supply Chain and Global Procurement, leading procurement project management for Commercial Readiness (2028 launch), COGM reduction, China support, AI Initiative, and Sustainability targets, establishing procurement governance framework aligned with Global Procurement Must Wins, and driving process standardization and capability building across the Cell Therapy Supply Chain team.
To succeed in this role, you will need a bachelor's degree or equivalent, 7+ years of experience in a procurement environment, strong project management expertise, deep knowledge of procurement processes, experience implementing procurement governance frameworks and driving organizational change, and excellent stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $116K to $173K, and our positions offer eligibility for various incentives, including short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles, and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off, and health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.