Description:
Provide strategic leadership to the US Sourcing Organization and local senior business leaders to enable complex Business Strategies with the right suppliers from the marketplace. Accountable for maximizing the best value for BI from our suppliers ensuring innovation, best total cost value, continuity of supply, constantly increase productivity and optimize external spend in close collaboration with Business Partners (BP) on Senior Management level (US Country Management Committee members, US Country Managing Director and his direct reports).
Strategic partner to the business that steers and influences decision making when developing local business strategies. Utilize deep business knowledge to influence and advocate for US business needs when contributing to Global Sourcing Strategies for centralized categories. Lead and develop local implementation strategy by translating Global Sourcing Strategies into viability within a highly complex country containing multiple business units, geographies, legal entities, etc. Fully develop and drive strategic initiatives for US-specific topics.
Own and lead center-led and decentralized category strategies in Marketing & Sales, Research & Development, Medical, IT and BPO.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Influence Global Sourcing Strategies to ensure inclusion of US business needs
- Develop and drive local implementation strategies for overall category strategies of assigned area of responsibility
- Bring market intelligence and innovation to BI.
- Identify savings potential and implement business opportunities.
- Have full ownership of Center-led, De-centralized categories across all US OPU's and functions.
- Own and oversee development and implementation of category strategies for US focused categories.
- Lead US Category Managers - ensure strong performance and delivery.
- Build strategic and effective relationship management with local internal Executive Business Partners (CMC members and CMC-1 level) to influence and leverage business strategies & decisions
- Lead complex collaborations with multi-stakeholders including global organizations such as R&D, Medicine, Commercial, Legal, IT, Compliance. This includes managing relationships with global business partners who are based in the US.
- Align on goals considering the overall BI objectives and business needs
- Recognized as the trusted advisor for Sr. Leaders (CMC-1 level) on all strategic and or complex Purchasing.
- Own all key supplier relationships at local level relative to sourcing area ownership
- Coach a large team in building mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers to continuously improve performance or resolve potential issues at an early stage.
- Ensure competitive advantage with Key suppliers being the "preferred customer" for innovation and total cost reduction.
- Lead and drive regional sourcing projects within Americas focusing on additional savings, process optimization, standardization (common way of working cross countries) and improving business partnering.
- Lead the US Sourcing team (including leading people leaders). Foster a performance-based team environment that yields strong results. Accountable for team budget. Provide strategic direction and oversight to the team. Ensure staff member is delivering on their objectives and has a development plan. Coach and develop talent in accordance to BI's Performance Management System/Process.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited institution required.
- Masters degree strongly preferred.
- With a Bachelor's degree, 12-15 years of experience in Purchasing/Sourcing or either in Business (M&S, Operations, R&D, Finance, etc.), preferable multinational companies and eight to ten (8-10) years of leadership experience leading individual contributors and leading leaders.
- With a Master's degree, ten-plus (10+) years of experience in Purchasing/Sourcing or either in Business (M&S, Operations, R&D, Finance, etc.), preferable multinational companies and eight to ten (8-10) years of leadership experience leading individual contributors and leading leaders.
- Strong communication skills to communicate with Senior Executive Leaders (local and International).
- Experience working in a multinational company and must possess an understanding of international business/cultural nuances.
- Strong executive presence and business acumen.
- Learning agility and the ability to work in ambiguous and rapidly changing environment.
- Compliance including due diligence.
- Supplier relationship and performance management.
- Delivering against commitments.
- Ability to work successfully with a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Facilitating, moderating, persuading and influencing.
- Managing teams.
- Problem solving and strong, and at times rapid decision making needed.
- Requires a strong understanding of many areas of the business across multiple functions and working with many diverse stakeholders.
- Requires deep industry and local market knowledge.
- Deep expertise in specific categories is preferred.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
- Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
Who We Are:
At Boehringer Ingelheim we create value through innovation with one clear goal: to improve the lives of patients. We develop breakthrough therapies and innovative healthcare solutions in areas of unmet medical need for both humans and animals. As a family owned company we focus on long term performance. We are powered by 50.000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. Learning and development for all employees is key because your growth is our growth.
Want to learn more? Visit boehringer-ingelheim.com and join us in our effort to make more health.
Boehringer Ingelheim is an equal opportunity global employer who takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture. We embrace diversity of perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment, which benefits our employees, patients and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person's actual or perceived race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.