
Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing 'Core / Agile'
Job Description
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Our Team, Your Impact
The Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing ‘Core/Agile’ is responsible for leading and executing strategic sourcing and contracting activities across assigned External Manufacturing (EXM) Core/Agile portfolio areas, aligned to priorities set by Procurement Category Management, Teva’s Core/Agile EXM organizations and Teva’s Core/Agile Manufacturing organization.
Reporting to the Senior Director – Strategic Sourcing Core / Agile Lead, this role operates as a hands-on sourcing manager, operationalizing category strategies and business requirements into RFx events, negotiations, and contracts.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
- Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing events with a mindset of continuous improvement for assigned EXM categories, suppliers, or initiatives.
- Plan and execute RFx events, negotiations, and supplier selections.
- Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers, including pricing, capacity, and key commercial terms.
- Support contract development, review, and execution in partnership with Legal and cross-functional teams.
- Embrace agility and accountability, learning through execution and adapting quickly to changing business needs.
- Deliver measurable sourcing value through cost optimization, negotiations, and contract execution.
- Demonstrate a bias for action by proactively solving problems, accelerating decision-making, and delivering results in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Track sourcing activities, outcomes, and benefits using standard tools and templates.
- Engage suppliers through structured sourcing processes and commercial discussions.
- Maintain awareness of supplier capabilities, capacity constraints, and relevant market dynamics.
- Challenge legacy practices and identifying opportunities to simplify, optimize, and transform business processes.
- Ensure sourcing activities comply with procurement policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Category Managers, External Manufacturing, Quality, and other stakeholders to execute sourcing initiatives.
- Contribute to development and refinement of sourcing playbooks, standard work, procurement systems and tools.
Your Skills and Experience
- Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, Bachelor's degree with 7+ years
- Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end strategic sourcing and contracting activities, preferably within External Manufacturing or regulated industries.
- Strong working knowledge of sourcing and negotiation practices.
- Experience delivering savings and sourcing value initiatives.
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
- Strong execution and delivery mindset with attention to detail.
- Effective negotiation and commercial acumen.