Global Category Manager - Clinical Development (USA)

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Global Category Manager - Clinical Development

We are looking for a Global Category Manager who is innovative, adaptable, and collaborative to join our Research & Development Procurement Department, based in our offices in Brussels, Belgium or Raleigh, USA..

About the role

You will have responsibility for a specific spend area of the Global R&D outsourced activities and develop end-to-end best sourcing strategies. You will also create and guide value creation initiatives which improve quality of service and supply. Additionally, you will develop partnerships with strategic vendors to achieve UCB targets.

Who you'll work with

The role reports to the Global Category Lead - Clinical Development. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders from our Clinical Development teams, as well as partnering with external suppliers and vendors. You will also closely collaborate with contract managers and partnership managers to facilitate delivery.

What you'll do

• Develop a comprehensive strategy for the procurement of R&D outsourced activities in scope.
• Provide market dynamics, benchmarking, and market intelligence to identify potential new partners.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to deploy strategies globally, facilitated by implementation and transition plans.
• Direct strategic sourcing, including tendering when required, ensuring that all stakeholders are engaged, and requirements fully captured.
• Lead commercial negotiations.
• Deliver Master agreements and maintain approved list of selected preferred suppliers.
• Promote and contribute to strategic supplier relationship management.

Interested? For this role we're looking for the following education, experience, and skills.

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• Experience working for a large multinational organization.
• Ability to work independently.
• Pharma experience is preferred.

Internal applicants should be in their current job for at least 12 months, must meet performance standards and are not on formal corrective/disciplinary process (PIP), warning, final warning, or compliance warning letters within the last 12 months. Please inform your Manager or your Talent Partner before applying to any internal job opportunities.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com . Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.

Requisition ID: 87999 

Recruiter: Gavin Savage 

Hiring Manager: Bertrand Masselin 

Talent Partner: Julie Luypaert

Job Level: MM II

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