Global Head Procurement Strategy, Governance & Integration

As the Global Head Procurement Strategy & Governance & Integration; Director Level position, reporting into the Global Head Procurement Strategy and Transformation, your role will be to create, establish and define the framework for procurement governance.

This will involve implementing improvements to drive step change in the delivery, efficiency, and governance of CSL procurement services. There will be a focus on Global process and organizational effectiveness

The role will also be the owner of the Procurement Strategy development, in collaboration with the CPO and PLT. Furthermore, leading implementation of the relevant projects resulting of the strategy.

Business wide Compliance and Governance to policies, processes and procedures and subsequent reporting and addressing non-compliance.

The role will also establish and monitor Global Procurement KPIs and provide insight for strategic decision making, Performance Tracking and areas for Continuous Improvement. Additionally, the role will identify External benchmarking and associated areas of improvement to ensure CSL remains at the leading edge of digitalization and procurement practices, in so, creating training and development materials for all levels of the function to develop the next generation of leaders. It will also be the contact point and owners of the internal and external audit activities for Procurement globally with associated accountability for audit closure.

This role is responsible for overseeing the integration activities for the CSL Vifor/CSL Behring/CSL Seqirus procurement integration to support the long-term Global Procurement Strategy as well as ensuring Global Procurements support to the CSL 2035 Strategy

This role will be a program director role, leading the main Global Procurement internal programme office. The role will own the connection to the business functions across CSL for identification, assessment, and implementation of savings opportunities.

Responsibilities include:-

• Responsible for managing the process to formulate the Procurement strategy.
• associated implementation and the development of tracking, compliance and corrective action initiatives to drive procurement excellence across CSL. Drive the work and be responsible for progress, working with the PLT and the CPO.
• Lead significant change involved when developing and implementing standard processes, practices through the creation of a new way of working within the main areas of SRM, Supplier Governance, Strategic Sourcing, and Category management through developing and drive the implementation of Global Playbooks for each area
• Establish and maintain the framework for procurement governance and policies including providing the procurement organisation with information and resources to work within the governance framework.
• Establish, manage and communicate the Annual Procurement “Calendar” including Category Management Planning processes, Performance Reviews, Monthly Reporting, Budgeting and various other activities to ensure efficient and comprehensive management of the key activities within Procurement.
• External benchmarking of leading-edge digitalization and procurement practices, in so, creating training and development materials for all levels of the function to develop the next generation of leaders
• Own and drive the internal auditing process and manage the process of addressing non-compliance requirements to ensure compliant processes and practices and ensure speedy and effective resolution of any audit findings. Ensure actions to mitigate are completed on time in full to prevent any GLG red flag reporting across the end-to-end Procurement process
• Responsible for developing, monitoring and ensuring achievement of KPIs to ensure they are driving optimal performance of the Value Capture, Business Partnering and Supplier Governance to deliver value to CSL
• This role is leading the overall value creation activities across the entire function through:
• Own and drive the integration plan for procurement related tasks, including communication, execution and follow up.
• Own and deliver against an agreed synergy targets across all procurement categories
• Driving multi-unit, cross-functional global projects and supporting local, regional and global implementation
• Leading and managing competitive bids, RFPs, contract negotiations and contracting, in collaboration with category teams
• Driving the standardization of sub-categories mapping, procurement naming and vocabulary across Global Procurement
• Challenging and supporting the category strategies to maximize delivery value creating focus on the category influence
• Driving Identification and implementation of saving opportunities by applying best practices
• Leading procurement innovation activities into process and supplier management
• Setting up and drive governance with tools to track, identify and execute projects. Identify the key processes and tools to drive excellence
• Leverage experience, networks, and critical thinking to guide and optimize the value creation and sourcing positions delivered by the full team of strategic resources
• Drive and lead the project and programme management perspective of the Global Procurement Strategy, to enable the increase in effectiveness and efficiency of Global procurement
• Lead, motivate and develop employees within Global Procurement including long-term talent development and succession planning. Manage performance with a focus on meeting performance expectations and continuously enhancing employee capability while role modelling CSL Values. 
• Drive the development of a standardised Global Procurement project management process and practice and ensure that they are consistent with Procurement Policies, Compliance requirements and CSL Values
• Lead the global reporting of synergy savings to the IMO and Corporate Finance. Securing that the chosen reporting tool/ platform is used in a correct manner and that projects are reported correctly. Leading the development and implementation of the department wide savings reporting platform

Qualifications, skills and Experience: -

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Accounting, Finance or related discipline;
• MBA or other advanced degree in related field desirable
• Tertiary qualification in business.
• Professional certification
• 10+ years’ experience in Procurement in a range of roles
• Pharma experience in a global setting
• Strong systems understanding
• Process understanding and optimization drive
• Demonstrated ability to lead change
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Strong Strategic mindset with sound judgment
• Strong influencing skills.
• Ability to execute globally integrated processes
• Strong analytical thinking
• Organizational agility
• Excellent cross functional working within a Global Matrix, across all levels.
• The position also requires the ability to build and maintain strong relationships effectively with multiple levels and cross functionally.

About CSL Vifor

CSL Vifor aims to become the global leader in iron deficiency and nephrology.

The company is a partner of choice for pharmaceuticals and innovative patient-focused solutions across iron, dialysis, nephrology and rare conditions. CSL Vifor strives to help patients around the world with severe, chronic and rare diseases lead better, healthier lives. It specializes in strategic global partnering, in-licensing and developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products for precision patient care.

For more information, please visit viforpharma.com

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