Global Category Manager R&D Services

Global Indirect Procurement at Fresenius Kabi plays a critical role in enabling innovation ensuring governance and creating sustainable value across the organization. We are looking for an experienced professional to manage a strategic global R&D services portfolio and partner closely with senior stakeholders across Research Clinical Operations and Medical Affairs.

Your responsibilities:

• Execute global category strategies for R&D and professional services in alignment with the Category Lead

• Translate global strategy into annual sourcing plans and manage a sustainable sourcing pipeline

• Lead and colead complex endtoend sourcing initiatives including tenders RFPs and negotiations

• Drive cost savings and value creation across a complex knowledgebased services portfolio

• Negotiate commercial contractual and servicelevel agreements (MSA SOW SLA WO)

• Manage contract lifecycle activities including amendments renewals and work orders

• Ensure compliance with global procurement policies financial controls and risk standards

• Manage supplier performance and deploy a global strategic supplier ecosystem across business units

• Act as a trusted business partner to R&D Clinical Operations Medical Affairs and crossfunctional teams

Your qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Sciences or a related field

• Masters degree or advanced procurement certifications are a plus

• Strong experience in strategic sourcing and category management with handson execution

• Solid exposure to procurement of R&D and clinical services

• Advanced negotiation and contract management skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills in a global matrix environment

• Analytical datadriven mindset with the ability to balance strategy and execution

• Advanced MS Office skills; experience with SAP Ariba or SAP ERP is an advantage

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