Senior Product Manager – Procurement Strategy Realization

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role:  

 At Elanco, we empower our product teams to solve complex challenges – both customer and business related – with solutions that drive impact. As a Senior Product Manager at Elanco, you will play a pivotal role in discovering and delivering digital solutions within a complex product area, ensuring they are valuable and viable, delivering meaningful outcomes that are aligned with corporate strategy and goals. 

 

This Senior Product Manager role will be a critical member of the Procurement Strategy Realization product team and will lead discovery of and enable execution of solutions aimed at optimizing procurement processes and achieving sourcing excellence.  You will lead initiatives to improve areas such as procurement analytics, vendor management, supplier relationships and experience, and supplier spend and risk management tools.   

 

Partnering closely with Procurement, Finance and Operations, you’ll help deploy advanced analytics, simplify supplier engagement, enhance risk management and optimize tools and processes ultimately driving data-driven decision making and sustainable value creation.   

 

Initially, you’ll drive innovation and efficiency, leveraging your expertise to enhance our processes and digital products.

As part of a dynamic team, you’ll also have opportunities to broaden your impact by transitioning into other product areas as priorities evolve, aligning your career with emerging opportunities across Elanco's diverse product landscape. 

 

Your Responsibilities: 

 As a Senior Product Manager, you'll manage high-complexity products with dependencies, identifying growth opportunities and optimizing strategic alignment. 

 Competencies: 


* Guide teams through lean process facilitation and data-driven improvements. 



* Mentor product managers, fostering strategic growth and collaborative environments. 



* Drive complex projects, maintaining strategic agility and delivering coordinated ideas effectively. 



* Lead probing customer engagement, ensuring alignment and...