Manager IM EMEA Agile Procurement

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Job Function:
Procurement

Job Sub Function:
Category

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Manager IM EMEA Agile Procurement

Location: Beerse, Belgium; Zug, Switzerland

Contract type: Full time, permanent

Role Purpose

Accountable for delivering procurement results in support of the Innovative Medicine EMEA business strategy.

The role partners with EMEA commercial leadership and procurement category teams to execute sourcing strategies, lead procurement initiatives, and manage supplier relationships across multiple markets.

The focus is on driving execution excellence at scale across EMEA, ensuring alignment between global category strategies and regional business needs, while embedding procurement into key business priorities and decision-making forums.

The role operates within an Agile Procurement model, leading critical sourcing projects and initiatives across multiple markets, and acting as a key connector between business stakeholders, category teams, and Global Services.

In addition, the role requires strong engagement with senior stakeholders to ensure procurement strategies are understood, adopted, and deliver measurable business impact, including value delivery, efficiency improvements, and supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

Scope of responsibilities includes:


* Understand EMEA Innovative Medicine business priorities (including local OpCos and ESO) and translate these into procurement-led initiatives


* Partner with Procurement Category Leaders to adapt and deploy global strategies to EMEA market realities


* Bring subject matter expertise in marketing procurement, including agencies, data & analytics, marketing operations, and distributor services, to shape sourcing strategies, challenge demand, and optimize supplier ecosystems in line with EMEA business priorities


* Engage senior EMEA business stakeholders to ensure alignment, adoption, and impact of procurement strategies


* Identify regional market trends, supplier dynamics, and innovation opportunities to enhance category strategies


* Lead complex, multi-market sourcing e...