ClarusONE Sourcing Services, LLP, provides strategic generic pharmaceutical services for both Walmart Stores, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. This partnership leverages McKesson’s demonstrated strength and expertise in global pharmaceutical sourcing in conjunction with Walmart’s commitment to delivering leading health and wellness services to their customers. As part of this arrangement, McKesson and Walmart have established this organisation in London to provide strategic sourcing services for both companies.
You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.
Job Title: Supplier Relations and Sourcing Lead
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Purpose: The Supplier Relations and Sourcing Lead will manage supplier relationships, implement sourcing strategies and processes to support key business objectives related to product cost, supply, and C1 member needs.
Responsibilities:
1. Build and maintain relationships with select US and internationally based suppliers and act as primary SRM owner for those suppliers.
2. Implement value creation & risk mitigation actions as required. Leverage data and advanced analytics to identify supplier opportunities and risks.
3. Manage or escalate supplier impactful decisions.
4. Execute negotiation strategies for the sourcing of generic products for select suppliers.
5. Resolve supplier operational issues and communicate impact to member organisations. Understand and articulate critical concerns and sensitivities of supplier base to sourcing leadership team.
6. Conduct supplier meetings (BRM’s) where no dedicated supplier owner is allocated.
7. Support the Strategic Initiatives team on key product strategies.
8. Educate team on industry, market, and generic dynamics.
9. Listen to, leverage, and promote diverse ideas and perspectives across the business.
10. Work cross-functionally with C1 business units to accomplish enterprise goals and objectives.
11. Deliver assigned initiatives and enterprise level projects and identify and execute project opportunities.
12. Oversee bids meeting and sourcing sprint sessions.
13. Ensure timely completion of bid and case workload, and act as support when needed.
14. Resolve bid and case workload issues.
15. Possess advanced systems knowledge and support user acceptance testing (UAT) where applicable.
16. Drive process improvements within the Sourcing team for ClarusONE to become best in class.
Other:
Direct Reports: This role will have direct reports, managing up to several other team members within the Sourcing function.
Represent ClarusONE at conferences.
Requirements:
Education/Experience:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Science, Engineering or a related field; an MBA is preferred.
2. Minimum of five years’ experience in retail, sourcing, consulting, pharmaceuticals or FMCG.
Knowledge/Skills:
1. Experience with conducting financial or spend analysis.
2. Experience with category, supplier and/or contract management.
3. Experience with developing and executing business cases is preferred.
4. Experience with suppliers and categories in generic Rx and OTC pharmaceuticals and/or consumer healthcare products is preferred.
5. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Alteryx and Tableau experience and advanced Excel skills are preferred.
6. Excellent communication, listening, negotiation and influencing skills.
7. Strong planning, organisation, and project management skills; able to work on multiple projects and flex within changing priorities.
8. Analytical and problem-solving; ability to synthesise large data sets into actionable intelligence.
9. Self-motivated, hardworking and results-oriented.
10. Ability to work cross-functionally and respectfully with colleagues and suppliers from different cultures.
11. Committed to acting with integrity.
12. Ability to work outside of normal business hours and across different time zones.
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