S2P, Senior Associate, Category Management

ROLE SUMMARY
Creating value though procurement processes is keeping our products in production and our innovators innovating. Whether you are part of negotiating contracts, managing vendors or forecasting requirements, your role is critical to getting our medicines in the hands of the people who need them most, faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Working with the Digital and IFM/Energy sourcing team of procurement experts, you will play an important role in negotiating contracts with suppliers for the procurement of goods, services and supplies. You will facilitate category management, purchase goods and services for ongoing operations and manage corporate services.
As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the procurement team. Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will help clarify difficult issues and establish consensus between teams.
It is your hard work and commitment that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time to meet agreed targets, and develop plans for activities on own projects.
• Ensure supplier relations are consistent with company values and in compliance with established procurement policies and procedures.
• Identify ways of improving the procurement processes, tools, policies and procedures, to drive efficiency and proactive engagement in opportunities.
• Lead and manage contract negotiations to ensure necessary quality, and service levels are met at the most competitive cost in the market.
• Interface with Pfizer Procurement groups to assure alignment with pre-established strategies.
• Deliver Market/Site category management, including the development of specific strategies for assigned categories.
• Support complex local sourcing initiatives, including spot buying as required.
• Apply appropriate strategic sourcing tools and educate local teams and stakeholders on best practices.
• Manage and support sites in the rapid resolution of supplier quality and material issues.
• Support project office activities to assure tasks are executed among team in quality and timely manner.
• Meet with finance representatives regularly to understand actual, forecast and planned expenditure to assess opportunities for assigned categories.
• Mediate to resolve service-related issues with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the analytical requirements defined by the reporting line, create key sourcing documents and identify the primary groups or key positions with which this position will have interaction.
• Engage with your counterparts in other teams to share knowledge and best practices.
• Assure compliance of corporate policies, local policies and procedures and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (also cGMP) Environment, Health & Safety (Local applications) and Sarbanes-Oxley.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience
• Related work experience in Procurement or Finance discipline is required, ideally within a large, complex multi-national company
• In-depth experience of strategic sourcing, category management and strategic supplier management
• Able to demonstrate advanced use of analytical tools along with good problem-solving facilitation and analytical skills
• Strong negotiating techniques and knowledge of procurement procedures
• Client engagement and customer relationship management skills
• Good problem solving, facilitation and analytical skills
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities with attention to detail in a fast-paced environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree
• relevant pharmaceutical experience
• Cross-site, cross-functional project skills and experience
• Ability to interface effectively with colleagues throughout the organization to achieve desired customer service results

OTHER INFORMATION

• Selected candidate will need to meet Pfizer's Log In for Your Day requirements.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $70,200.00 to $117,000.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided applies to the Tampa, FL location only. The salary range provided does not apply to any other United States location or locations outside of the United States.
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
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