Category Manager – General

15 ore fa

Pavia, Lombardia, Italia Zentiva Pharma Tempo pieno
Overview

As Global Category Manager for General & Administrative services, you will design and lead global sourcing strategies for HR, travel, events, and fleet. You’ll drive supplier relationships, cost focus, and ESG-aligned objectives in a regulated pharma environment, partnering with cross-functional teams. You will influence stakeholders in a global matrix, support budgeting and long-range planning, and pursue innovative delivery models to improve cost efficiency and service quality. This is an impact role that shapes procurement governance and sustainability across G&A categories. You will join a mission-driven organization committed to health and well-being at scale.

Responsabilità
  • Develop and execute global sourcing strategy for People & Organization services, Travel, Events, and Car Fleet aligned with ESG and regulatory needs
  • Lead supplier consolidation and modal shifts to boost cost efficiency, reliability, and environmental impact
  • Drive value creation beyond savings including demand management, policy standardization, and alternative delivery models
  • Monitor labor market, travel inflation, mobility regulations, and fleet electrification to inform sourcing decisions
  • Manage global and regional supplier relationships, design SRM framework, and define KPIs
  • Collaborate with Procurement CoE, P&O, Facilities, Finance, Legal, and Compliance on cross-functional initiatives
  • Lead transformation initiatives for new ways of working, travel/mobility policy evolution, and employee experience improvements
  • Identify and deliver cost savings through tendering, consolidation, and renegotiation; participate in annual budget and LRP
  • Embed ESG criteria in supplier selection and performance; track and report sustainability KPIs
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies, labor, mobility, and pharmaceutical industry standards and maintain documentation
Requisiti fondamentali
  • Master’s degree in Procurement, Business, HR, or related field
  • 8-12 years in strategic sourcing or category management, with G&A exposure in pharma or FMCG
  • Proven experience managing global suppliers and complex procurement projects
  • Fluent in English; additional languages a plus
  • Advanced negotiation, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills
  • negotiation
  • stakeholder management
  • project leadership
  • strategic sourcing
  • category management
  • supplier relationship management (SRM)