Director of Meetings and Events Procurement - Mississauga, Canada - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

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Mississauga, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation - ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week.

Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work.

We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

The Director for Meetings & Events Procurement, supports the global category strategy development and associated initiatives for all Meetings & Events subcategories for the company, with particular focus on the supporting our Global Meetings and Events team.

The Director for Meetings & Events Procurement, will be responsible for:

Category Management
Collaborating on the development of global category strategy recommendations
Ability to communicate strategy in a concise and persuasive fashion
Lead the implementation of the sourcing strategies and regional sourcing plans
Establishing positive relationships with key partners
Supplier Analysis & Management
Developing a comprehensive understanding of broader supplier and industry trends and dynamics
Steering agency/supplier relationship management programs that span multiple AZ therapeutic areas in close partnership with key collaborators
Financial, Cost, Spend Analysis
Building a deep knowledge of the underlying cost and value drivers at the market, supplier and or subcategory level within Meetings & Events
Analyzing spending patterns to identify new opportunities for value creation
Sourcingdriven Project Management
Identifying and implementing sophisticated sourcing projects, including those that may involve outsourcing analysis and total cost of ownership considerations
Effectively guiding crossfunctional teams in selecting agency and supplier partners that deliver best total value for AZ
Negotiations, Contract Creation & Management
Developing negotiation strategies, contract analyses, and sourcing communications.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Curious, hardworking, selfstarter with strong business partnering orientation
High integrity and work ethics
AZ values
Highly collaborative and agile team member
Must be knowledgeable of and experienced in the successful implementation of Strategic Sourcing standard methodologies
Proven project management experience including balancing varied priorities across multiple timelines and partner groups
Strong ability to analyze situations and resolve sophisticated issues
Growth mindset and partnership approach towards suppliers
Experience in working with business leaders in formulating and completing business strategy
Comfortable delivering in a large, complex, and matrixed organization
Able to gain trust and influence others
Can deliver professional and effective communications that are persuasive, and result in positive impact on the business
Selfmotivated and able to work independently

Qualifications

8+ years strategy, operations, and sourcing experience in a sophisticated sourcing environment, preferably with Meetings & Events
Bachelor's Degree is required.
Prior Meetings & Events or related procurement experience is preferred
Previous work in the Meetings & Events industry is preferred

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