Drug Products Category Lead

il y a 2 semaines


Brainel'Alleud, Belgique UCB Temps plein

**Make your mark for patients**

We are looking for a **Drug Products Category Lead**who is strategic, adaptable and collaborative to join our **Procurement** Department, based in our UCB campus located in **Braine-l'alleud, Belgium**

**About the role**

The Drug Product portfolio is an important category at UCB as, to complement our manufacturing capabilities, we rely on several External Partners to supply medicines to our patients. The increased complexity and its growing significance are important challenges ahead and this not only for development and launch of new products but also for the lifecycle management of commercial medicines.

**Who you’ll work with**

You will be a strategic partner to senior management and the team is primarily focused on upstream procurement, sustainability, business partnering, market analysis, risk management, demand management, negotiation, contract management and supplier relationship management.

**What you’ll do**
- Lead a +€300 million strategic portfolio of spend which will be growing substantially in the next coming years in the areas of pharma, biologics and gene therapy.
- Build solid relationships with the different technical value streams and the extended stakeholder eco-system to fully understand the business and the technical requirements.
- Provide a holistic approach for Drug Product across the value streams and develop sound commercial procurement strategies which are well articulated and aligned.
- Provide strategic guidance to Sourcing Category Managers in the development and execution of projects.
- Analyse market trends, the competitive landscape and the dynamics around the supply markets enabling the development of sound procurement strategies.
- Manage and nurture external partner’s relationships.
- Establish business agreements and their lifecycle management.

**Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills**
- Minimum 8 years of experience in similar strategic Procurement or Sales role with a background in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong knowledge of the AF&F Drug Product CDMO market and the main differentiation factors.
- Great communication skills - ability to think creatively, engage in effective communication and promote change with internal stakeholders and suppliers

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you

**About us**
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

**Why work with us?**
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.



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