Procurement Business Partner

Job Description

Astellas is currently hiring a Procurement Business Partner ? MEA region to be based in Dubai, UAE. The role will be a one-year fixed-term contract position.?Astellas? International Markets are built upon a Passion for Excellence and strives to be a growth driver by unlocking the potential for Astellas and our people and creating value for patients.?Established in 2019, the region has the potential to serve more than 4.9 billion people across five continents and 15 time zones speaking more than 40 languages. It is a business of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc with a regional hub in Singapore and a presence in Brazil, South Korea, Russia, Turkey and across Latin America, South East/South Asia, and the Middle East and Africa.?International Markets is committed to bringing an evolving portfolio of innovative specialty therapies to market to address unmet patient needs around the globe. Building on our heritage in a diverse range of therapeutic areas, we continue to invest in research and development to support new medicines and technologies.?Our guiding light are the Astellas Way values of patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity.Key ResponsibilitiesDeveloping innovative therapies is one of the most challenging, most essential, and personally rewarding fields in science. This is the most exciting time to be a part of Astellas, a company with a uniquely collaborative and patient-focused culture. This is how you will make a difference:-

• Act as local face of procurement, work hand in hand with the business bringing together local buying needs and demand management and aligning with Regional and Global Category procurement strategy. The role will act as the key interface between Procurement and the relevant country/countries/cluster Units/Heads and will act as a Business Partner with the following goals
• Work with Regional Procurement Business Partner and key Global Procurement team members to define & execute the functional strategy
• Work with the Global Category Teams to develop, execute and be accountable for implementing Regional/local Strategies
• Establish and lead multi-functional local category activities through the sourcing lifecycle and in line with the Procurement strategy and agreed targets for cost & quality
• Serve as the primary interface to respective country/Regional Functional Leaders to align procurement activities with
• operating priorities, influence behaviours and deliver leading financial and performance objectives
• Be recognised as the Affiliate/Local centre of Procurement expertise and utilize this knowledge to act as a ?Change Agent? for implementing new commercial models and ways of working.
• Work with key Affiliate stakeholders to ensure robust Procurement processes at a local and regional level
• Implement Global/regional sourcing initiatives with accountability to work with the the Affiliate/Divisional Units and key stakeholders to deliver committed value and relevant functional, business and performance objectives
• Engage with internal stakeholders in order to generate ideas and opportunities and ensure the Category strategy and plans are aligned to functional and business targets
• Gather and challenge requirements, tailor supplier requests, negotiate and finalize contract to execute sourcing / tendering activities by working closely with local businesses

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