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Job Description

Regional Procurement Manager – CAPEX, MRO, Facilities Management & Utilities

OBJECTIVES: 

The Regional Procurement Manager will provide strategic and operational procurement support to the GMS sites in the East and Central USA across CAPEX, MRO, Facilities Management, and Utilities categories. This role will emphasize forming strong partnerships with Global Category Managers, Local Procurement Business Partners (PBPs), and site stakeholders to ensure seamless procurement execution aligned with global strategies. The Manager will contribute to the development and localization of global category strategies, own regional and site-specific CAPEX & MRO procurement plans and act as the regional point of contact (SPOC) for CAPEX & MRO procurement activities for the assigned GMS sites.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As the CAPEX&MRO Procurement SPOC for the region, you will:
• Develop and implement site and project procurement plans for CAPEX&MRO investments in alignment with Takeda’s Procurement and Contracting Policies and Global Category Strategies. You will develop and implement specific strategies in those categories when not supported by Global teams
• Be responsible for ensuring that high-quality end-user procurement experience is achieved by understanding business unit needs and calling on the appropriate resources within global and local procurement teams when required
• Serve as on-site procurement liaison with Global Engineering function, engineering CAPEX leads, local engineers, project managers and supporting functions to ensure successful implementations CAPEX projects and MRO initiatives
• Represent CAPEX&MRO Procurement at the Site and Project Steering Committee meetings, contribute to planning and management of the Global CAPEX&MRO team capacity ensuring provide site support required for the local CAPEX&MRO projects
• Provide regional input to Global category strategies, Procurement Center of Excellence
• Develop a pipeline of both category and functional initiatives and opportunities in the CAPEX&MRO areas to meet targets and share accountability with site Procurement Business Partners for the target delivery in the business unit.
• Prepare and lead procurement tenders for CAPEX&MRO projects, including developing RFx processes, lead bid adjudications and negotiating commercial agreements, MSAs, project-specific SOWs, Change Orders
• Ensure Preferred Supplier Lists for categories and commodities under management are adhered to and effectively leveraged across regions to optimize procurement activities.
• Participate in KPI/savings planning and realization sessions for the sites in the region, business unit and globally, ensuring the shared procurement goals and KPIs are being met
• Monitor supplier performance, conduct regular operational reviews and report performance indicators to relevant Global Category Managers, support data-finding and input consolidation when an escalation is required
• Contribute to Takeda’s culture of compliance internally and externally where everyone abides by Takeda’s Global Code of Conduct and Supplier Code of Conduct
• Live Takeda’s values of Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE:

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Experience in strategic and operational procurement 
• Experience leading cost reduction and value improvement programs
• Experience in procurement support to CAPEX projects

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Able to make sound decisions after identification of opportunities and issues and assessment of various courses of action towards resolution. Considers the short and long-term impact of those decisions in terms of risk to Takeda from a regulatory, legal, financial, and business acumen perspective
• Able to formulate and convey succinct options and scenarios to ensure a fact-based, informed decision-making process
• Able to work independently, meet requirements and deadlines from multiple stakeholders and execute tasks strategically in a fast-paced environment
• Influencing and motivational skills are needed for tactful and business-smart communication with key internal- and external stakeholders

Complexity

Possesses inter-cultural competences and ability to work cross-functionally in a complex, matrixed global organization, managing priorities from site, business unit and corporate teams.

EDUCATION, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Degree in life sciences, business, engineering or similar field
• 10+ years of strategic and operational procurement experience, preferably within a regulated industry

Desired:

Procurement certifications (i.e. CIPS)

Effective communication in local language(s)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Required travel may be as 10%

WHAT TAKEDA CAN OFFER YOU:

• 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan

• Tuition reimbursement Company match of charitable contributions

• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings

• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days

• Community Outreach Programs

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location:

Lexington, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$137,000.00 - $215,270.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

EEO Statement

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Locations

Lexington, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

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