Procurement Associate Director Facilities Management - #437708

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.

Introduction to role

At AstraZeneca, we're a global team that celebrates diversity of experience, skills and ways of working. We aspire to achieve our objectives by fusing the need to deliver sustainable growth, lead supplier collaboration, protect the planet and achieve business agility. We work across all areas of the business, owning our role as custodian and protector of AstraZeneca's cost and the value we deliver. Our work has the potential to change lives. Everything we do aims to improve the service we deliver for patients. There's never been a better time to join as we look ahead and set the direction for what's next in Procurement.

The Procurement Associate Director Facilities Management is responsible for delivering the category strategy and sourcing the commercial partnerships that support our Workplace strategies in the Facilities Management teams. You will develop long-term strategic plans, manage costs, and create sourcing and supplier management strategies. Partnering with key stakeholders and the market, you will ensure that Category Strategies align with current and future business needs, continually assessing and developing the supply base to meet changing demands.

You will support a wide range of categories including hard and soft services, security, occupational health, and real estate. You will partner across a wide range of stakeholders from manufacturing to research and development – each with its own needs and dynamics. This is a pivotal time in the development of our facilities management strategy, as we explore new and innovative ways to address our changing workplace needs, ensuring that our environment promotes collaboration and vibrancy as we aim to become an $80bn organisation by 2030.

Accountabilities

• Develop strategic category plans for facilities management and real estate
• Advise on and drive procurement strategies across the world, supporting AstraZeneca’s ambitious growth agenda
• Coordinate the implementation of the category plan to ensure that procurement activities deliver the expected business value
• Develop, evaluate and lead strategic relationships (partner and supplier) to ensure that category strategies are aligned to current and future business needs
• Advise on contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of complex products and services with new and existing suppliers throughout the procurement network
• Propose and implement improvements & innovations within the designated spend area
• Direct new initiatives and improvement programmes aimed at ensuring AstraZeneca sustainability goals are met
• Support performance across a global multi-functional team to enable procurement projects to deliver on time, cost and quality standards
• Advise on Sustainable Procurement strategy for this SME area
  
  
  

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• In depth knowledge and experience of sourcing facilities management categories
• Expertise in Procurement Category management and sustainability programs
• Proven leadership experience in a matrix environment, both within organisation and with external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and influencing skills
• Comfortable with managing risk and ambiguous situations
• Fluent in English language, both spoken and written
  
  
  

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experienced in managing projects to deliver engagement and change
• Proficiency in second language
• CIPS or NISCL certified
  
  
  

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing [email protected].